Solex vs. Jon Spencer & CristinaMartinez

Life affirming therapy from the crew that needs the therapy the most.

By Blurt Staff

The names are Jon Spencer & Cristina Martinez (a/k/a Boss Hog and assorted other scum-rock combos) and Elisabeth Esselink (a/k/a electronic mistress Solex), and the name of the game is Amsterdam Throwdown, King Street Showdown! It's a project the three mavericks cooked up and are aiming to unveil it May 18 via UK label Bronzerat.

They already have debuted a single from the album, "Galaxy Man," described as "2 minutes and 40 seconds of life-affirming therapy - a reanimation party with Link Wray's corpse on the decks." Whew.

Check out the MP3 of "Galaxy Man"

And the rest of the hype on the rec is just as colorful. To wit:

As we stand united, let us shake our collective ass. Amsterdam Throwdown, Kingstreet Showdown!  is back-to back with it, kicking off with the sugar-fix that is "Bon Bon": a dirty, funky bastard of a concoction, complete with strings. "Dog Hit" is a tale of irresponsible pet ownership, as if told by sexed-up and AWOL philharmonic orchestra members on mephedrone! "Aapie" is a tribute to our ancestry and invites us to unleash our inner monkey!  As you can see, there is something for all tastes. Throughout, Elisabeth Esselink has ingeniously fattened up a rich tapestry of cool, the perfect canvas for Cristina and Jon, who pepper-spray it with personalized lunacy whilst shrugging off the wannabes scrambling for their plinth.  

Yes indeed. Let us shake our collective ass. See ya on May 18,