by request
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 |
