Man... or Astro-Man?
Made from Technetium
[Touch and Go]
Rating: 7.2
If you're into these guys, you'll
practically know this brand new set of songs by heart, I assure
you. Made From Technetium sounds a lot like their
first album and every other release since then. The nice
thing about these guys is that they don't bore. Their
borderline surf/ rockabilly always seems refreshing.
Getting spazzy with retro science film samples and
riled up by the table of elements, these guys go crashing
through your skull at an estimated nine billion miles per
hour. You'll be sent through Dick Dale- inspired whammies,
searing, hopped-up instrumental magic and out-of-control
speaker shifts as dangerous as warp speed in an asteroid belt.
As an added bonus, there's almost 25 minutes of complete
silence waiting to wind you down at the very end of the
journey.
I don't know if these songs were actually made from
technetium (or what technetium is, for that matter),
but it works for me. Even the packaging looks radioactive.
-Ryan Schreiber