author: Rotcod Zzaj (Improvijazzation Nation)
18to49 - TARGET MARKET: You think you've heard the absurd? You think you know who th' wizards of weird are? THINK AGAIN! This is th' 21st century equivalent to Monty Python, only in audio mode. There are (actually) quite surprising elements in the recording, & th' sonics are excellent. If you're searching for "music with meaning", move on, buster... this stuph is played for it's "fun potential", & there's a great deal of nonsense here, to be sure! Most of it is tongue in cheek, tho' I didn't quite identify with their position(s) on abortion... wotz' new? (Point/Counterpoint: This late bulletin quoted from an e-mail from thee artistes corn-sarned... "I couldn't have said it better myself. The only thing I would change is that our music is definitely not tongue in cheek or nonsensical. We are serious artists with a serious message") Eseht Syug Nrut Gnihtyreve sdrawkcab & then expect you to figure it all out. Track 3, "Back Of The Canister" makes me think 18to49 has been listening to my ol' friend Forest Richey, aka Ficus Strangulensis - but that's prob'ly before their time. In th' overall, for those enchanted by insanity, this CD gets a HIGHLY RECOMMENDED... if yer' "normal", avoid it at all costs! Contact via www.cdbaby.com/18to49 or e-mail to 18to49@eudoramail.com Rotcod Zzaj
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author: Brian Faulkner (Aural Innovations)
I dunno what this guy was thinking when he decided to send this to AI, ‘cause it doesn’t really fit into the area of music that is generally covered therein. Whatever, while I can’t say I am all that familiar with the whole Tigerbeat 6/Cex/Blechdom from Blectom electronic scene, this CD is a pretty good approximation of what I think those groups sound like based on the descriptions that I have read - cheap sounding keyboards with cheesy drum programs, toy instruments, all topped off with a heavy gross-out lyrical focus in amongst some cultural satire/mockery. It gets noisy at times, which was fine, but the beatbox stuff rapidly wore out it’s welcome. I managed to make it through this a couple of times, but that’s only because I had to review it. Your mileage may vary, but this is just not my bag at all.
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author: TheUnheardMusic
18 strange and quirky tracks that combine an enormous gathering of non-sequitur, and criticism of The State of the Nation (US), into an unclear personal statement, one likely to draw the ire of patriots and nationalists, not to mention most women and thinking persons. No players or instruments listed, but I’m hearing voice, guitars, simple drum-programming, toys, percussion, keyboards, and heap-big signal-processing. Child-like melodies and equally child-like lashing out at things disliked, without solutions or alternatives offered. I guess we're supposed to figure it out. Some of these texts will offend and irritate, their obvious intention. Here’s a sample, “Pay attention to my clitoris. It’s been calling you for so long. My vagina is growing cobwebs and my anus is all alone (I miss you). Moss is growing on my testicles and my pubic hair is grey. My dog’s no good at fellatio…” Had enough? I have. One hopes that the ‘target market’ doesn’t live nearby.
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