JON BUTCHER
''ELECTRIC FACTORY''
SEPTEMBER 9 1996
50:17
1/Rocket Ship
Jon Butcher/6:25
2/Chili Sauce
Jon Butcher/6:23
3/Rather Go Fishin'
Jon Butcher / Ben Schultz/3:14
4/Cactus Flower
Jon Butcher/7:08
5/A Sea of Blues
Jon Butcher / Ben Schultz/5:04
6/The Fireman's Ball
Jon Butcher/3:19
7/Gambler
Jon Butcher / Ben Schultz/5:07
8/Yes, She Does
Jon Butcher / Ben Schultz/3:45
9/Brian's Electric Factory
Jon Butcher/5:24
10/The Coleman Mine
Jon Butcher/1:04
11/By Railroad Line/3:24
Jon Butcher - Multi Instruments, Producer
Kelly Rucker - Harp
Ben Schultz - Multi Instruments, Engineer, Mixing
REVIEW
by Jason Anderson
Around the time that Jon Butcher assembled Electric Factory, the musician/songwriter was also shifting his career focus away from solo rock performing. Film and television soundtracks were becoming his new bag. Working out of his studio that shares this record's name, Butcher began to specialize in traditional American music for producers looking to add an earthy tone to their cinematic vision. Hoping to become a kind of down-home Danny Elfman, Butcher began writing emotive, bluesy songs, dripping with gospel and rural imagery. Electric Factory is a bonus collection of the blues-rock tracks that were born out of Butcher's feverish woodshedding. If this International Blues Bureau release was more of a textural showpiece than a conceptual statement, it's still a powerful effort. The Ry Cooder-meets-Steve Earle "The Coleman Mine" is a mellow highlight. But more aggressive numbers like "Rocket Ship" and "Gambler" provide the mid-tempo rock pulse of Electric Factory. Not exactly important or groundbreaking, this 1996 offering still should be a fine addition to any modern blues-rock fan's collection.
BIOGRAPHY
by Greg Prato
Jimi Hendrix disciple Jon Butcher achieved some moderate chart success in the mid-'80s as the singer/guitarist for the Jon Butcher Axis. Coming out of the Boston club scene in the early '80s, the Butcher Axis (which also included members Chris Mann on bass and Derek Blevins on drums), issued such albums as 1983's self-titled debut, 1984's Stare at the Sun, and 1985's Along the Axis (Butcher dropped the Axis for such releases as 1986's Wishes and 1989's Pictures From the Front), opened for local Boston heroes the J. Geils Band in addition to other harder-edged bands, and issued a few singles that enjoyed some success on radio and MTV -- "Wishes," "Goodbye Saving Grace," and "Life Takes a Life." Butcher continued issuing solo albums in the '90s -- Positively the Blues (1995) and Electric Factory (1996) -- while a hits compilation (1998's The Best Of: Dreamers Would Ride) and an archival concert (1999's King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents) were also issued. In addition to his musical career, Butcher founded the Electric Factory Recording Studio, which focuses primarily on film, TV, and multimedia work.
''ELECTRIC FACTORY''
SEPTEMBER 9 1996
50:17
1/Rocket Ship
Jon Butcher/6:25
2/Chili Sauce
Jon Butcher/6:23
3/Rather Go Fishin'
Jon Butcher / Ben Schultz/3:14
4/Cactus Flower
Jon Butcher/7:08
5/A Sea of Blues
Jon Butcher / Ben Schultz/5:04
6/The Fireman's Ball
Jon Butcher/3:19
7/Gambler
Jon Butcher / Ben Schultz/5:07
8/Yes, She Does
Jon Butcher / Ben Schultz/3:45
9/Brian's Electric Factory
Jon Butcher/5:24
10/The Coleman Mine
Jon Butcher/1:04
11/By Railroad Line/3:24
Jon Butcher - Multi Instruments, Producer
Kelly Rucker - Harp
Ben Schultz - Multi Instruments, Engineer, Mixing
REVIEW
by Jason Anderson
Around the time that Jon Butcher assembled Electric Factory, the musician/songwriter was also shifting his career focus away from solo rock performing. Film and television soundtracks were becoming his new bag. Working out of his studio that shares this record's name, Butcher began to specialize in traditional American music for producers looking to add an earthy tone to their cinematic vision. Hoping to become a kind of down-home Danny Elfman, Butcher began writing emotive, bluesy songs, dripping with gospel and rural imagery. Electric Factory is a bonus collection of the blues-rock tracks that were born out of Butcher's feverish woodshedding. If this International Blues Bureau release was more of a textural showpiece than a conceptual statement, it's still a powerful effort. The Ry Cooder-meets-Steve Earle "The Coleman Mine" is a mellow highlight. But more aggressive numbers like "Rocket Ship" and "Gambler" provide the mid-tempo rock pulse of Electric Factory. Not exactly important or groundbreaking, this 1996 offering still should be a fine addition to any modern blues-rock fan's collection.
BIOGRAPHY
by Greg Prato
Jimi Hendrix disciple Jon Butcher achieved some moderate chart success in the mid-'80s as the singer/guitarist for the Jon Butcher Axis. Coming out of the Boston club scene in the early '80s, the Butcher Axis (which also included members Chris Mann on bass and Derek Blevins on drums), issued such albums as 1983's self-titled debut, 1984's Stare at the Sun, and 1985's Along the Axis (Butcher dropped the Axis for such releases as 1986's Wishes and 1989's Pictures From the Front), opened for local Boston heroes the J. Geils Band in addition to other harder-edged bands, and issued a few singles that enjoyed some success on radio and MTV -- "Wishes," "Goodbye Saving Grace," and "Life Takes a Life." Butcher continued issuing solo albums in the '90s -- Positively the Blues (1995) and Electric Factory (1996) -- while a hits compilation (1998's The Best Of: Dreamers Would Ride) and an archival concert (1999's King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents) were also issued. In addition to his musical career, Butcher founded the Electric Factory Recording Studio, which focuses primarily on film, TV, and multimedia work.
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