The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 22, 1992-- Page 9 Animation anthology works, despite MTV by Austin Ratner "Oh, my name is Nippoless Nippleby, you won't find a nipple anywhere on me," sings Nippoless Nippleby, one of the large cast of cartoon characters in "The Fourth Animation Celebration: The Movie." DNA Productions' "The Tale of Nippoless Nippleby" might be a good place to start in describing the The Fourth Animation Celebration: the Movie bizarre mix of creative energy found in this and most other animation fes- tivals. Nippleby is a character both absurdly funny and invested with deep feeling; he experiences self- hate because of his unusual body and a sense of social alienation - I guess. At any rate, though each individ- ual cartoon may not span from hu- mor to meaning, the Celebration, on the whole, does. While last year's "International Tournee of Anima- tion" (also produced by Expanded Entertainment) had a higher number of visually interesting and creative pieces, the Fourth Animation Celebration almost manages the same breadth of humor and thought in its cartoons. Zlatin Radev's "Canfilm," the longest feature in the program, is one of the highlights of the Celebration, making good use of this unusual artistic medium to convey pungently its political message. An allegory about fruit and vegetable cans which are regularly forced to change what kind of cans they are (first from cherries to tomatoes) by the authorities, "Canfilm" is full of powerful images describing the hor- rifying consequences of violent to- talitarian or fascistic political ma- chines. The political oppression is visual- ized in cramming different vegeta- bles into cans, while pulling out Their original contents. Through this image Radev also conveys a notion of mortality in its representation of humanity as easily squashed con- tainers full of organic contents. MTV makes its bungled appear- ance with short pieces from the competition it sponsored: "World Problems? World Solutions!" Most of the shorts reflect MTV's prepos- terous self-important belief that it's a vital vehicle for social change and artistic expression. The sponsorship of MTV's profuse resources was ap- parent, but they could not correct for the self-righteous symbolism of the majority of the pieces. MTV's segment is almost saved however by Bob Sabiston's "The Trees," a very funny short on recycling which doesn't take itself too seriously. THE FOURTH ANIMATION CELE- BRA TION is playing at theMichigan Theater. RECORDS Continued from page 5 darling red-headed Barry Ilenssler to the already deadly mix. All in all, John Bonham is still dead and Ron Asheton lives with his morn. Only Big Chief phoenixes our hope for the future. -Annette Petruso Sugar Copper Blue Rykodisc Throughout his many years as a rock performer, Bob Mould has never lost his flair for composing brilliant songs that strike at the heart. Sugar, his first band outing since the legendary Husker Do, con- tinues this fine tradition. "Copper Blue" shimmers with a startling finesse and poise from start to finish. This is by all means a "pop" album, with no negative con- notations associated with the word. Beautifully orchestrated, three- minute, power pop-rock tunes are abundant on the record. "Good Idea" reels in the listener with a conta- gious, almost urgent, chorus, while "Changes" achieves the same with a non-stop barrage of vocals and gui- tars that come across as wonderfully melodic. The big surprise on the album is the use of keyboards, as on "Hoover Dam." Mould's tinkering with the instrument has created more intri- cate, yet undeniably, more radio- friendly songs. Expect to hear some substantial airplay of this disc. However, you can't classify this as a "sell-out" for Mould. Rather, consider it time he received some much overdue credit for yet another superb project. - Nina Hodaei The Electric Eels God Says Fuck You Homestead Hch, hch! Just try enunciating that over "alternative" Canadian airwaves! From the depths of de- crepit industrial '70s Ohio comes this silicon slice of secret sonic his- tory. Duplicating all ten tracks and the Michael Weldon liner notes as 1989's "Having a Philosophical In- vestigation With the Electric Eels," this 17-song comp tells a story that will never be told enough. Always ready to fuck you up and get high, the Electric Eels were the first noisy signpost that pointed the way into the rubber-treadmarked su- perhighway of white light/heat-dam- aged, angst-filled post-juvenile- delinquent rock and roll from the Ohio underground of the mid-1970s. Recording sans studio in genuine (s)hi(t)-fi, the Eels put lines like "I don't know what I know but I just want to shoot it" on to cassette tape documentation on April 28, 1975, well before Malcolm McLaren no- ticed the state of John Lydon's teeth. Plus they did it to the messiest of punk guitar noises. If that agitates your sense of his- tory, check the title. Then check your head. Like your head, this recording is positively "mental" - the kind of "mental" your father would accuse you of if you regularly committed graphic Ghoul imitations at the dinner table. This record makes the Dead Boys look progres- sive, the Cramps sound traditional, and the Dwarves seem tasteful. OK, almost tasteful. 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