Like hot oil on a stripper pole, like KY Jelly on a Whiffle ball
bat, like that mystery residue inside your leather hot pants, Chow
Nasty is the musical lube that keeps San Francisco slippery. For
years the electro-sexual trio has riled up clubs, galleries, warehouses,
and garages across the city, honing their punk-funk party rock to
dangerously debauched levels. As they became legendary for their
crowd- swimming live shows, fans clamored for something more than
enhanced libidos and ringing ears to take home with them. Hot on
the heels of an exciting EP Chow Nasty delivers their debut full
length, "Super (Electrical) Recordings."
The boys began work on the record in the Spring of '06 with recent
devotee, Stones Throw Records prez,, beat aficianado, and production
wiz Peanut Butter Wolf at the helm. He had seen the band play with
neo-funksters Chromeo in is home town of Los Angeles. Unaware of
the impression that they had made Chow Nasty was surprised when
they received a call from Wolf, months later, asking if they would
perform with his new artist, fabled electro-soul hero, Gary Wilson.
Shortly after he signed on to produce the band's debut album: The
hip-hop legend's maiden voyage as producer of a rock 'n' roll record.
The project would take place at various California locations including
famed Studio C at Prairie Sun Studios in rural Cotati. The game
plan was simple: Anything goes. This approach led to such incorporations
as congas, horn sections, full blown percussion parties, and a visit
from Pep Love of Hieroglyphics. These aspects, and then some, you'll
find, work in perfect funked up harmony with Chow Nasty's party
starting grooves and Peanut Butter Wolf's prowess and guidance in
the beat department. "Super (Electrical) Recordings" is
equal parts musical, fun, and soulful. The result is a highly ambitious
record that refreshingly wants nothing more than for listeners to
get down.
Chow Nasty continues to share stages with a diverse cast of artists
ranging from Morris Day and the Time, Cameo and The Ohio players
to The Eagles of Death Metal and Louis XIV. The band is excited
t translate their antics to record and to carry on as they have
been, nice and nasty. An expansive exploration of sound and perfomance
is a constant driving force for them, and they'd love for everyone
to come along for the ride.