Movie Star Junkies

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Distortions - Autoproducted

Distortions keep up their psychotic overdriven take on psycho-garage-surf and this new album continues where the previous two left. At first I found the songs less focused, less complete in the musical expression and the whole stuff a bit messy. Again the music is extremely fuzzy garage-punk with lots of reverb on the vocal - this time also with a few cool samples thrown in here and there. The vocal still sounds haunted and like it comes right from the mouth of a mad man. But then after a few spins this record is strong like an ox. There are more influences this time like "Bahnhoff Zoo" that has a strange and sloppy PiL dub groove and "Sittin in the Same Room" is almost Sort Sol post-punk anno '81. From "Mercurochrome" and on the band really rips everything apart and the last three song makes the house burn for sure. The band shows that it is the psychic surf they master. Last track "Peep Show" sounds like an early 70's psychedelic score for a drugsploitation movie. Another cool record from this psychotic French freak show... http://www.myspace.com/lithiumforyou

Pirate Love - Black Vodoun Space Blues

The name is without doubt taken from the classic L.A.M.F. record by Heartbreakers, but luckily this isn't just another Thunders rip-off band. The CD starts with a blast of true garage punk with gritty guitars and cool organ in the back and a sing-along chorus of "The Lonely Streets". Halfway through the record the band moves into more strange territories and gets quite acidic. This is when the music become interesting! Actually the record has a quite strange almost dreamy horror like feel and some of this psyched stuff may be because it amongst others was mixed by Emil Nikolaisen of Serena Maneesh. The song "Slumber Blues" starts out like a bit ordinary punkabilly tune, but hey, then it moves to a quite cool slow rock'n'roll groove and gets pretty psyched out. In all the band takes elements from 60's garage punk, surf, rockabilly and psyche and fucks it all up in a big cup of strange tea. Although the band can be compared to much of the Gutter style music Scandinavia is so overfloated with, this band brings a fresh wind from the pirate sea. MySpace Love Voodoo Rhythm Records

Rock 'n' Roll Monkey and the Robots - Back to Beatsville

Rock N' Roll Monkey and the Robots obviously dig kitschy 60's sci-fi stuff and retro mechanical toys. But what they also like is to make shakin' cool psycho-pop in the vein of B-52's with lots of twang and surf feel. Inspirations may also be the Cramps take on psycho-whatever with their b-movie twist. All songs are damned catchy and makes your feet twist. I would like to say that this band could be the new saviours of alternative pop. This is great stuff - weird - but groovy. If you dig: B-52's, Gun Club, The Mummies - anything catchy ... Motor Sounds Records RnR Monkey MySpace LowCut Magazine

The Black Hollies

MySpace | Website | Ernest Jenning

White Denim get bad reviews - I dig it ...!

It's really cool to read a bad review in a Danish mainstream music magzine, because then there's probably something good about the music. I just read one of those reviews and now I'm completely devoted to my new superband of the day - White Denim. Yeah man, a shitload of energy and an attidude problem so big you almost feel them spitting at your feet when they deliver their garage attack - or something ... spazz rock I read somewhere, and that sounds cool to me!

Anyway, bare with me 'cause I have severe hangovers after last nights garage/psych blowout at Pusher Street in Christiania. On Trial and Baby Woodrose for sure did what they could to fight the society with music.

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