This Dannish band kicks up a wild ride of droning sonic rock. The fuzzed out wall of guitars is hypnotizing in a manner not unlike Swans, Hawkwind or Sonic Youth. The band cites MC5 and Stooges as influences on their press released, but aside from the abundance of chaotic energy they are jamming out on I do not hear this otherwise. A little more punk rock in their veins might do them good, as this album is propelled more by a sound than it is by songs. There may or may not be voices used more for effect, than to create anything like a traditional song, but they are likely buried in the guitar that batters the drums down to more of a tinny patter.
The fourth song is called "Outro" . It might as well be the first or the second song as everything is b becoming a fuzzed out blur of loud blaring guitars. It is musical enough not to be drone, but jamming with no direction in sight. This is not done in a manner that holds much common ground with stoner metal until "China". There begins to be vague hints of vocals. A laugh here, and then muttering. At first I think my hearing loss is more severe than I normally convince myself it's not, until "Fields of Correction". I am hearing voices, perhaps this is their ploy to make these songs more interesting than they are. They make you hunt for buried vocals that are less than a whisper. There is certainly not actual singing taking place.
"Thrust Off" is more of the same, though it seems like there might be more vocals hidden some where if you still care enough to listen for them. The rest of the album falls into a blur. Some of this falls on the production, since there really is none. It casts a new light on garage rock because it sounds like they just pressed record while playing in their garage, and I suppose there is a charm in that which might garner a select audience. I will give this a 6, as it has some fun ideas, that could have been turned into songs, if they had not lost the vocals. Making that score sit on the generous side of things.
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