Lullaby Land
by Vampire Rodents

From MadhattanJack 12/12/2025 00:41 | #312102

Frankly, for a lot of people, and even many avant-rock fans, this is going to be unlistenable. It's basically chaotic post-punk/hip-hop plunderphonics, or as the band puts it, "collage music." It's both fascinating and headache-inducing at the same time, though the primary headache-contributor is actually the band's insistence on distorting the carnival-horrorshow vocals on pretty much every non-instrumental track. It also doesn't let up - there are no "pretty" songs here, and the closest thing to a "break" for the listener doesn't come along until track 13, "Akrotiri." (Note that the Bandcamp version of the album moves that track, and most of the other instrumentals, even further back in the track order.) Nevertheless, it still adds up to a creative triumph, years ahead of its time, and almost certainly this band's best album. You might never want to hear it again after the first time, but you should probably hear it at least once.

Sounds like Zappa mouth raped Trent Reznor, shot a mutated semen load into his belly, and laughed a few weeks later as he watched Mr. NIN shit out this strangely awesome brood. Great album.

From Norman Bates 12/10/2013 16:23 | #97108

No: it's not for me.