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Reviewed by DJ Johnson

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This little paper-insert/pencil drawn DIY disc, one of maybe a dozen on my desk this month, just kicked my ass. The visual there must be a little scary, so let me rephrase that to say that this instrumental surf/spy/mayhem quartet, who may or may not be from Japan, who may or may not be super heroes with secret identities hidden behind Oriental masks, make a great big sound that is TOTALLY FREAKIN' EXCITING! A few genres are coiled around the surf, most notably reggae, which sits ever so nicely in the eight minute live performance of "Farewell To Monster Island" (the best blending of reggae and surf since Teisco Del Rey's "Sleazo Chorizo" and its older brother, ska, which drives the closing number, "Route Nowhere." This is a band with power to spare, a vortex of reverb-coated sound with an irresistable diving board, and an OBLIGATION to give us a full-length CD as soon as possible.

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