THE COME N' GO
Rhythm n' Blood (Voodoo Rhythm)
Reviewed by Alan Wright

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I can always count on Voodoo Rhythm to provide a decent helping of crazed, lo-fi rock and roll music. I don't think I've ever heard anything on this label that wasn't at least good, and most of it is really good to excellent. This release is no exception: a group comprised of a howling, deranged singer who plays a theremin, two guitars (no bass), blues harp, and pounding drums, kicking off with a great "interpretation" of Jimmy Reed's "Baby, What's Wrong," this is a rockin' ride through Cramps and Oblivians-style raunch. Produced, recorded and mastered by Robert Butler of Untold Fables/Miracle Workers/Rev. Beatman & the Unbelievers/The Get Lost fame adds tasty slide geetar to much of the proceedings, which he apparently captured on an old reel-to-reel tape recorder (what's that, no digital hijinks? Is that even possible these days?) in some run-down studio somewhere (it doesn't say) in Switzerland. It's actually not as cruddy sounding as the liner notes may lead you to believe, or maybe I just listen to so much badly recorded music that I'm used to it. Whatever, it's loud and in your face and really enjoyable stuff. Their originals sound like rip-offs of old blues and rockabilly tunes and include titles like "Alanless" (gotta love that), "Mucho Burrito," "Rolling Bones" and "You Don't Dig Me."

[Pick this up at www.voodoorhythm.com.]

© 2004 - Alan Wright