July Fourth Toilet-Cosmic Metharthasis

July Fourth Toilet does an improvised ritual of cosmic metharthasis where they try to focus on the universe's energy. Robert's inspiration was an elderly sexy flamenco dancer that he saw perform once.
Nov, 2003. Camera: Nick Campbell.
From a review of the show:
The headliners didn't so much begin, as infiltrate the room until the whole crazy assemblage was onstage in a cloud of incense, bells and chanting. Unless you consider theatricality a throughline, no two July Fourth Toilet shows are alike, and most have no set list. This one was a seamless barrage of liturgy and catharsis, with members costumed as high priestesses, burn victims and god knows what else. It felt like we were watching asylum inmates who had gone off their meds and into art therapy. And yet...chaos did not reign. The group had invented a fabulous beast and would ride it till it broke.

Although a host of talented artists and musicians make up the Toilet family (this show featured nine of them), the band's engine is the mind of frontman Robert Dayton. Tonight, he warbled and genuflected with frightening intensity. In his little furry bonnet and knee--length skirt, he reminded me of the street woman who used to sing on the platform in Camden Town tube station. He taps into something that I can only describe as an aggressive, but endearing naffness which never asks to be taken seriously, but must be protected at all costs. Vive la Toilette!

Penelope Mulligan
www.myspace.com/julyfourthtoilet

Category:

Music

Tags:

• July
• Fourth
• Toilet
• 4th
• experimental
• rock
• psychedelic
• improvised
• universe
• cosmic
• intense
• performance
• art
• spectacle

[gluposti111]

wonderfull...

[yogachela]

This is my favorite!

Can't wait to see you crazy fools tonight!

[moustachedpainless]

JC Penney, shopping plaza of the arcane and hewn!

[magenta2906]

Well done indeed.

On another note, I'm quite partial to the pink and silver frock, where can one purchase such an item?

[jonnijames]

fucking brilliant

i thought i was acid rock , but this is just pure talent

WELL DONE!!!!!!!