November 1997 news

Destruction by excessive SPL's
We came again for seconds... 3D did another tour of the UK assisted by the able bodied Big A from Iommi Stubbs on subharmonic distorion cannon. analysis: Hailing from Seattle, 3D House of Beef may be blessed with one dodgy name but their music is anything but. Applying Godflesh's technological approach to the fucked up scuzz of early Melvins would raise the eyebrows on paper, and in the flesh the band live up to the expectations that such a description would invoke. They don't look like aural terrorists when they take to the stage, but as the set progresses I wonder if they ought to be stamped with some sort of health warning. The rhythm section hits like an overdose of tamazipan, leaving an overly-distorted guitar/vocals combination to inflict some severe damage on a seismograph or three. Maybe that's why my trains were so screwed up on the journey home ...
thanks to Terroriser for the above review of the london show

September 1997 news

Scarred Beef
Phil and Nial joined Steve Watkins of San Franciso's Scar Tissue at Scar Tissue's performance at the Fenix in Seattle on September 4th. Scar Tissue's guitarist broke his arm, and was unable to do the gig. Steve and Phil traded some pretty cool tribal drumming licks, whilst Nial provided some noisy guitar bits. It turned out quite cool. We may have some samples available here shortly. Thanks to Steve for asking us to do the gig. We had a blast. We also enjoyed the performance of Germany's NoiseX, in the headlining position.

August 1997 news

Three tracks completed for the forthcoming EP
We spent the weekend of August 22 through August 24 holed up in the studio recording and mixing three new songs for this year's EP. We think the tracks are some of the most musically adventurous that this lineup has attempted. We know you will, too. Samples will appear soon, so keep checking back when your libido tells you to. Us? We're going to take showers. We stink.
Work that remains includes gathering remixes (Leechwoman and others) and recording some more experimental tracks. Release is scheduled for late this year, probably around December.

Upcoming UK tour news
Check http://www.3dhouseofbeef.com/oldsite/crap.html#UK for updates concerning our October tour of the UK. Start saving your money now. This isn't something you want to miss.

July 1997 update
(covers November 1996 through July 1997)

Since there is so much to tell, we can only hit on the highlights. If we missed names, and events, it's cause working in illicit comestables, and high dollar "services" tends to make us a bit, well, forgetful...
You understand. Yes you do.

Web site gets a facelift
Phil placed his warm and loving yet calloused hands all over the old pages and gave them the look that many x-Iraqi soldiers and Mike Tyson opponents dream of. If your're reading this, then you're soaking in it. Look for the sound samples, screen saver, and other addictive treatlets. Send us fan mail. Tell us you love it.

Ace Frehley tribute CD
The latest news is that we have submitted a track for the Ace Frehley tribute CD entitled Return of the Comet. We did a track from Ace's solo days called Stranger in a Strange Land, and it truly is a strange take. Think: Beat Happening's vocalist with the thunderous backing that you all know and lust. Think: Ground up by a road grader so it retains none of the nutritional value of the former, yet obtains new and interesting shapes.

Ask not what your Beef can do for you... We need your help.
The tracks are to be voted on by adoring fans after August 21st, and we need you to help us reenact many South American elections, and help us win a slot on there. Stay tuned for details on how the voting will work.
Go to: http://acefrehley.com/audio/acksongs.html and check it out. You can listen to the track there.

Our own depressing love affairs
After selling our CDs at bake sales, gun shows, lowrider conventions, and Cub Scout outings, Relapse Records (USA) has decided to sell our CD for us via mail order. You can contact Relapse at (1) 717 397-5706 9am to 8pm EST. And, as an unexpected bundle of joy juice, Fluffy Bunny Records/Pinnacle Distribution has decided to unleash the CD in the UK and Europe. Look for it in stores in the next few months. Thank you to Jimmy Possession for that coupling of John Holmesesque proportions.

An additional bit of joy due to our lovely name, we are the FIRST BAND listed in the HUGE relapse catalog. mmm numbers are goood. mmmmm.

As always, if you run fanzines with a decent run, put on shows, are in a band, or have a radio show (in the UK), get ahold of us: NOSPAMnialm@msn.com and we will send you some goodies.

Love, Merzbow
If you see an interview with Merzbow, look for the promo photo of Masami Akita holding a gun and wearing a long sleeve shirt. Note the writing on the side of the sleeve. This photo has appeared in Seconds, Industrial Nation, The WIRE, and a bunch of others that feature Merzbow. We love him, too.

UK tour wankery
Look for us to come BACK, yes BACK to the UK this Fall. After having slept in snow covered vans, eating pot noodles, and stinking worse than poodle groomers' fingers, we are going back to do it all over again. Big thanks to the people who let us sleep in their houses, and to the Scarabaeus clan. we couldn’t have done it without you. If you missed out the first time, well sad to say you missed out. You friends can brag that they saw us. You however, were perhaps massaging portions of yourself in a rhythmic and unnatural manner. Perhaps while the Spice Girls danced in your head. especially the one with the really BIG HAIR.

Best parts of playing the UK:

• Birmingham crowds reaction to the Crazy Gods of Endless Noise headlining after we had played. Just not your crowd, there kids. Hope your tour bus was nice and cozy.
• Nutters at the Uxbridge Swan and Bottle. Never have so few done so much damage to so many....
• Getting all done with 9 shows in 10 days, and wanting to go back out and do it all over again.

We are planning on playing San Francisco, California and Portland, Oregon in August or September, so if you know of a good band for us to pair up with, tell em to get in touch with us.

Bludgeoning British Columbia
Earlier this Spring, we had the delight of playing with Motorama in Vancouver BC at the old Samoos in Downtown Vancouver, and at The Brickyard the night after. Both places had the great vibe of street people coming in, and freaking out the normals. Sounds like when the old punk bands would put street people on the guest list. The most amazing "winning the crowd over" situation I’ve participated in yet:

Picture this: us in our usual stage shit mood, stacks of amplifiers thanks to a bolstering by Motorama's backline. More angry speaker enclosures than most in the audience had seen leveled at them in a long time, I’d venture. About 70% of the crowd was the "baggy cords, beanie hat, and alt.rock dude windbreaker with 70's car racing motif design". Out of the crowd comes some inventive heckling in the form of "metaallll" and "Judas Priest maaaaan". 3 songs into it, and the front 6 or so rows were filled with people going apeshit, yelling and bashing around one another. Also the first time we’ve had the majority of the audience go to the front of the stage, rather than the back walls. Fucking amazing. Best quotes: "the bass at the front hurt my head" and "I'm gonna tell all my buds that they missed the show of the year, man". The gods of low freq SPL's, that’s us. We will be back there soon.

Upcoming EP
Look for a new EP from us in the coming months. Featured will be remixes from the current CD, new material for the next CD, and some REALLY HARSH NOISE. Makes you kind of hungry just thinking about it...

Nial: He's a made guy
Lastly, Nial had the joy of recording with COP artists Deathline International on their "Arashi Syndrom" CD. So look for it in good record shops in the USA and Germany. Nial will be playing with them on their European tour which, strangely enough, will be around the time that 3D goes back on the road in the UK. hmmmm.