Estrus Records – Page 2 – Lollipop Magazine

The Gimmicks – High Heels – Review

November 1, 1998

The soundtrack to yer soul’s inner torment, courtesy of Estrus: Moody fuzzy scuzzbagged feedbacked rock, like a dirty needle wrapped up in a brand new box.

The Drags – Stop Rock and Roll! – Review

November 1, 1997

The thing fucking smokes, Jack, and you may find yerself packing yer carpetbag, the first on yer block to move out to the desert.

The Crown Royals – All Night Burner – Review

October 1, 1997

Estrus’ foray into Stax/Motown territory. The Royals don’t say too much cuz they’re an all-instrumental outfit.

Man… Or Astroman? – Sounds of Tomorrow – Review

September 1, 1996

Posing as a four-song EP, this is an interplanetary attempt to suck the brainwaves out of our skulls and send them hurtling through space and time.

Girl Trouble – “The Track” / “Scorpio 9” – Review

September 1, 1996

With fast-track slides and broken glass harmonies, they carefully, yet recklessly, blend danger and longing for love into an in-your-face tune.

The Satans – Satans Surf – Review

September 1, 1996

The Satans were a high school surf band out of Oregon in the early ’60s with a sense of what made surf new and different, and, for the time, even dangerous.

Cocktail Companion – Review

August 1, 1996

This compilation is dangerous. The label’s heavy hitters explain it all in simple terms: Here’s what we like to drink, and this is how we like to drink it.

Supercharger – Goes Way Out! – Review

June 1, 1996

Imagine if Ed Wood had been fully conscious of what he was really creating on film, and then you begin to grasp the beauty of Supercharger.

Madame X – Review

June 1, 1996

Madame X brings lounge music into the ’90s, the same way Jamiroquai does to ’70s disco.

The Trashwomen – Spend the Night With… – Review

March 1, 1996

This is surf, straight out of the garage, played fast and furious by babes who could break your legs just by squinting.