Plastic Crimewave Sound
no wonderland
prophase music
Drone stroke psyche drawing heavily from the hidden ‘70’s “next” wave of phychedelia; the stuff that started with David Thomas’ statement that, “Pere Ubu are the second wave of psychedelia” which reached its bad-acid apex with the post no-wave fallout from the NY Noise thing- ie. Sonic Youth and The Swans whilst feeding heavily from newly current, “space rock” . The mind warp of Pink Floyd in ’67 ,Hawkwind in ’70 and Chrome in ‘77 are antecedents’ as is the mind melting Krautrock of Amon Duul, Guru Guru, Can, etc., which flowed between then. Joy Division and Throbbing Gristle seem to be in the diet too,- that’s good news, adding heavy doom and industrial whirl - much like their modern peers from the corroded waves-of-silt art-metal side; Minsk.

I wouldn’t count out the ‘90’s alt.-rock of Hovercraft and Sky Cries Mary cut up with the abstract side of The Orb and those further out bending and glitching synthesizers and all sortsa effects, software tech., although PCS stick to the gear that made ’74 great . The goddamn FACT they veer into stabs of ur-ugh-drug-punk blither should set the grumpier of you at peace. Being a big fan of the ur-ugh-drug-punk genre I support this wholesome behavior; as should you.

Thudding shuddering slabs of menacing “tribal” drumming rooted in all-the-above given flight by enough air and light to call in the next strafing lands “”no wonderland as much in line with the subtle-as-a bush-hog-hittin’-a-stump rough cut rock of the Stooges and Loop as the -space-drone-duh-fug-weeee! stuff from paragraph one. We’re lucky for that, -to keep the groove ‘n’ attack rooted in the gritty dirt-under-the –nails reality of rock as-fucking-rock is a move yielding a shit load of riches. Christ how much can it cost to book these guys ? Apparently this is a reish of a double rec. and there’s gotta be more and now I have to start looking for it. The power and punch comes so close to one of my three favorite rock moments ever,- Mission of Burma covering Pere Ubu’s “heart of darkness”, it makes me car crashingly crazy.

Pack it with F/i, Farflung, The First Band from Outer Space, Earthless, Paul Chain, Helios Creed, early Can, Joy Division, early PiL, Savage Republic, Red Giant, Crawlspace, Minsk, Afflicted Man, Cul de Sac, and Acid Mothers Temple for the best bongload ever myspace.com/plasticcrimewavesound