Ditchin’ the riot-gun scatter of rock’n’roll buffet of their first US release, these punked up Portuguese garage rats stake a claim in Crypt/Estrus territory.
DJ Spooky, DJ Soulslinger, Reese N20, and other mixmasters took tracks from the Swirlies and chopped ’em, processed ’em, and put ’em back together. I think.
Takes the best aspects of all their material, mixes it together and adds a musical scope that goes well beyond the trendy nods to ska or Irish folk music.
Low, but distinctive demon growls with speedmetal riffs and beats from the heyday of the late ’80s that, while nicely complex, often trip over themselves.