Phil Dirt - Reverb Central - PO Box 1609, Felton, CA 95018-1609 USA The Hypnomen - Supersonico | Continuing to make big noises in a cavernous hall, the Hypnomen creates some of the best writing and performing, buried under indistinct lo-fi to moderately good sound. The songs are powerful, the energy high, and the sincerity clear. Mean vibrato trash instros, ominous and edgie! There's a lot of Link Wray influence in this CD. A very strong band in need of a good recording session. All in all, a good CD - one of very few lo-fi issues I would recommend. |
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Track by Track Review
Surf (Instrumental)
Vibrato fuzz evil mean progression, delivered in a big truck.
Surf (Instrumental)
A nifty big hall bass sound and vibrato guitar. like listening to Link Wray from down the hall.
Surf (Instrumental)
Big, howling, eerie, and oh-so cool! A big guitar track with Big Myke Destiny in mind.
Surf (Instrumental)
A fine tune with a warbly guitar tone. Melodic and entertaining. Cool vibes.
Surf (Instrumental)
A giant choppy Bo Diddley chicken bop backdrop supports great stereo and nice lead work via a vibrato melody line.
Surf (Instrumental)
Slow evil fuzz vibrato Link Wray in a ditch number. Huge. Major sustain.
Surf (Instrumental)
A choppy number, with toms pounding and fuzz cranking out in a cool vibrato. More an American Indian theme than African (Bwana) or Spanish (Huevo). Does that mean Friendly Egg?
Surf (Instrumental)
A double picked faster spy tune with great flair. Infectious and cool.
Surf (Instrumental)
A Link-like Middle Eastern mysterious thing - very cool melody. Moody!
Surf (Instrumental)
Very thin sound with a big performance lurking somewhere in it's shadow.
Surf (Instrumental)
It's got that fast paces spy across the street sound. A bit jazzy. Very nice song poorly recorded.
Surf (Instrumental)
Bluesy and chunky with great drums, cool vibrato, and fiery guitar work.
Surf (Instrumental)
A big warbly Link Wray-like song with shimmer and panache. It invokes images of tribal lagoons and ritual luaus with shrunken heads on poles at the perimeter.
Surf (Instrumental)
Shimmer and Hawaiian luau fun. Fifties exotica in a garage. I love it! Totally infectious.
Surf (Instrumental)
"The Urge" is very very Bottle Ups like. Shimmer and Hawaiian luau fun. Fifties exotica in a garage. I love it! Totally infectious.