The Independent Republic of Drunkenstein (1908)

Catalogue number: RGR008
Released: May 2009

Recorded and mixed by German Boy

Recorded at Keynote Studios and Den Studios, 2008-2009

Jamess - Guitar, vocals
Planet Jones - guitar, vocals
Snuffy - bass, vocals
Big Tim - drums, guitars, vocals
Front Cover | Inside

Tracklisting

Title mm:ss Downloads
01 - Introduction 00:51 Hi-Res MP3
02 - Docktorr Black 03:54 Hi-Res MP3
03 - Red Shift 06:39 Hi-Res MP3
04 - Kool Aid 04:30 Hi-Res MP3
05 - Equation 03:09 Hi-Res MP3

Reviews:

"Deviant" - "I have listened before, and it was truly hilarious, although Mrs.D thought it was 'fucking wierd and quite horrible'. Liechtenstein may be a bit far to come and see you play though."

MusicInOxford.co.uk - The playing is rather wonderful. Both guitars manage to combine rock heaviness with some intriguing curlicues, but the palme d’or belongs to the rhythm section: Snuffy from the much missed Marconi’s Voodoo supplies rich chocolatey bass, equally at home with funky slap figures and metal density, evident in the awkward yet propulsive intros to “Equation” and “Kool Aid”; Tim “Junkie Brush” Lovegrove’s drums are just as enticing, thudding yet precise – even finicky – in a manner that slightly recalls Zappa alumnus Terry Bozzio.

Nightshift Magazine April '09 (pdf) - ‘Red Shift’ creeps and crawls with inventively skewed pagan malevolence, sneering vocals interweaving neatly over chunky powerhouse funk-rock before meandering off at a complete tangent, while ‘Doktorr Black”s gothic fuzz manages to bury its Cluedo allusions enough to be taken seriously.

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