HELIOS CREED Planet X 1994

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Review by Murrday Fisher

Helios Creed has a favorite schtick for his album covers -- deliberately cheesy science fiction images. The giant shrimp with cowboy hat, bandana, and sixshooters on the cover of the 1994 release Planet X is one of the more fun, playful ones. Inside, listeners will find more of the grinding, intentionally discordant sounds typical of his grunge/industrial fusion, with the sci-fi theme carrying through into the titles, from "Dog Star" to "Kurt Zombie" to "First Encounter." Effects include the strange double-echoing spoken overlaps on "The Ascent," which add a strong dash of surreal to the mixture. It seems thematically appropriate that this is released on the Amphetamine Reptile label.

 

Tracklist

1	Tele-Vision	5:19
2	Fire In The Head	3:18
3	Dog Star	3:42
4	Kurt Zombie	5:36
5	Waves	2:04
6	First Encounter	2:50
7	Plato's Cave	4:11
8	Won't Kill Myself	4:05
9	Next Encounter	6:24
10	The Ascent	1:28