New Geocentric World

General | Sep 2001

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Your Imaginary Friend
Reviewed 2001-10-22
From the brain damaged Japanese school of Boredoms, Ruins, et al. come these guys and geishas: fucked up heavily treated spazz-out rock jams that go “way too long” (to be “normal” that is) juxtaposed w/ quiet trippy tape loops and electronics (last track is like old school Eno, or new school Amp). Assuming that “acid” means tons of effects, primarily echoverb, indecipherable lyrics, blatant disregard for form or melody, plus a nod to the 60’s, these kooks sleep on Owsley’s floor. Fine stuff, the embodiment of KZSU, college radio.

1) starts electronic/sample minimal then kicks into noisy heavily treated garage jam-out rock a la’ Mogwai as remixed by Kevin Shields, goes on “forever” (21:24)
2) “quiet” tape looped organ, some guit and trippy voc melodies, gets droney
3) slower psych rock jam, super trippy feel, effects, echoey “vocs” indecipherable but there (10:40)
4) “eastern” sorta guit+swirling synth, fem operatic vocs enter distant, drony, minimal
5) jam out bash out psych garage rock, super-overdriven then like Sybil shifts to super quiet trippy solo acous piano dissonance
6) strummy trippy guit w/ electronic noises and trippy vocs
7) another super long one (15:06), drony but pretty looped lush sounds, turns slightly discordant, Flying Saucer Attack, Amp; then stops and turns old school Eno momentarily, righteous morning music with beautiful guits, sleepy and downright beautiful

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Track listing

1. Psycho Buddha
2. Space Age Ballad
3. You're Still Now Near Me Eve
4. Universe of Romance
5. Occie Lady
6. Mellow Hollow Love
7. What Do I Want to Know