BUTTERFLY BUSH DISCOGRAPHY
Originally recorded in 2001 (and not released until 2009), Teratogeny was Butterfly Bush’s first foray into the world of film scoring. The Canadian independent film (of the same name) was the perfect creative subject matter for Butterfly Bush’s first release. Being a feature-length experimental film, the industrial soundtrack meshed incredibly well with the intense visuals creating an experience unlike any other. At times building to a feverish peek, testing the tolerance levels of its viewers, only to subside into softer more melodic tones, the soundtrack provided incredible range while remaining within the industrial genre. An interesting early work that would serve as a good indicator of things to come; mainly instrumental music incorporating the words and poetry or filmmaker and collaborator Kevin McMaster.
The second release by Butterfly Bush, Horny Jesus would take a different direction than its predecessor. Being a little more accessible (a little more) this 2009 release would focus more on lyric driven music while still retaining its share of instrumentals like Teratogeny before it. Highlights include the opening track “Tortoise” and “Got No Time”, both more scaled down songs, focusing on the lyrics rather than progressive change-ups. “Nothin’ To You”, “Lonely Girl” and “Take It Slow” all provide more of the strange quirkiness that Butterfly Bush fans should be accustomed to.
Also released in 2009 would be Butterfly Bush’s third album. Bloodletting would be more of an adventure in sound editing for the band, remixing many old themes and sampling rhythm sections and isolated instruments from previous works, while blending them with many unreleased tracks and musical pieces to create something more obscure and experimental. The highlight would be the album’s closing track “Drawing Blood”, a hauntingly eerie 9 minute epic.
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The 2010 release Maid In Canada would be a little more mainstream than Butterfly Bush’s previous albums as the band would take some of the lessons learned while mixing Bloodletting and focus on putting a little more polish on their recordings giving the album more of a rock edge while still retaining much of that angst-ridden pissed-off attitude in songs like the anti-American (or anti-Bush) bookends “American Idol” and “American Idle”. Songs like “The Butterfly Bush”, “The Ocean” and the instrumental “Barnacles” still provide much of the same themes and style as their previous albums.
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