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[*] posted on 4-23-2004 at 02:57 PM
U.K. Fusion: 5 Out Of 5


From uk-fusion.com:

Deftly mixing and mashing all manner of retro guitar riffs and new-age sounds together forever, the high-tech world of Ima Robot has crash-landed in the most spectacularly enthralling fashion imaginable.

The five men that make up this band are clearly from another planet, and yet even their most eccentric vices are holed up in such wholesomely great and catchy songs that Ima Robot are more than just the best thing since sliced bread - they're the best thing, full-stop.

Alex Ebert can be seen and heard at the forefront of their musically eclectic stall, his versatile singing voice hitting some extraordinary high notes, especially through their exhilarating single release '12 = 3,' that in spurts might remind of Mclusky's stark Alt.-punk-rock sound.

Elsewhere on this eponymous album release, the high-octane coolness of 'Dynomite' hears Alex concede "you got me burning both ways", before the anthemic nature of 'Alive' attacks the senses with the swagger of King Adora, and 'Scream' captivatingly proceeds with its startling melody and Cure-flavoured vibes.

'Let's Talk Turkey,' meanwhile, is a lyrical masterpiece ("life - a reaction to emptiness";) and one of the most engaging tunes on the album, while 'Here Come The Bombs' has to win prizes for being one of the most ominously disturbing anthems of 2004, as the Ima Robot crew collectively slosh their tongues around their meek cheeks and chant "Buy our album please!", as though the very fact that hearing such a request for oneself suggests not that you've already parted with your cash for such an unparalleled pleasure.

Having been mixed and mastered in California, and with four of the five members arranging the crafty programming for the songs, this is the wildest, most exciting and satisfying release since your very debut orgasm. Truth be told…
(5/5)

Steve Rudd



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