Craig Manga (Mangabros) is a conjurer of clashing vibes, both in sound and theme. His music conveys it's wise to harness one's Hyde (and above all, never justify one's self-loathing), for once this angst is unleashed, its impact stays intractable.
This psychological germination characterizes Manga's Aug 31st Black Box Recordings release, the Fag Trucker Variations, Vol 1: Backdrop and (set for an on-the-heels-of date) Vol 2: Foreground.
At the heart of Manga's torrential trek is a hypocritical, serial killer: a confused and lethal man of homophobic ilk, who harbors the same sexual penchant as those he mutilates. Through his bigoted torment, he tracks his prey in a corroded truck and plants the carcasses upon the dim roads he roams: a Johnny Appleseed/John Wayne Gacy hybrid (with a little "Jeepers Creepers" along the frayed seams), sowing the unfurling tar with severed seeds.
His origin is described through Manga's distorted reverberations, which grow ever more incongruous as his weird, lustful hate matures within one's ears. It's the trucker's uncanny interludes, however, (those shadowed, off-the-cuff paths) that fertilize his gut-wrenching status, recalling the raw, sickly stuff that made Tobe Hooper and H.G. Lewis legends.
As mentioned, the content is served in two, related cuts: one instrumental (Backdrop) and the other, vocalized (Foreground, which includes new, Manga lyrics). This two-part approach is clever, for it symbolizes the dueling emotions of the eponymous killer, as well as his victims'. In this regard, each part presents a precise mood, a particular mindset, but in the end, only one unyielding nightmare comes to fruition.
Also, like Manga's Deepfleshred characters, Mr. Z and Nada (see 11/17), the notorious Fag Trucker has achieved an emblematic mark. Experimental-music fans, therefore, would be smart to leap in, if only to say they're among the first to give the madman's crimson roots a hardy shake. On the other hand, the saga connects and extends beyond this new material, retouching those ambitious tests that inspired the composer's epic, terror-trucker testament.
For Fag Trucker Variations' updates, visit ... ://mangabros.bandcamp.com/album/f-g-trucker-variations-backdrop-edition.
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