Pengo - Alchemy and Bullshit

#171 & #172) Pengo - Alchemy and Bullshit (2005)

Disc 1
 1. Failure in 5 Easy Steps (the Phi Phenomena Tour recordings from 09-2001)
 2. Nominal Spore (recorded at Analog Shock 01-18-2002)
 3. Official Genius (recorded at Analog Shock 04-14-2002) with Ed Wilcox, Dave Cross and Charles Leport

 Disc 2
 1. 20 Years of Dust (recorded at the Bunker 11-30-2002)
 2. Hadaka (recorded at the Bunker 11-30-2002)
 3. T7 to Dispatch (recorded at the Bunker 11-30-2002)
 4. A Broken Chalice on the Empty Path (recprded at the Bunker 11-30-2002)
 5. Stainless Steel Rat (recorded at APR 11-16-2003)
 6. Nullified Existence (recorded at the Bug Jar 05-06-2004)

i never heard of this band before. i randomly bought this based on the album title. according to Carbon Records, who put out this set, this is a:

"double CDR document of Pengo's migration from a 3-piece out-spazz-noise group to 4-piece drone-psych-noise-rock group. recordings ranging from the 2001 Phi-Tour series, 2002 live and "studio" pieces (including a show with guests Dave Cross of Coffee, Ed Wilcox of Temple Bon Matin and Charles Leport of Hinkley/Finkbeiner/etc), thru pounding live 2003/2004 sets, much in the vein of current configuration"


having never heard anything from these guys i'm not really sure what their sound was/is but this was some pretty cool stuff.