PSF: Tell me about the beginnings of the group. The following interview was recently conducted with Sacc' Trust guitar god, Joe Baiza. If you're feeling really clueless, go out today and purchase their Pagan Icons or We Became Snakes discs and believe. Smith) and Hendrix/Ginn/Cosey/Quine psych/jazz fret work channeling the band into a new direction at every turn. Founding members Jack Brewer and Joe Baiza are back on board, their winning combination of stuttering, enunciated vocals (a la Mark E. So be it.Īfter a long absence from the music scene, Saccharine Trust are back: with a new-ish album, a UK tour under their belt and a burning desire to continue the unique musical vision sparked 25-odd years ago. Without the brutal anger of Black Flag, the populism of the Minutemen, the hillbilly stomp of the 'Puppets or the pop smarts of Husker Du, the band was often left playing support to the stars and being content with their "cult band" status. A screaming hybrid of punk energy, be-bop swing and beat poetics, for many, the 'Trust were SST's "difficult" outfit. Whilst Saccharine Trust never quite garnered the heavy rep, sales and critics' kudos that other SST bands of the day – Black Flag, Minutemen, Meat Puppets, Husker Du – received in droves, it certainly doesn't mean they are or were a band to ignore. Live in San Pedro 2002, photo by Dave Childs Joe Baiza interview by Dave Lang
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