The Union Of A Man & A Woman
The Sound of The Union of a Man and a Woman

The first and only album "The Sound of the Union of a Man and a Woman" sees the group from Staunton (Virginia) grappling with a caustic and reckless post-punk, unlike other offerings of the time.

The essence of the album lies entirely in a form of irreverence that resembles neither the sarcastic style of the Butthole Surfers nor the indolent one of Pavement. Their music is a sardonic grin etched on their faces, filled with the light-hearted irony of those who wish to mock (both themselves and others), showcasing a mocking way of being different.
Often, it is difficult to discern any true logic in their compositions, which appear structured in an aleatory way, almost as if every cause-and-effect link had been pulverized. The song form is completely disintegrated: it's hard to maintain orientation amidst pure noise, stop & go, hardcore hyperkinesia, and a numbed voice humming some misplaced verse.

The Union of a Man and a Woman elude any attempt to be grasped, lost in their playful way of presenting reckless ideas and acrobatic compositional structures, always on the verge of an explosive sonic short circuit. After this first album, the group disbanded, and its three members have not reappeared even in other projects. There is still no news of them.

Some time ago, I read a phrase somewhere: "When you do something great, then you can afford the luxury of disappearing." They probably know it well too.