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Terminal Boredom. They got the bit about the Cosmic Psychos wrong though, we’d never have a thing to do with those woofters. And if anyone has a good recipe for "bangers and much" send it in pronto!
Ooga Boogas "The Octopus Is Back!" 7"
Really good bangers-and-much rock’n’roll from some good blokes from Australia, with ties to ECSR and Cosmic Psychos among others. "The Octopus Is Back!" has a definite Eddy Current feel (duh, same guitar player), but far sloppier than the sometimes crisply spartan arrangements of ECSR tunes. Impossible not to like this one, musically or thematically (it’s about an octopus, c’mon...). B-Side is more bread-n-butter rock (maybe a little more roll on this one...buttered roll? That’s awful, forget I said that...) with some keys peeping their head in for a moment...I thought there was some sax on this for a minute, but I think the bass just might be making that sound. It’s called "Diggin’ A Hole" and it’s goofy and messy and genuinely fun. Worth the $7+shipping price tag? I dunno anymore, import prices are so out of whack these days. I guess the gauge is that I don’t feel bad having shelled out for this, but I’m also a real geek when it comes to things Antipodean. Price-tags aside, this is a great two-songer. Scum stats: no idea. I have a "Goner Edition" numbered out of 35 copies. I guess there a few other sold out editions as well, no clue as to how many copies. Good luck. (RK)
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