Why I Hate Women is Pere Ubu

Pere Ubu

Pere Ubu is an experimental rock music group from Cleveland, Ohio.Père Ubu may also refer to:* Ubu, the enigmatic central figure of a series of French plays by Alfred Jarry, including Ubu Roi, and subsequent plays Ubu Cocu and Ubu Enchaîné...

's thirteenth album. It finds Keith Moliné

Keith Moliné

Keith Moliné is currently the guitarist for Pere Ubu. He has also performed with David Thomas and Two Pale Boys, Infidel, and They Came from the Stars I Saw Them. He uses a unique midi-guitar setup that allows him to produce numerous overlapping instrument voicings within the context of "live"...

 stepping in for departing longtime guitarist Tom Herman, making this the first Pere Ubu studio album not to feature any of the group's founders (except for David Thomas

David Thomas (musician)

David Lynn Thomas is an American singer, songwriter, and musician.He was one of the founding members of the short-lived protopunkers Rocket From The Tombs , where he went by the name of Crocus Behemoth, and of punk group Pere Ubu . He has also released several solo albums...

), either as members or as guests. Explaining the title, David Thomas wrote "Why I Hate Women is based on the Jim Thompson

Jim Thompson (writer)

James Myers Thompson was an American author and screenwriter, known for his pulp crime fiction....

 novel he never wrote but would have".

Track listing

1. "Two Girls (One Bar)" – 2:28
2. "Babylonian Warehouses" – 4:27
3. "Blue Velvet" – 5:51
4. "Caroleen" – 4:21
5. "Flames Over Nebraska" – 2:07
6. "Love Song" – 6:08
7. "Mona" – 2:47
8. "My Boyfriend's Back" – 0:57
9. "Stolen Cadillac" – 6:12
10. "Synth Farm" – 3:02
11. "Texas Overture" – 6:12

Personnel

• David Thomas
  David Thomas (musician)
  David Lynn Thomas is an American singer, songwriter, and musician.He was one of the founding members of the short-lived protopunkers Rocket From The Tombs , where he went by the name of Crocus Behemoth, and of punk group Pere Ubu . He has also released several solo albums...
  
  : vocal
• Keith Moliné
  Keith Moliné
  Keith Moliné is currently the guitarist for Pere Ubu. He has also performed with David Thomas and Two Pale Boys, Infidel, and They Came from the Stars I Saw Them. He uses a unique midi-guitar setup that allows him to produce numerous overlapping instrument voicings within the context of "live"...
  
  : guitar, backing vocals, bass
• Robert Wheeler: EML synthesizer, theremin
• Michele Temple: bass, lead vocal
• Steve Mehlman: drums, clave

and guests:

• Rodolphe Burger: stylophone on "Texas Overture"
• Robert Kidney: lead guitar on "Love Song"
• Jack Kidney: harp on Blue Velvet and tenor saxophone on "Synth Farm"
• Andy Diagram
  Andy Diagram
  Andy Diagram is a British musician and trumpet player. He has worked with the instrument in a variety bands and contexts ranging from pop and rock to experimental jazz, art rock and dance music...
  
  : trumpet on "Mona"

External links

• Album info at Ubuprojex official site