The 17th full-length album by infamous Minneapolis noise band Cock E.S.P. is both an homage and parody of the group's extensive and eclectic musical influences, a unique tribute to the past 100 years of experimental and underground music, forming a new cornerstone in the group's mission to challenge the conventional wisdom of unconventional music.

Featuring 125 pieces divided into eleven chapters, recorded over a period of two years and clocking it at a mere 38 minutes, "Historia de la Musica Cock" presents an intricate, diverse and rapid-fire selection of art movements and musical genres including: Fluxus, Futurism, Punk Rock, Free Jazz, Plunderphonics, Japanese Noise, Avant Garde, Minimalism and Psychedelia. Genres are referenced directly with music performed using their original style and instrumentation, often contrasted with Cock E.S.P.'s usual harsh electronic fare.

In addition to the core Cock E.S.P. membership -- Emil Hagstrom, Matt Bacon, Jason Wade (FAGGOT), Nicole Rode (Rape Door), heterosexual hair stylist Scott Burns and Jamaican dominatrix Paige Flash -- this album features dozens of special guest musicians including: John Vance (Eclectic Ensemble, WRONG), V/Vm, Andy Ortmann, Smell & Quim, Blowfly, Dreamland Faces, Weasel Walter, Leslie Keffer, Origami Bøe, Costes, Suffering Bastard, Twodeadsluts Onegoodfuck, Disthroned Agony, Page 27, Jiblit Dupree, Naomi Elizabeth, S/M, Dental Work, Head Molt and RU-486 as well as members of Harry Pussy, White Mice, Wasteoid, the Nihilist Spasm Band, the Stooges, No Doctors, Ovo, Abiku, Rusted Shit, Pain Teens, Ghostband, Angry Feminists, Thunderbolt Pagoda, Gash Blood and Harsh Reality.

$8.00 in the USA; $10 international.

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SunShip Records
P.O. Box 580218
Minneapolis MN 55458-0218 USA

Decibel Magazine
"Wrong and hurtful."

Brainwashed
"In many ways it is reminiscent of the spastic genre hopping of Naked
City's Torture Garden, though focusing more on the realms of noise,
metal and artsy avant garde, and with a sense of fun and joy that John
Zorn's project lacked."

Idwal Fisher
"Perhaps then, the ultimate noise album to give to your ADHD affected
cousin? Lots of cocks, lots of fnarr fnarr track titles and if you
look really, really closely theres even a knob on the back cover.
Where would we be without knobs in noise?"

Existence Establishment
"I really expected to hate this album with all my heart, but after a
closer inspection and listening to it, I can’t help but respect and
adore what Cock E.S.P. has done here."

One Ttrue Dead Angel
"Don't let the zaniness fool you -- this is a well-produced album of
constantly changing sounds and noises sequenced in a manner that in
both unpredictable and highly entertaining."

Vital Weekly
"Thirty-eight minutes is exactly the right length. You need a similar
time to recover from that."

Pendu NYC
"After I was done listening to it I took a shower with all my clothes
on and then a long nap with all the lights on."

Dusted Magazine
"You’ll hear pretty much everything from harsh static blasts, to unidentifiable field recordings, Nondor Nevai-esque free associative rambling, tinny grindcore/black metal slop and free jazz blurting."

To Eleven
"This record will ruin your life."

Short, Fast & Loud!
"A mixed bag of lunacy!"

Darkroom Magazine
"'Historia De La Musica Cock' è un disco in cui gli estremi si toccano e si fondono in modo oculato: da un lato la durezza del rumore è stemperata da uno slang a volte più comico che ironico, dall'altro il fracassonismo sonoro e concettuale diventa linfa intelligente e raffinata che mette in mostra una passione per la musica al giorno d'oggi rara anche tra gli addetti ai lavori."