THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The Guy Hamper Trio were formed by Billy Childish, after a chat with his friend James Taylor (the British organist, not the American singer-songwriter). Billy and James had played respectively in The Milkshakes and The Prisoners, often sharing the same bill in the early ’80s, leading to Billy’s blues ensemble The Natural Born Lovers being the support act for the early shows of The James Taylor Quartet.
The Guy Hamper Trio features Childish on guitar, his wife Julie on bass and Wolf on drums — who, as it happens, was the drummer in the original incarnation of JTQ — and of course features Taylor on Hammond organ. They deliver a bottom end, blues-influenced instrumental mayhem for those unafraid of dirt, germs and true grime. With no particular wish other than to be recognised as the best at playing badly, they refuse to obey the usual rules of combat and music.
Their first 45 (Polygraph Test / Sally Sensation) was released in 2009, followed by the studio album All The Poisons In The Mud, appearing, as if by magic, in 2022. It was followed by five 7” singles and two further full-length albums. This long-playing record proves that The Guy Hamper Trio and Taylor are a perfect team. It is the fourth in this series of finely crafted compositions. Listen for several tracks also featuring Bash Brand and Tub Johnson as stand-in rhythm section (in effect, Thee Headcoats). Let’s hope there’s plenty more from the leaders in jazz / pop mayhem!”
