Truthfully, Bingo Trappers are a band who I wasn't aware of in the 90s and I have say I am glad. I only say that because I think the young punk that I was would've thought that it sounded too much like my parents' music or not "indie" enough. Or whatever lame ass excuse a young version of me would've conjured up to not recognize such great songs. Yes, Bingo Trappers definitely bare a resemblance to the music of my parents' generation like Bob Dylan, The Flying Burrito Bros, Graham Parsons and perhaps even the third Velvet Underground album. Then all of that is channeled through the lo fi 4 track thing where the songs have this very distinct, haunting sound. With Waldemar Noe and Wim Elzinga at the helm the Amsterdam based Bingo Trappers came into the whole home taping scene back in 1995 with their More Soul cassette on Shrimper. Since then the Bingo Trappers have quietly remained active with releasing cassettes, cds, cd-rs, vinyl and making several compilation appearances. Supposedly, they have a new album dropping sometime in 2012 and that is just great news indeed. Sierra Nevada is probably the band's most well known album so that is a huge reason why I have shared in this space. Anyone with an ear for great music will recognize that all of the Bingo Trappers albums are excellent but I feel Sierra Nevada is the best jumping on point. Sierra Nevada is still available through Midheaven, who handles mail order for Shrimper but as far as finding their other releases in the wild can certainly be a challenge. Via the band's website they just recently re-issued More Soul with bonus tracks. I Hear Strange Music has worked tirelessly to piece together the band's discography so I recommend using this resource in obtaining more info about the band's releases. I should also mention that Sierra Nevada features a cover of The Mountain Goats' "Pure Intentions".
Bingo Trappers Sierra Nevada track listing
1.King In Exile
2. Premium Daylight
3. Pure Intentions
4. Deerhunter
5. Bastardizin' The Poet
6. Joseph
7. Let's Hit the Road Again
8. Michael George
9. Sparky
10. Specific
11. Slice of Time
12. Walkin' Through the Clouds
13. Old House
14. Dream House
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