HYPNOLOVEWHEEL Angel Food 1992

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Biography

by Steve Huey

An underexposed and underrated combo from Long Island, Hypnolovewheel issued several albums in the late '80s and early '90s that offered a distinctive blend of power pop, dreamy psychedelia, noisy '60s-style garage rock, and tense, nervy post-punk. They drew comparisons to bands as far-ranging as R.E.M., Wire, and the Embarrassment, topping off their rather strange brew with a smart, quirky sense of humor that was most overt on their earlier material. Consisting of guitarists Steve Hunking and Dave Ramirez, bassist Dan Cuddy, and drummer Peter Walsh, Hypnolovewheel debuted in 1988 with Turn! Turn! Burn!, which was released on the small Fabian Aural Products label; the same was true of its 1990 follow-up, Candy Mantra. The group got a bit more exposure after moving to the somewhat higher-profile indie Alias Records, for whom they debuted with 1991's well-received Space Mountain.

Tracklist

1	Here Comes A Headache	3:24
2	Wonderful Again	3:48
3	Wow	2:41
4	Bridget Because	3:01
5	Black Hole Of Love	2:59
6	Big Bang Theory	3:41
7	Daylight Saving Time	3:32
8	Home Alone	4:12
9	Under Water	2:59
10	Martian Love Song	3:00
11	Wooden Escalator	2:45
12	Candyman	3:49
13	What's Going On	4:38