MICHIGAN RECORD A DAY : Becky Koch "Becky Koch Sings Take Me Away" Tattoo Records 19???
Feb 11, 2020
And take me away she
does. Beautiful Uncle Dirty's Sound Machine Kzoo special here. Four
amazing originals, other covers done in such a fine laid back soft
rock style you won't notice. Amazing vibe all around, tons of wave
samples work right into the breeze-core / must've been a windy day
at some lonely hidden Benton Harbor cozy cove when the fingers hit
the strings that late afternoon, apparently. Becky and her Tattoo
records only did this Lp, can't imagine the classically
cantankerous Bryce Robinson throwing shade on the results in any
form whatsoever as the record plays thru as smooth as penguins ice
skating downhill. Her originals really shine, too bad there isn't
more to seek out. Has similar low tech / low fi vibe as
Pittsburgh's phenom low key duo The Same People, but also true to
the Kalamazoo soft rock ethos of the mysterious "Comp", the dusty
and catchy Van Havel & Vaughan, Greg Framer, Jeffery Liberman's
more oversexed breezy tracks, Jana Roberson, and Martin & Lamn's
amazing "Bittersweet" lp which shares not only Becky's
drummer Nancy Rogers, but also the same NR on the killer and
local Abyss "Dare To Dream" lp, and a GIA tape which is really a
strange connection. ???. Whoa now every single thing mentioned was
a Dirty Bryce production, and well, how about Poor Richard's piano
player Glenn Lewis in the Koch mix too? Look down 94, all superstar
underground legends. Stack it up anyway you want it , this Becky
affair has one foot in the weirdo underground of the Zoo while the
other lays on the pedal to cruise- drive over to a purple Lake
Michigan sunset in the late warm summer. Every copy appears to be
autographed, lucky for us. Fireworks & golden
dynomite.