ROCKWOOD

This sophomore album from Canadian artist Vladimir Skokovich - aka Scared Bunny - is really something else.

Mixing influences from krautrock with 70's psychedelic garage rock, the result is some sort of post-punk related material with minimalistic themes, distorted noises and melodic yet psychedelic themes mixed haphazardly together in a mix that sounds deliberately low-fi at times. From the pure synth avant-garde of Roswell Black Box to the lush and mellow final tune In Vain; the last of these with an annoying synth whine added, to the more clear cut punk oriented Swirldown, there's a great variety to styles to be found here - all of them in tunes that to a greater or lesser degree can be described as weird.

Some tunes are interesting while others are more of a so-so effort - but the experimentation seems to be the important aspect of this one; and liberal-minded kraut fans looking for a release taking this genre forward and a few steps towards weirdness should enjoy this one.