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moth wranglers announce release date for new cd

october 7, 2004

moth wranglers never better (magnetic)
Release date: December 7th, 2004

moth wranglers is the anti-band collaboration between ld beghtol (flare, three terrors, guest vocalist on the magnetic fields' 69 love songs) and chris xefos (drop quarters, ex-king missile).

never better, their follow-up to 2001's critically-confused debut CD “never mind the context”, reveals moth wranglers’ modus operandi: hi-jack best-of-breed performers from various bands and other less organized situations in order to fulfill their musical destiny — world domination. sinister as that may sound, it’s done for the greater good of music as we know it.

technology has allowed beghtol and xefos to work together closely (from opposing coasts) to create a record that focuses on the pair as a team — not just ring leaders of their musical circus. using their physical distance as a tool, they are allowed to grow musically (and physically) in completely different ways — whatever common ground remains is expressed in never better.

while featuring an eclectic array of instruments and genres, the songs flow seamlesly into one another (literally), creating not merely a nice collection of songs, but rather a total listening experience.

you’ll find pretty pop songs, epic piano ballads and musical mayhem, including a 7.5-minute cover of the pixies’ “no. 13 baby” — appropriately dubbed the “all night long mix.”

bribery, blackmail and debauchery have seduced the likes of christopher ewen (future bible heroes), doug hilsinger (waycross), dudley klute (three terrors), and jeff potts (dirty power) into helping moth wranglers carry out their master plan. resistance is fertile.

....oh, and here's that recipe we promised you:

SALISBURY STEAK
(Serves four)

1 pound round steak, ground
2 tablespoons onion juice
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
Combine meat, onion juice, salt and pepper. Mix thoroughly. Form in four 
small, flat cakes. Brown until well done. Serve at once with the following sauce:

3 tablespoons bread crumbs
1/8 teaspoon dry mustard
1 tablespoon vinegar
1/3 cup sweet cream
3 tablespoons grated horseradish
Salt and pepper
Combine crumbs, cream, horseradish. Season to taste. Heat over hot water. Add 
vinegar just before serving. 

— Myrtle Magnusen (Loma, Nebraska)