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Tuesday, November 29, 2005

MUSIC: Xiu Xiu / Devendra Banhart Split 7"


Artist: Xiu Xiu / Devendra Banhart
Album: The Body Breaks / Support Our Troops Oh! (split 7")
Label: 5RC
Released: 2005

Review: Fortunately, I was introduced to the clattering brilliance of Xiu Xiu at Pitchforkmedia's Intonation Festival earlier this year. Along with Andrew Bird, Xiu Xiu was the highlight of the festival for me. Their set converted me and sent me on a hunt for everything with their name on it. Which brings me to this unassuming release.

Having toured together in 2003, Xiu Xiu and Devendra Banhart were so smitten with each other's style and songwriting that they decided to release a split where they cover each other's songs. Nothing pleases me more than a cover of someone who rarely approaches your own style of songcrafting.

Unfamiliar with Banhart (though I am sure that will not last long after having listened to this record repeatedly since my purchase), I can only comment on the unusually steady and catchy beat that Xiu Xiu's cover of The Body Breaks keeps. Still laced with the playful noise and unsteady singing voice of Jamie Stewart, the song makes you tap your foot in preparation for the mental/aural breakdown and collapse that is sure to come. The surprise of the cover lies in this expectation and the fact that it is not met. Though the finale of Xiu Xiu's version of The Body Breaks consists of echoed metal clanking akin to a child let loose in a walk-in freezer full of pots, pans and wooden spoons, it is restrained and ends as abruptly as it starts. This may be the closest Xiu Xiu has come to recording a pop song, though you will still have to seek out the recording at your local record shop because I doubt any radio will broadcast Stewart's wavering achey voice any time soon.

Devendra Banhart's cover of Xiu Xiu's typically disturbing Support Our Troops Oh! sounds as if it was recorded in the same walk-in freezer, but noisy it is not. Instead, the delivery of the horrifying lyrics about looking into a dead girl's skull and negotiating drunkenly with her father about taking her body back to her home are served in a lounge Doo-Wop style that only enhances the horror of the content. Backed with a simple guitar, finger snapping and Devendra's own tracked backup wahs, the song is catchy enough to stick in your head. Though I don't know if you will want it to once you pay attention to the words.

Cut to a beautiful marble colored vinyl, these are two brief and awkward tracks that are a welcome collection to my Xiu Xiu collection...as well as what I presume will be my future Devendra Banhart collection.

Rating: 4.5 / 5

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Wednesday, November 23, 2005

MUSIC: Sun Kil Moon - Tiny Cities

Artist: Sun Kil Moon
Album: Tiny Cities
Label: Caldo Verde
Released: 2005

Review: Nobody likes a cover band. A cover song here or there is okay, but cover bands are the things of bad frat parties thrown by that forty-year old brother who sticks Greek letter decals on his riding lawnmower license plate. Cover bands are those all-white funk bands that play at the bar adjunct to the Holiday Inn by the highway on Tuesday nights. Cover bands are on this planet for one reason alone...to play in dive bars when the high-school punk bands finish their set and have to go home for bedtime.

All that being said, it is understandable that most of the reviews I have read of the newest Sun Kil Moon album, Tiny Cities, are negative. The entire album which is 11 songs long, is an entire album dedicated to covering the music of Modest Mouse. My initial reaction to hearing about this album was also to scoff in disgust. With Modest Mouse lead singer, Isaac Brock's jittery, impossible-to-replicate lyrical delivery and the band's uniquely cacophonous melodies, why would anyone even attempt to replicate their sound. This initial reaction faded when I realized who was helming this seemingly absurd project.

Mark Kozelek, former frontman for the slow folk rock band Red House Painters has used his deep toned vocals to cover such bands as AC/DC and KISS in the past, transforming ridiculous power chords and screaming absurdities into fingerpicking and cooing that sounds as if it were coming from a medieval bard's tongue. So, why not Modest Mouse? MM is admittedly more complex and layered of a band than either AC/DC or KISS, and lyrically playful and dire all at once. Why not Modest Mouse indeed.

Kozelek and Co. made sure to include selections from each of Modest Mouse's full length releases as well as a couple of b-sides. Receiving much flak from reviewers and hipsters alike is the fact that most of these tracks sound very similar to each other in tone, barely deviating from pace or length. There is little more than a guitar and vocal track on each track with the exception of a few light string parts and a brushed drum beats. Kozelek himself admits that these recordings are his interpretations and reverences to a band that truly moves him with their music. Perhaps these recordings were never meant to be released as an album and critics will accuse Kozelek of trying to make a quick buck off of the newfound fame of Modest Mouse, but I think there was a more honorable and artistic reason for the release.

Kozelek's strength, no matter the band he surrounds himself with, has always been his voice. My first introduction to his songwriting and singing ability was on the a capella compilation, The Unaccompanied Voice, released by Secretly Canadian in 2000. It was on Kozelek's one track from this collection where I learned that to listen to his music, is to pay attention to the lyrical content.

And that is exactly where the new Sun Kil Moon hits and where the critics seem to miss. When Isaac Brock sings a Modest Mouse Song, it is much like watching a film where all the characters speak the same language as you, but with a thick regional accent. The gist of it is there, but something is missed in the delivery. Kozelek remedies this by first slowing the tempo of all of the songs on Tiny Cities down and second, enunciating the way your seventh grade English teacher wanted you to. The cadence of each song is still a bit off, much like the flow of any Modest mouse lyric, but Kozelek manages to make these cadences work. Though quiet and slower, each song is easily recognizable to any Modest Mouse fan and beautiful enough for anyone who is unfamiliar. The fans, however, will be granted an opportunity to revel in the lyrical content of Modest Mouse's music rather than trying to digest the entire package all at once.

Yes, Modest Mouse plays these songs better, but Mark Kozelek's strong voice and obvious respect for the songs shines through and makes for an interesting listen that won't disappoint. The album is also appropriately short, not overdoing it. The weakest aspect comes with the abrupt ending of each song, leaving the listener not necessarily wanting more, but wanting to understand. I've found that repeated listening is the only way to inch closer to that understanding.

Kozelek is a man of many talents, and unafraid to show his reverence for those who came before...as well as for his contemporaries. Tiny Cities may not be his best work, but it is an admirable project that enhances the poetic side of one of indie rock's most interesting bands.

Rating: 3.75 / 5

Purchase Tiny Cities at insound.com: Consume

Buy Other Mark Kozelek Releases

-Sun Kil Moon - Ghosts of the Great Highway (2003)
-Mark Kozelek - What's Next To The Moon CD (2001)
-Red House Painters - Old Ramon CD (2001)
-Various Artists - The Unaccompanied Voice CD (2000)
-Mark Kozelek - Rock 'N' Roll Singer CD (2000)
-Red House Painters - Retrospective 2xCD (1999)
-Red House Painters - Ocean Beach CD (1995)
-Red House Painters - Red House Painters II CD (1993)
-Red House Painters - Red House Painters I CD (1993)
-Red House Painters - Down Colorful Hill CD (1992)

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Saturday, November 19, 2005

BOOK: The Valley by Larry Sultan


Title: The Valley
Author: Larry Sultan
ISBN: 3908247799
Publisher: Scalo Publishers
Year: 2004
List Price: $85.00

Review: In this behind the scenes photo collection, Larry Sultan captures the monotony and unseen workday of the L.A. porn industry so well, that you almost feel sorry for the actors and actresses you would usually envy. These photos, shot on location in the upper middle class houses of doctors and lawyers who rent out their homes, give a sense of the emptiness of both the industry and the middle class lifestyle. Rarely titillating, we are given a glimpse into a culture of workers who put in long days of posing and waiting with the goal of providing us with a fantasy so seamless that, when edited down, does nothing but turn us down in our own loneliest moments.

In staying with the theme of loneliness, only about half of the pictures in this book contain people. When they do, the actors are rarely engaged in any kind of action, but rather on break, waiting for the next shot. These still scenes are lit better than most pornography I have seen. Dramatic highlights and the recurring appearance of paper towel rolls depict a unique professionalism behind what is often seen as a dirty industry. After flipping through this book, there is no doubt in your mind that the actors, though seemingly glamorous when in action, all have lives waiting for them at home just like you or I. The impression extends to give you a sense that their homes are probably not nearly as glamorous or clean as the houses these films are shot in.

I can envision this book giving the average person a newfound confidence in the bedroom when they realize that the porn actors are more like them than we like to believe. This book may also ruin the typical enjoyment one receives from watching porn. I'm not quite sure what effects it has had on me, but The Valley is a fascinating view of a seldom seen side of porn. Sometimes lonely and empty, sometimes jovial and relaxed. The Valley gives a sense of how much down time is involved in keeping it up.

Rating: 3.5 / 5

Buy a copy of the Valley from Amazon.com: Consume.

Buy Larry Sultan's Other Books

-Evidence (2003)

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Wednesday, November 16, 2005

BOOK: Time Was Soft There by Jeremy Mercer

Title: Time Was Soft There
Author: Jeremy Mercer
ISBN: 0312347391
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Year: 2005
List Price: $23.95

Review: The Shakespeare & Co. bookstore in Paris has long stood as a gathering place for writers. Run by George Whitman, an old anarchist and wanderer in spirit, the store has also been a temporary home to many. George encourages young, down-on-their-luck writers to stay, but demands of them two things: First, they must help out with the store’s operations. Second, they must write.

When crime reporter Jeremy Mercer fled threats on his life in Canada and ended up on the doorstep of this quixotic little bookshop, his life took an unpredictable turn. Living in the bookstore on the charity of others and the survival skills he learned along the way proved to be an adventure far more thrilling than reporting crime.

This is a book about a unique bookstore with a fascinating history, a snapshot of Parisian life as seen by an outsider and a debaucherous look at the lives of writers. That, however, is not all. Harlan Ellison paraphrased William Faulkner once and said that no one will ever write a great tome about the silkworm because the only thing worth writing about is the human heart in conflict with itself. And that is the heart of this book.

Jeremy Mercer captures the personalities and conflicts of the other writers living in the bookstore as well as the customers, homeless characters and passers-by who make the English language Paris bookstore the marvel it is.

Most loving is the author’s descriptions of George, the young-at-heart owner who teaches Mercer the importance of literature, passion and a good Chinese beer.

There may never be a great tome written about a bookstore, but by focusing on the people inside and their conflicts, Jeremy Mercer has written a great book about writers and others who live the romantic allure of literature.

Rating: 4.5 / 5

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Buy Jeremy Mercer's Other Books

-Money For Nothing: The Ten Best Ways To Make Money Illegally In North America (1999)
- The Champagne Gang: High Times And Sweet Crimes (1998)

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BOOK/ZINE: Chicago Stories by Aaron Cometbus


Title: Chicago Stories
Author: Aaron Cometbus
Publisher: Self-Published
Year: 2004
Price: $3.00

Review: Aaron Cometbus, DIY and punk prose laureate, constant explorer of the road, and publisher of the essential zine, Cometbus has never made a habit of staying in one place for very long. Even while growing up in Berkely during the early run of Cometbus, his location was scattered though limited. When I happened to cross his path in 2001, he was working in a small bookshop in Pensacola Florida. Keeping to a low profile, he never introduced himself but did invite me to a party. I didn't piece together who he was until I left the store.

This collection of vignettes from past issues of Cometbus, focuses on the time Aaron has spent in the Windy City. Dealing primarily with the exhileration and boredom of being alone in a large city despite all of the people around you, this small retrospective is a great introduction to the meandering thoughts of Cometbus' wandering spirit, though for those of you familiar with Cometbus the zine, it may be jarring for you to realize that Aaron's signature handwritten style has been replaced by a word processor for this one.

Most of the selections are no longer than three or four pages and seem to be arranged chronologically. The early pieces describe lazy days as an irregular regular at such places as the Lincoln Park Zoo and a diner where Aaron studies people and basks in the generosity of the waitress armed with free refills of weak coffee. The later pieces glimpse at an aging punk contemplating what it means to mature and the differences between punks and wanderers of yesterday and today.

Having lived in Chicago for four years now, reading this short collection of the viewpoint of an outsider trying to be a temporary insider revitalized my love for my favorite American city. Simultaneously, it also fed the wanderlust that throbs inside of me on a daily basis. A great read for the bus or an overcast day spent huddled in a doorway on Belmont Ave.

Rating: 4.25 / 5

Buy Chicago Stories from Microcosm Publishing: Consume.

Buy Other Books by Aaron Cometbus at Amazon.com

-Double Duce (2003)
-Despite Everything: A Cometbus Omnibus (2002)

MOVIE: 20 Years of Metro


Title: 20 Years of Metro
Format: DVD
Production Company: ???
Year: 2002

Review: Attention retailers, resalers and anyone else looking to make a quick buck from me: One nearly foolproof way to get me to buy something from you is to put a notice on your product that say "This is not for sale." I'm a collector at heart and old habits die hard.

It also helps, of course, if I am interested in the product itself. I'm not going to buy your one-of-a-kind rhinestone Mama Cass thong tassles. Sorry. That's why they made Ebay.

The Metro, however, is something that has piqued my interest ever since I was a 15-year old high school student in Wisconsin and got my hands on a bootleg concert recording of the Smashing Pumpkins performing there. Before I even knew where the Metro was, I was amazed by its accessable stage and architectural beauty. I've seen several concerts there since then, including The Eels, Sonic Youth, Bright Eyes and most recently, Dirty Three.

So, when I saw this documentary sitting on the new arrival shelf at Reckless Records with the warning "This DVD is the property of Joe Shanahan. This DVD is not for sale." I had to have it.

Joe Shanahan, for those of you who don't know, is the founder and owner of Chicago's most famous concert venue. I'm really not sure how his personal DVD got into a used music store. I am even more unsure of why a DVD from a private collection would need a summarizing blurb on the back of it as if it were for sale. What I am sure of is how lucky I am to have come across said DVD.

Framed between two ultra-diculous Miller Genuine Draft commercials (MGD sponsors almost every event at the Metro and is one of the crap beers they sell at the bar), the documentary includes extensive interviews with Joe himeslf as well as a handful of long-time employees of the Metro. A lot of time is spent discussing the history of the club and the building it was opened in as well as the influence Metro and Shanahan had on the popularity of midwest musical groups such as the Smashing Pumpkins.

The viewer gets a feeling that the staff of the Metro really care about musicians from all genres of music and will go the extra mile to make even the smallest band feel like rock stars. Then, right after you get this feeling, Joe Shanahan announces this. I'm not sure if it enhances the sentiment or negates it. Despite the smallish size of the club, several high-profile music groups continuously return to the Metro when passing through Chicago though, and one thing that is abundantly apparent is Shanahan's extreme love affair with music.

In addition to the staff interviews, are the interviews with musicians. Each of them, gushing with true admiration for Joe and his club. Billy Corgan is seen many times speaking of the man as if he were a beloved brother.

The highlight of this documentary is the rare and varied archival footage of several performances that have taken place at the Metro. Among them are a laughable early Goo Goo Dolls performance, Nirvana, Smoking Popes and Ben Folds. Especially noteworthy is the footage of such great musicians as Jeff Buckley, Blind Melon and (of course) Chicago's own Smashing Pumpkins. Shanahan's description of Buckley's performance is especially sincere. He almost begs the viewer to believe him when he says that he could hear a pin drop during Buckley's set. For those who don't believe him, the footage of the late singer/songwriter will convert you.

20 Years of Metro is a rare find that any fan of live music should seek out. A portrait of how a lot of passion and a little hard work can give way to the creation of a landmark.

Rating: 4.25 / 5

Monday, November 07, 2005

Book: Optic Nerve #10 by Adrian Tomine

Title: Optic Nerve #10
Author: Adrian Tomine
Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly
Year: 2005
List Price: $3.95

Review: If there is one thing Adrian Tomine's work is not, it's rushed. If you need proof of this, consider how long after issue #9 of Optic Nerve it took for issue #10 to hit the stands. Twenty -one months. That's a long time to wait for what is part two of a three issue story. Luckily for you and I, Tomine makes up for this with the quality of his work.

Optic Nerve #10 is the second part of a three part story line that was originally going to be called White on Rice but due to legal problems, has been scrapped and the story's title is as of yet undecided.

The story takes us into the life of Ben Tanaka, a 30 year old Asian American who manages a movie theater and spends his time in a sort of high school stasis. His girlfriend, Miko, has recently moved to New York for a four-month internship, leaving Ben alone in Berkely to ruminate about his attraction to a young caucasian co-worker and drink coffee late at night with his lesbian friend, Alice.

In this installment, we witness Ben making a post phone-call decision that his relationship is over as he makes an awkward attempt to act on his attraction to the 22-year old Autumn. The reaction from the seemingly free-spirited performance artist is equally awkward and will resonate with anyone who took their time acting on their attractions.

While worrying about his fetish-like attraction to caucasian women and the size of his manhood, Ben attends a party with Alice where he meets a new object of his lust and affection: an ex-lesbian named Sasha. What follows is a fling that is as humiliating to read as it would be to participate in.

Tomine's storytelling addresses the issues of attraction across the races and is an interesting reversal of the white-man-with-asian-fetish that we are used to seeing in popular media. His artwork is stark and detailed B&W linework. Some of the facial expressions of the characters are spot on and add to the weight of the story. Even where the momentum wavers, Tomine's mastery of physical human emotion keeps the story connected.

As a white male who finds his concentration wavering every time an attractive asian woman walks by, I appreciate the point of view this story provides. You can be sure I will be one of the first in line when the conclusion of this story is published in Optic Nerve #12...even if that is a year from now.

Though not as good as some of Tomine's other work (Summer Blonde), Optic Nerve #10 is worth a purchase.

Rating: 4 / 5

Buy Optic Nerve #10 from Drawn & Quarterly's Website: Consume!


Buy other books by Adrian Tomine at Amazon.com

-Adrian Tomine: New York Sketches 2004
-Scrapbook (2004)
-Summer Blonde (2003)
-Sleepwalk : And Other Stories (1998)
-32 Stories : The Complete Optic Nerve Mini-Comics (1998)

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Saturday, November 05, 2005

Music: Adam Fitz - Between The Incident And The Event


Artist: Adam Fitz
Album: Between The Incident And The Event
Label: Is What You Make (self-released)
Released: 2005

Review: A lot of people in Chicago will tell you that the music scene here is one of the best in the country. I would disagree. Instead, I would say to you, that some of the best music in the country comes out of Chicago. As for cohesive "scenes," there are very few outside of the jazz scene. Don't get me wrong, there are a lot of perfectly respectable talents, enjoyable bands, and interesting aural creators in this city, but it takes a bit of digging to find the greats sometimes.

That's why I'm here. To help you find the greats creating music here in Chicago.

Adam Fitz may just be one of those greats.

His debut album, Between the Incident and The Event, gives the listener a simultaneously diverse and cohesive sampling of his talents.

The most striking thing about Adam's music is the strength and passion of his voice. Soul singer, folk storyteller, country rocker and melodic screamer, Adam puts every inch of his pain and joy into his music.

Between the Incident... is the first solo album from a born and bred Chicagoan who demands to be heard far beyond the borders of this midwestern metropolis.

The first track, Last Summer is reminiscent of Rod Stewart before he became forever young. Instead of innocence and aimless meandering, the song announces from the get-go that Adam has put in his time strumming, singing and writing. You know this album isn't going to be your typical self-absorbed rumination on what it means to grow up. The songs on this album are nothing if not mature and insightful photographs from someone who has been through a lot of pain already and realizes that the first step to getting through it all in one piece is to realize that it won't stop. Childhood is over and it's time to get the desk job or chase those dreams until your legs give out. Lucky for us, Adam's legs, much like his vocal chords show no sign of slowing.

The next three songs are slow and swaying portraits of memory and nostalgia that display the same maturity and determination to hang on to the past and keep forging into the future.

The highlight of the album comes directly in the middle with When My Numbers Come In. A powerful Honky-Tonk anthem dedicated to small town (or South-Side Chicago) listlessness and the hopes of getting out from where you are while still clinging to what you know. Adam's voice is powerful and poignant on this track and the beat dances with the other musicians to create a song you'll want to listen to every morning just to start your day off right.

The final standout track on the album has to be 'Chicago In The Fall' which recently was broadcast across Canada on CBC's Roundup. Keeping with the regional and ubiquitous nature of this album, I find it poetic that this love song to a certain time and place was chosen to be played on another country's airwaves.

Each song on the album, however could easily be turned into a single. Rare for a self-released album. Despite all of this, the framework in which the songs are laid out couldn't be better. Family, loss and friendship are common themes throughout the eleven songs and at times will make your soul weep at their beauty.

Featuring a wide cast of Chicago musicians who many from the Windy City will recognize and marvel at, Between the Incident and The Event is an impressive undertaking even outside of its status as a debut. Playful and heartbreaking lyrics reminiscent of musicians as varied as Elliott Smith and Willie Nelson make this album say only one thing: Adam Fitz is going places.

I've had several friends who play in bands and occasionally release an album or an EP, but Adam is the only one who I am certain will be around for a while, steadily cultivating a fan base. So, when Adam is selling out venues around the world, just be sure to remember where you first heard about him.

Experimental and toe-tapping, Between The Incident and the Event will garner fans from all walks of life whether it is your whiskey-sipping grandfather or your kid brother who is just realizing that MTV is aimed at the Lowest Common Denominator of music fans.

In addition to the quality of the music, also of note is the beautiful packaging and insert artwork by Zach Taylor, whose other works can be viewed at Chicago's Linda Warren Gallery in the Fulton Market neighborhood.

Tracklist:
1. Last Summer
2. Once Again
3. One Of Them*
4. Feels Like Home
5. When My Numbers Come In*
6. Used To
7. A Scene In The Streets (She Hopes)
8. There
9. Summer Can Wait
10. Chicago In The Fall*
11. Put It On The Line

* Standout Tracks

Rating: 4.9 / 5

Listen to four songs from the album at Adam's Myspace Page

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Wednesday, November 02, 2005

Music: DangerDoom - The Mouse And The Mask


Artist: DangerDoom
Album: The Mouse And The Mask
Label: Epitaph
Released: 2005

Review: Listen up 50! You too, all the "Lil" rappers out there! You could learn a lot about your craft by listening to this album.

Not only is this album drenched in wit and ill sampling madness (courtesy of Cartoon Network and their Adult Swim characters), but it also reflects a feel-good Saturday morning nostalgia and goofiness that we could all use more of.

The DangerDoom project is the genius pairing of producer Danger Mouse and lyricist MF Doom. Both men don masks on this spin. The latter in his now rusted metal face and the former in a large mouse costume.

Danger Mouse, famous for his fugitive juxtaposition of Jay-Z and the Beatles on the RIAA bait Grey Album, joins jingle-like cartoon themes, old soul grooves and banging drum beats to keep the kids and kids-at-heart dancing in their pajamas.

Doom, best known for his bleary-eyed masterpiece Madvillainy project with musical workhorse Madlib, spits some of the wittiest and playful lyrics to come out of hip-hop since the days of rapping about your new sneakers. In my opinion, Doom is one of the best rappers on any scene, independent or mainstream. So it tickles my brain and funny bone to hear him drop lines like "Hey yo, I know this dude right / Karl, he wore tight blue sweats but wasn't glued too tight / All he had upstairs was a crude light / You think that's weird he lived next door to a food fight" while referring to a character from Aqua Teen Hunger Force.

Which leads to the third element of this project. Several characters from Cartoon Network's Adult Swim join in the fun with lines from well-known episodes as well as exclusive sound-bytes recorded for the album. Highlights include Brak's attempt to steal Danger's beat and Doom's lyrical limelight. Equally hilarious are the anxious and aggressive answering machine messages from ATHF's Master Shake, who tries unsuccessfully until the last beat to offer his lyrical skills to the project.

The samples used are inclusive enough, the rapping is playful enough, and the production is catchy enough that any listener will find something to enjoy regardless of their familiarity with Cartoon Network or their opinion of hip-hop. For once, someone gets the all-inclusive ethic of the genre correct!

Another rare hip-hop practice employed on the album is the bleeping-out of most of the expletives dropped, keeping with Adult Swim's ethic and enhancing the Saturday morning ambience.

DangerDoom sounds like the cast of Mystery Science Theater 3000 watching weekend cartoons and performing a hip-hop comedy revue.

As an added bonus, the vinyl edition (not sure about the CD) ends with a Meatwad acapella rendition of MF Doom's Beef Rap from his culinary-themed Mm…Food album.

I promise, you will spin this record until it sounds like a static television signal on Sunday night and still be giggling into your cereal bowl.

Rating: 4.75 / 5

Buy The Mouse And The Mask : CD / LP
Buy the Sofa King single : 12" vinyl

Selected MF Doom Discography

- Mm..Food? - 2004 - CD
- Special Herbs Vols. 7 & 8 - 2004 - CD
- Madvillain - Madvillainy (w/Madlib) - 2004 - CD
- King Geedorah - Take Me To Your Leader - 2003 - CD

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