As for Mondo Jet Set, I enjoyed
their last CD but this is their masterpiece and I
cant commend it highly enough. To sustain such
quality over an hour or more of music is seldom
achieved and I find it hard to believe that this
group do not sell many records. (Perhaps they will
follow Pink Hedgehog band Hamfatter onto the Dragons
Den TV programme - only joking!) The mixture of
electronica and hypnotic vocal hooks is irresistible
and the band "set out their stall" early on
with 'But Please Remember (Dying To Come Over)' and
the pace never relents with 'Its A lie'
definitely a potential "hit". 'To Mary Jane
(Asleep on the Circle Line)' is another standout but,
really, there are no weaknesses here, there are some
great guitar riffs to satisfy those with a thirst for
heavier music. Why we arent hearing this music
on the media baffles me, confident, assured and
relevant, dont miss it!
Reviewed in Acid Dragon by Phil Jackson, FRANCE
This starts off with some electronic clatter but soon
turns into a Pulp-ish workmanlike execution of stoner
Pet Shop Boys pop, whisked so lightly that it may
appear to just blow away on any passing breeze.
Theres a warm fuzzy glow to the plot though,
which hooks you right in. (MMM)
Reviewed at Music-Dash by Parker Knoll, UK
SOUNDS LIKE? Well, it's a
duo, so the obvious thing is to over-dress The Pet
Shop Boys template, I know, I know, but there must a
someplace, somewhen, in an infinite universe where Ms
Tennant and the other one have a few Yes albums
leaning awkwardly against 'Synth Master Overload Does
Abba'. You can see why we like it. This is all swoosh
and tweak, some quite subtle, some quite look away
now, but every note, every breathlessly
synth-drenched chord is sincere, loveable and you
can, really can, feel the love, the care and the
attention to detail that has gone into this
gloriously leaky, but gorgeous submarine of an album.
IS IT ANY GOOD? Why not?
Reviewed at Unpeeled, UK