How could I ever have forgotten the mighty Crunt on Trance Syndicate Records!
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Crunt Biography
by Stephen Howell
Crunt began in 1993 as a kind of indie rock
supergroup and had their 1994 debut album touted by Pearl Jam's Eddie
Vedder. Crunt's members included the husband and wife duo of
guitarist/vocalist Stuart Gray (aka Stu Spasm) and bassist/vocalist Kat
Bjelland. Gray was well-known in Australia by the start of Crunt for his
past involvement in the bands Salamander Jim and the horn/guitar punk
rock of Lubricated Goat, which included drummer Martin Bland who went on
to play in the Monkeywrench. As for Bjelland, she was the
frontwoman/guitarist for the Minnesota-based Babes in Toyland. Crunt was
rounded out by drummer Russell Simins, who was the full-time sticksman
for New York City's Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. Each of Crunt's members
were temporarily residing in Seattle when Gray conjured up the idea of
starting a new group. After writing almost a dozen songs, the trio
entered Seattle's Ranch studio in February of 1993 with Simins and Gray
acting as the producers, and their friend John Dunleavy -- known for his
work with the Supersuckers -- filling the role of engineer. A year
passed before the group's self-titled album was released on February 15,
1994, on Austin, TX label Trance Syndicate, owned by Butthole Surfers'
drummer King Coffey. The record was the imprint's first release from a
non-Texas group. The debut of the full-length album coincided with the
"Swine"/"Sexy" single on Australia's Insipid label, which was known for
releasing singles by other bands such as the Cows, Urge Overkill, and
the Jesus Lizard. Prior to the releases, there had been talk that the
band was not going to just be a side project, but a full-time band in
the same tradition as Babes in Toyland and the Blues Explosion. The trio
had even planned a full-scale tour. By January of 1995, however,
Bjelland and Gray divorced, and Crunt came to an end.
Tracklist
| 1 |
| Theme From Crunt | 2:19 |
| 2 |
| Swine | 3:56 |
| 3 |
| Black Heart | 3:11 |
| 4 |
| Unglued | 3:37 |
| 5 |
| Changing My Mind | 4:17 |
| 6 |
| Snap Out Of It | 3:31 |
| 7 |
| Sexy | 3:49 |
| 8 |
| Punishment | 3:56 |
| 9 |
| Spam | 3:54 |
| 10 |
| Elephant | 4:00 |
