Opening with “Dig The Lizard”, a track so infectious that I just kept hitting the replay button, the album is pure ear melting energy. The aptly named “Buzz Amp” works on every distorted level. “Molten Lava”, kicks off following a surprisingly easy start.
“Barefoot”, like many tracks here, is exquisitely drenched in fuzz. Now that might sound like a contradiction in terms, but believe me it is nothing of the sort. This is a fast ride to planet fuzz itself. A full on biker hog meltdown, all drenched in dollops of acid space rock.
Any lingering doubts are totally obliterated by “Psi-Burn” and “Electric Explosion”. The latter is aptly named. This will have you gleefully smashing your own windows if you are not careful.
“Snakebirth”, “Supersonic Woman”, and “Levitation”, not the Hawkwind version, are a highly effective fusion of everything that has been before. “Gravity Rush” ends the album with some juicily spaced out riffs. The bonus track “She Wolf Baby” is there just in case you actually have any energy left.
This isn’t anything new. It isn’t anything necessarily old either. What it is, is a dynamic, fuzz pedal through the floor, rock album done extremely well.
The cover should advise you not to operate machinery or drive after taking a ride with Space Probe Taurus. You have been warned. Me? I’m off to grab a sedative or six.
Have a look, and have a listen on their MySpace Page or by dropping in on their official website.
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