Kustom Karnal Blackxploitation
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 15, 1990 (1990-02-15)
RecordedFun City, NYC
Length44:22
LabelCaroline
ProducerWharton Tiers
Unrest chronology
Malcolm X Park
(1988)
Kustom Karnal Blackxploitation
(1990)
Fuck Pussy Galore (& All Her Friends)
(1992)

Kustom Karnal Blackxploitation is the fifth studio album by Washington, D.C. Indie band Unrest, released on February 15, 1990 by Caroline Records.[1][2] The band supported the album with a North American tour.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Pitchfork Media6.5/10[5]
Winnipeg Sun[6]

Reviewing a reissue of the album, the Winnipeg Sun wrote that frontman Mark Robinson "shows he was a precursor to both Pavement and [Jon] Spencer, spitting out songs that toggle between the skewed eccentricity of the former and the garage-rawk skronk of the latter... If you're looking for the missing link between Slanted and Enchanted and Orange—and we'll presume those titles ring a bell—Unrest should be on your want list."[6]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mark Robinson, except "The Foxey Playground" and "Kill Whitey" co-written with David Park and Terry Tolkin; all music is composed by Unrest

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Invoking the Godhead"4:07
2."Shag"3:30
3."Click Click (Fuck Like a Man)"1:37
4."Teenage Suicide"2:54
5."Coming Hot and Proud"3:12
6."The Foxey Playground"3:03
7."Chick Chelsea Delux"4:08
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."She Makes Me Shake Like a Soul Machine"5:00
2."Butch Willis Is a Psychopath"3:37
3."Konfusion"1:52
4."Kill Whitey"7:08
5."Lord Shiva"1:32
6."Black Power Dynamo"2:42
CD issue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."Eyeball From the Socket of Davis"11:39

Personnel

Adapted from the Kustom Karnal Blackxploitation liner notes.[7]

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1990 Caroline CS, LP CAROL 1399
1999 No.6 CD kar 046

References

  1. "Unrest - Kustom Karnal Blackxploitation". teenbeatrecords.com. 2012. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  2. Sprague, David (2007). "Unrest". Trouser Press. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  3. Kot, Greg (11 Oct 1990). "Future classics". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 8.
  4. McFarlane, Dean. "Unrest: Kustom Karnal Blackxploitation > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  5. Mirov, Nick (November 2, 1999). "Unrest: Kustom Karnal Blackxploitation". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  6. 1 2 Sterdan, Darryl (December 17, 1999). "Discs". Entertainment. Winnipeg Sun.
  7. Kustom Karnal Blackxploitation (sleeve). Unrest. New York City, New York: Caroline Records. 1990.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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