Big Butter hailed from Clovis, California. Fortunately, I lived in South Fresno which meant I could be local to them without having to live in Clovis.

The heart of Big Butter were brothers from Clovis, Mike and Timothy Biskup. Frequently, Tim also played as a drummer with Capitol Punishment, another band from Fresno.

Big Butter's music is innovative and ranges from silly to absurd to aggressive and back again without any pretention. I managed to get all the Big Butter releases before leaving Fresno County, except, regretably, Brainsled, a 60-minute Chrome Cassette release.

Big Butter's music often reminds me of The Residents, and old Devo. When I say old Devo, I mean before their first LP Are We Not Men?.

Big Butter Releases

First EP, 7" EP (1988)
Step In And Do A Certain Something, 12" LP (1988)
Bearded Horses, 7" EP (1989)
Imagine Transformation/Brown Bear Dream, 7" EP (1990)
Brainsled, 60 Minute Chrome Cassette (1990?)
From The Udder, 12" LP (1990)
From The Udder, Compact Disc (1990)

Big Butter Projects

Kill Ralph is an EP released by Lisa Suckdog. I do not own this particular EP. The scans were sent to me by another Big Butter fan (no, I am not the only one!) and it looks great. Apparently the guys from Big Butter did the art for the vinyl on this EP. I am not sure of the release date/year for this one, anybody know?

Soundwiches was a band name used by Big Butter on at least one musical project which they said was influenced by their tape Brainsled. The only reference I have found to Soundwiches is a review of two tapes in GAJOOB Magazine, from the Summer of 1991.

Big Butter Appearances

Big Butter appears on the compilation Eyesore: A Stab At The Residents, on which they cover the song Their Early Years, from the Residents LP God In Three Persons.

Big Butter also appears on Passed Normal Volumes 6&7, from Ponk Records which is currently out of print. The first pressing of this compilation numbered 1000 copies. Ponk says they would like to do a second pressing, but it will be 1998 at earliest. Big Butter does a song called The Star of Tomato on this particular compilation.

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