Kitchen and the Plastic Spoons - Screams to God

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: DE-039
Release Date: Jul 2022
Genre: Indie/Alternative

A1. In Bars
A2. Blätta
A3. Happy Funeral
A4. Fantastic
A5. Ice Cream To God
A6. (-)
B1. The Poet
B2. Liberty
B3. Filmen
B4. Psch
B5. Pajazzo

Kitchen And The Plastic Spoons formed at a basement rehearsal studio in Stockholm, Sweden during the spring of 1980. The band consisted of Anne Taivan (vocals), Helena Lönnqvist (synthesizer), Iggo Karlsson (synthesizer), Jackie Pazda (bass), and Mats Wigerdal (drums). After a few concerts, Kitchen booked some free studio time and recorded their first single “Serve You!” in two days. Six months later Patrik Lindvall (guitar) joined the group and the band recorded their second single “Ice Cream To God” in early 1981. Kitchen’s sound was getting darker and heavier and so was the mood in the band. Anne shortly left and was replaced by Iodine Jupiter on vocals. This new line up recorded a few songs for local compilations. The band broke up in November 1981 before recording their debut LP.
Kitchen were part of the new DIY generation starting bands, making self- produced singles and rapidly breaking up. Their sound echoes the speedy chaotic energy with the synthesizer as its driving pulse. Anne’s vocals are barely understandable but they have a sense of urgency. They didn’t’ sound like any other band in Sweden at the time, having more in common with American bands, Devo, The Screamers and Pere Ubu. A CD compilation was released on Ill Wind Records in 2007 featuring all the songs from their vinyl releases plus 11 additional live songs and demos!