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5.0 out of 5 stars
one of the best rock albums of 2007, Mar 3 2008
By Patrick K. Moore "rocker, scholar, and freela... - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Catharsis In Crisis (Audio CD)
Old Time Relijun, an underappreciated underground band out of Olympia, WA, have built up a cult following over the past ten years or so with a strong discography of some six albums or so and long tours across the states and Europe.
Their sound is something like Beefheart fronting The Contortions, in a scary dream... Some funky rhythms and intense sax plus some loud guitars and very intense vocals. Definitely something out of the mainstream yet very catchy at the same time. Definitely rockin' but also very literary and cerebral. If you like early Sonic Youth, Captain Beefheart, or all that original No Wave stuff, you will probably dig this bigtime.
This album is definitely the cleanest production I've heard from them yet, and is also the first studio recording with their current lineup which includes a new sax player and drummer.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wow!!, April 27 2012
By Joe Y. - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Catharsis In Crisis (Audio CD)
The first reviewer said it well enough. I was thinking Beefheart as well - in terms of weird originality that is, not in sound. I really didn't have anything to add, other that to say this CD is WAY COOL!!!! Certainly hellish (in a good way) -gritty sax, superb rhythm section......WAY COOL!!