Son of Evil Reindeer sees the 27-headed monster paying more attention to vocal hooks, cutting back the “lo-fi” gibberish, and coming up with far superior songs.
What Would You Do makes a strong case for Mike Johnson and Mark Lanegan being brothers separated at birth or spiritual siblings or some shit like that.
Contains the first two AntiSeen EPs, Drastic (’85) and E.P. Royalty (’86). Two ultra-rare early records are now readily available: Can’t go wrong buying this.
The album’s got a real wild, live feel. Tim Kerr produced it, and he likes everybody to get riled up in the studio. Shouting and whooping from all directions.
Electronic beats and monolithic orchestral arrangements in a Blade Runner setting, this sounds like a voyage to an eternally-sunsetting futuristic planet.