| Give up on the patch, put the gum away and light up with some demonic rhythms.
The frontman of Black Moth Super Rainbow serves up 16 psychotically danceable
tracks that would make a fitting soundtrack to an orgy sponsored by Philip
Morris. There's no rushing or emphasis on quick-footed tempos that most dance
albums fall prey to, but it instead hits with heavy, dirty rhythms that will
make you move.
Opener "Constellation Dirt Bike Head" sets the tone for the album, pushing a
grungy, repeating bass against abrasively grooving drums and an auto-tune that
sounds like it was beaten with a wrench. The next track, "Fresh Hex," introduces
the album's only guest, Beck. His already rhythmic vocals get chopped and
twisted until they are running over each other to define the beat. The
experience moves quickly, since Tobacco is not one for long, thoughtful drags.
Maniac Meat chain-smokes like a recovering alcoholic, each song flaring to
life as the last is crushed unceremoniously. The majority of songs are two to
three minutes long; there is no dead space or time to relax between grimy synth
lines and distorted, barely human vocals. At nearly five minutes, "Heavy Makeup"
is the longest song on the album, using time to establish a deep beat for the
distinctively destroyed voice to rain upon and glitch the light fantastic.
Maniac Meat will keep your mind spinning, and head bobbing for weeks. Just try
to remember to breath once in awhile.
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