Spectacular vibes we play…
24 March 2017
THE MOONLANDINGZ, the rattling collective including Sheffield’s electronic weirdos The Eccentronic Research Council and Fat White Family‘s genial outlaws – far out frontman Lias Saoudi aka Johnny Rocket and mental guitarist Saul Adamczewski – have their debut album INTERPLANETARY CLASS CLASSICS out today. Co-produced by Sean Lennon at his New York studio it features Ross Orton (drums), Mairead O’Connor (bass), as well as guest appearances from Randy Jones (the Cowboy from, yes, The Village People), Rebecca Taylor from Slow Club, The Human League‘s frontman Phil Oakey and, last but not least, Yoko
Ono, who howls freakishly on the LP’s brilliant closer ‘This Cities Undone’. A truly special record to soundtrack the apocalyptic future ahead of us while dancing madly and out
of our minds. The most intriguing and adventurous LP so far this year. On repeat…
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THE GUARDIAN:
“It’s an inspired mish-mash of Glitter Band tribal drumming, a howling wolf, tuneless saxophone squawking, heavy breathing and at least one narrative about castration; a sort of Cramps-meet-B-52s Hammer horror-rock monster…”
THE QUIETUS:
“This record refuses to wear only one mask – futurist without revivalism, acerbic but with swagger – and throws off with gusto any accusations of the term side-project…”
THE INDEPENDENT:
“Right from the lolloping big-beat Goth motorik of ‘Vessels’, there’s a confident, low-life muscularity to the album. And it all comes to a glorious head in the rolling maelstrom of ‘This Cities Undone”, with octogenarian Yoko wailing her berserk best over the massed title chant…”
THE LINE OF BEST FIT:
“Their debut packs a far mightier punch than the output of almost any other contemporary group with whom they may share certain influences..”
(photo by Turn Up The Volume!)
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