Bongwater

The Profile

Bongwater was an American psychedelic/experimental duo formed by Kramer and Ann Magnuson, active from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s on Shimmy-Disc. They became known for surreal spoken-word collages, offbeat covers, and genre-bending studio experiments across albums like Double Bummer, Too Much Sleep, The Power of Pussy, and The Big Sell-Out.

Formed in New York by Kramer (Shimmy-Disc founder) and Ann Magnuson; active 1985–1992; American; known for psychedelic/experimental recordings and idiosyncratic covers.

Two enthusiastic DeBaser reviews frame Bongwater as a bizarre, genre-bending American underground act. Double Bummer is praised as an abundant, unruly psychedelic collage. The Power of Pussy is depicted as a sex-charged, satirical trip mixing folk, heavy psych, and dadaist theater, with notable covers. Overall tone: irreverent, affectionate, and admiring.