Cirque du So What "Procrastinators Of The Apocalypse" - 2010 Release

So I just spent an hour driving and listing to this CD. Is it stupid? Oh, god, yes, it's stupid. So very stupid. But is it funny? Yeah, most of it is damned funny. What the hell is it? Oh, well, it's a sketch comedy album from Shoebox of Worm Quartet, The Great Luke Ski, Devo Spice, and Chris Mezzolesta of Power Salad. And if you are familiar with these FUMP regulars, then this is exactly what you are expecting. Stupid. And funny. They've all had #1 songs on Dr. Demento, and now they do this. Should you listen to it straight through? Well, yes. Will it hurt? Yeah, probably.

The opening track is the only real song on the CD. It basically introduces the participants. Entitled "God Hates Comedy Musicians", it sets up what follows in a way. There are a couple of running gags, there's the "Guess the Context" tracks, some of which are funny, and there is the "TILE" gag, which is very, very dumb. Very dumb. But dumb funny. There is also a few Gilbert commercials done by Luke Ski which are pretty amusing.

So overall, the ones that made me laugh, enough to mildly swerve while driving, would be, "The Bible, an Audio Book", "Name Pitch Meeting", "The Track You Will Listen to Most on this Disc", Luke Ski Cereal", "Meanwhile...", and Bonus Track #2. Now, that is not to say the rest of the tracks failed in any way, cause they do not. However, after one full listen, those are the ones that I laughed at the most.

It may cost you a few brain cells by the time you are done, but this is a very worthwhile disc. It actually clocks in at one hour, six minutes. You are also sure to hear plenty of it on The Last Exit for the Lost, although there are a few tracks that I will likely never be able to play, like the rather silly, "A F*ing Room". There are also currently two songs available on The Fump for free, so there is no reason to not go over there and check them out. As for this project, you can stop over to their website and pick up a copy.

-Seriah Azkath
April 10, 2010

Ana Kefr "Volume 1"

Ok, so it takes a lot anymore to really get me to notice bands. It's not that there isn't tons of talent out there, and some great bands, but for something to truly stand out to me, it has to be something really special. Ana Kefr are one of those bands. This is one of a few CD's that I have been listening to over and over again lately. Brutal, yet catchy and memorable. Fantastic song structures, twisting and building into each new part, into each new song. This blows away most heavy bands today. There is so much emotion contained here. Anger moves through it, anger at our society and what it does to us. It's not just anger that emotes through this CD, though, it is far more complex than that. It is very politically incorrect, just the way it should be. Well, written, intelligent, thought provoking lyrics, backed with powerful, original music. And this is just their first CD. Here, watch their EPK below, and go check out their very cool looking MySpace page

The Uprising - AK-EPK