Holy Cow…perhaps the greatest avant new wave pop album you’ve never heard of, until now!

MARTINI RANCH were a project made up of the late great cult Hollywood actor BILL PAXTON (Near Dark, Weird Science, Aliens) and multi-talented musician Andrew Todd, who between 1986-88 carved out a bizarre, yet pop, synth laden venture that not only encapsulated their own unique musical and visual talents, but also those of their peers. Along for the ride on Holy Cow (the bands only ever LP) are Mark Mothersbaugh, Bob Casale and Alan Myers of DEVO, Cindy Wilson from THE B-52’s and perhaps even more intriguing is the appearance of follow actors Judge Reinhold (BeverlyHills Cop) and Bud Cort in the proceedings.

But the madness doesn’t stop there, oh no! As witnessed on the DVD that is included alongside the vinyl on FUTURISMOs’ redux version of Holy Cow, visual duties were in the hands of Hollywood luminary James Cameron (The Terminator, Aliens) who directed an epic neo-western video for ‘Reach’. Featuring faces from the era including fellow director Kathryn Bigelow (Point Break, Near Dark) and Aliens/Terminator alumni Lance Henriksen, Paul Reiser and Jenette Goldstein. A second video for ‘How Can The Labouring Man Find Time For Self-Culture’ was directed by photographer Rocky Schenck, trading the wild west for the dystopia of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis and German Expressionism, once again with acquaintances in tow including Paxtons’ Weird Science co-star Anthony Michael Hall and Aliens co-star Michael Biehn.

MARTINI RANCH were maybe an indictment of the time, yet it’s undeniable the talents of Todd and Paxton do in fact make for one hell of an interesting pop group. For fans of DEVO and 80’s cinema this record is a must! Infectious, satirical, avant, pop and unashamedly overboard, it’s hard to believe a musical project this big yet bizarre even existed. Well it did, and here it is.

FUTURISMO present Holy Cow on 180g Limited Edition ‘Ranch Dressing’ Coloured Vinyl with redux artwork in a Gatefold Sleeve. It comes with the two Bonus Tracks ‘Fallen Idols’ and ‘Back at The Ranch’, PLUS a DVD of their two epic music videos. Available to BUY NOW from the FUTURISMOSTORE. This is a one-time mini pressing so grab it while stocks last!

MARTINI RANCH > ‘How Can The Labouring Man Find Time For Self-Culture’ from Holy Cow

Tags: bill paxton, devo, james cameron, martini ranch, rocky schenck, the b-52s