New direction for Otto and a great sound.
Jose Jones | 08/06/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I saw that no one had written a review for this yet, so I figured I'd drop a small one here for any smart individual who happened to be searching for it and needed a little nudge to buy it.
This is something of a departure for Otto von Schirach. It's much less noisy and chaotic than his normal releases. It's almost like he wanted to make the best club music never made. I personally love when talented breakcore artists snap off IDM/house/d&b/whatever/whatever songs because they show you how good and appealing it can be if done right. You see the same thing from Venetian Snares, Sickboy and Duran Duran Duran.
While I always liked and listened to Otto von Schirach -- and loved his live shows -- I was never the biggest fan. But "Oozing Bass Spasms" is terrific -- a thumping, sex-centric feast.
The tracks are excellent 1 through 18, but the highlights are definitely "Subatomic Disco Divas," "Dance Like A Hoe," "Romance In The Club" and "Stallion Milkshake."
I don't know if this signals a new direction for Otto von Schirach, but it certainly makes me anxious to see what he puts out next."
Satanic sex with aliens
S. Williams | indianapolis, IN | 09/05/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This album is fantastic. By "fantastic," I mean that it is very well produced and jam-packed with killer beats. This album combines elements of Miami Bass, extreme metal, breakcore, head-scratching weirdness and more in order to create the funkiest, sleaziest, most evil electronic music ever heard by human ears. Every song appears to have been as carefully and precisely crafted as any Ferrari, with the difference being that some of the songs are slower (and others much faster) than the famous Italian sports cars. If you have enjoyed any music Otto von Schirach has made, you will most likely enjoy this album from start to finish. Like a Fabergé pinball machine, this album is fun, crazy, complex, and full of weird sounds.
This review would not be complete unless it was mentioned that some listeners may find the lyrics objectionable. Some of the subject matter reminds me of that time I spent 120 days in the Chateau de Silling with 3 friends and 32 captives.
Final word: hearing the Frankenstein-ian groove of "Sliced Doves on Codeine," complete with Prince's "When Doves Cry" shaved into strips and machined back together, is worth the purchase price of the album all by itself."
