The 11-track work was originally released under Meteor Face Tapes (probably Steven Tetzloff's personal label, as his name also appears on the label's other albums) and undoubtedly reflects the vitality of the DIY cassette culture in the state of California. Thanks to underground culture activist and participant Don Campau, the work has risen from darkness to partial sunlight. This is not a painful trick for the creators themselves, but it may cause discomfort for the average listener. First of all, a complete album is expected but the work sounds like a split album – on the one hand modestly describing guitar music (psychedelic alternative rock/agitating post-punk) on the other hand as if the early period of industrial pioneers with clumsy square rhythms, simmering primitive fatty electronics and a soloist repeating obsessive messages-syllables. In addition to Tetzloff (vocals, guitar, synth), the album also features Mauro Aragon (synth, clarinet, drums, drum machine). Although the mentioned stylistic branches are apparently different from each other they still belong together historically. The common denominator is post-punk, its rebellious and game-changing attitude. On this album the unwillingness to get out of the basement, to foster further the old roots and exhaust it to the maximum is even more of a game changer. Be part of a seedy subculture with dubious characters do provide satisfaction to the musicians. And according to the result their attitude is very much justified. By the way, Campau has a good sense of humor as he has described the album as grunge rock.
8.0/10
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