Kustom Karnal Blackxploitation

1990 studio album by Unrest

Kustom Karnal Blackxploitation

Studio album by

Unrest

Released

February 15, 1990 (1990-02-15)

Recorded

Fun City, NYC

Length

44:22

Label

Caroline

Producer

Wharton Tiers

Unrest chronology

Malcolm X Park
(1988)

Kustom Karnal Blackxploitation
(1990)

Fuck Pussy Galore (& All Her Friends)
(1992)

Kustom Karnal Blackxploitation is the fifth studio album by Washington, D.C. indie band Unrest, released on February 15, 1990, by Caroline Records.^[1]^[2] The band supported the album with a North American tour.^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
Pitchfork Media	6.5/10^[5]
Winnipeg Sun	^[6]

Reviewing a reissue of the album, the Winnipeg Sun wrote that frontman Mark Robinson "shows he was a precursor to both Pavement and [Jon] Spencer, spitting out songs that toggle between the skewed eccentricity of the former and the garage-rawk skronk of the latter... If you're looking for the missing link between Slanted and Enchanted and Orange—and we'll presume those titles ring a bell—Unrest should be on your want list."^[6]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mark Robinson, except "The Foxey Playground" and "Kill Whitey" co-written with David Park and Terry Tolkin; all music is composed by Unrest

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Invoking the Godhead"	4:07
2.	"Shag"	3:30
3.	"Click Click (Fuck Like a Man)"	1:37
4.	"Teenage Suicide"	2:54
5.	"Coming Hot and Proud"	3:12
6.	"The Foxey Playground"	3:03
7.	"Chick Chelsea Delux"	4:08

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"She Makes Me Shake Like a Soul Machine"	5:00
2.	"Butch Willis Is a Psychopath"	3:37
3.	"Konfusion"	1:52
4.	"Kill Whitey"	7:08
5.	"Lord Shiva"	1:32
6.	"Black Power Dynamo"	2:42

CD issue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
14.	"Eyeball From the Socket of Davis"	11:39

Personnel

Adapted from the Kustom Karnal Blackxploitation liner notes.^[7]

Unrest

Phil Krauth – drums
Dave Park – bass guitar, guitar
Mark Robinson – lead vocals, guitar, bass guitar

Additional musicians and production

Wharton Tiers – production, recording
Terry Tolkin – backing vocals

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1990	Caroline	CS, LP	CAROL 1399
United States	1999	No.6	CD	kar 046

References

^ "Unrest – Kustom Karnal Blackxploitation". teenbeatrecords.com. 2012. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
^ Sprague, David (2007). "Unrest". Trouser Press. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
^ Kot, Greg (11 Oct 1990). "Future classics". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 8.
^ McFarlane, Dean. "Unrest: Kustom Karnal Blackxploitation > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
^ Mirov, Nick (November 2, 1999). "Unrest: Kustom Karnal Blackxploitation". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Sterdan, Darryl (December 17, 1999). "Discs". Entertainment. Winnipeg Sun.
^ Kustom Karnal Blackxploitation (sleeve). Unrest. New York City: Caroline Records. 1990.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)