Now a split EP from SCHIZO FUN ADDICT and THE BOY FROM SPACE on Bracken records. First up "the Schizo" with a repetitive guitar hook swaddled in echo and distortion (Brian says
Eggs, Ant says Sonic Youth). Its got a weirdness that
makes it as charming as it is odd with a self believe that that makes
it sound like the hippy theme tune to some
weird religious cult. 2nd song invites a lady to sing for us over
acoustic guitar with a simple 70's style peace song. Now Boy from space
and
here's another band not settling for the norm. Its hard to pin them
down as each track is different to the next. 1st song is a cool
instrumental full of hand claps and
synth solos. The 2nd song is a Baz Lerman sun screen type effort with a narrative about product
knowledge in front of a cheesy dance track like a twisted St Etienne.
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What their label says...
Aled Jones (not that one) at Glasswerk captured the essence and said it better than we ever could: Occasionally one comes into contact with something so insanely original that words simply fail to grasp the brilliance of the endeavour. Schizo Fun Addict release a split EP with The Boy From Space on the 5th of February 2007 on Bracken Records and if the late great John Peel was still with us this would be a release that would be featured on his Radio 1 show. It’s hard to know exactly where to start when it comes to Schizo Fun Addict only to say that commercial sensibilities are something that has undoubtedly passed them by. In an age when becoming famous in the music industry takes about two minutes for some bands via myspace and the whore rag that is the NME, it’s refreshing to hear a band that cares for nothing but being original. Their style is one of a guitar band from another dimension. Both tracks are equally outstanding and bring to mind the Velvet Underground and Sonic Youth, The Dandy Warhols and God knows what else. The moody overtone casts a long dark shadow over the sound and it’s a cloud you need to be under. The Boy From Space showcases both ‘The Farm’ and ‘Wouldn’t You Rather be a Winner?’, on this release with both as unique as the SFA sound before them. They seem made in someone’s garage with the minimum of production. ‘The Farm’ is a simple instrumental that puts you in mind of a Mexican gathering somewhere in Tijuana. As a startling opposite comes ‘Wouldn’t You Rather be a Winner?’, a dance track with the monotone voice playing like a self-help motivator for your sense of inner happiness. The UK music scene has grown so repetitive and dull it’s almost frightening when somebody dares to be different. We are told that the things to watch this year are acts like Mika and The Twang, which is basically the new James Morrison and Arctic Monkeys of this year, how original. The music world sadly needs a return from the likes of Captain Beefheart, Sun Ra or George Clinton in some form or guise. God only knows what may become of Schizo Fun Addict or The Boy From Space, in terms of massive radio play et al, very little I assume. But this is the music that everybody needs to have pumped into their brains so they can at least say they listened to something different once in their dull grey lives.
