FROGRESSIVE PUNK

No, (F)rogressive Punk!

I grabbed this one 'cause I sure wanted to hear what (P)rogressive Punk sounded like...until I was awakened from the trance induced by this pastiche of comic/funereal/heavy/riff-alicious/galloping madness.

DETIETI, Dieteti, or Steady Eddie?

This Moscow, Russia based quartet- and a handful of musical co-conspirators- have been mucking about, lounging around, heaving to and fro, for sixteen fraught years.

It might take the listener that long to reassemble the nerve ends and split ends and lost friends that may accumulate in the wake of this psychedelic submarine trip (see liner notes).

Therefore Yes, A Concept

But don't hold me to it. The assorted whack-a-doodle titles, the rapid shifts in mood, tempo, and style, the seeming randomness of direction, argue AGAINST any central concept.

Yet, there it is. You can trust the liner notes. (Trust me)

Arguably, The Rhythm Section

Yes, the glue, the center, the basis for this musical mystery, this all-encompassing bizarre-ness- seems to be a pretty damn solid and inventive bassist and drummer.

To these ears, that resonant, tin-can, deep raspy bass simply grooving along and refusing to be flappable; accompanied by the crisp and canny drumming, hold the line.

Surrounding This, However

Now, what nouns and adjectives might the bemused reviewer set forth? What descriptions may befit, or failing that- befall?

OK. Ominous wind sounds. Gurgling toilet music. Comic-strip background music. Heavy metal guitars riffing. Whistling, sighing synthesizers. Chonking and plonking piano. Stripped back brass and woodwinds. Fuzzed out guitar leads. Voices that mutter, scream, sigh, declaim, and maybe complain- I can't be sure.

And a Really Cool Rhythm Passage

But I'm not saying where!

And oh yes, somewhere a spaghetti Western is looking for its theme song.

Let's Pause, Regroup, and Conclude

I'm not dissing this to say it is probably for "Collectors/fans only". There surely are those who find this fun and amusing and challenging- and I'm guessing most progressive rock folks won't be among them. Thus my rating of 2.5 subterranean stars.

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