Album
Type:
Album
Date
Released:
April 28th 2015
Label:
Ripple Music
Mondo
Satan – Track Listing
Scorpio Queen
Kill City Death Cult
Spahn Ranch
Motherfucker
Make Me Bleed
Galaxy Travelin'
Blues
Superfuzzed
Mondo Satan
Dust Joint
The Iguana
The Righteous One
Bio
Originally formed as
Snake Machine in 1992 it wasn’t until a name change and shortening
of their songs in ’97 that the band settled into doing what they do
best; preaching the gospel of dirty garage rock. Swedish style.
Often compared to the
likes of Mudhoney, The Stooges, MC5 and Blue Cheer – the latter of
whom SPT paid tribute to with a ripping cut of ‘Second Time Around’
on Black Widow Records’ Blue Explosion – their music is
influenced by late ’60s psych rock and low-budget B-movies like
Psychomania and Angels From Hell. (Anobsession that quickly led on to
the band contributing music to the 2005 snuff documentary Actress
Apocalypse and I Am Vengeance in 2012.)
Band
Members
Sjöberg - Guitar &
Lead Vocals
Enberg - Bass &
Backing Vocals
Review:
For
a band that's been around since 1992 (OK the guys did change their
name to Space Probe Taurus in 1997) it's almost criminal that Mondo
Satan is only Space Probe Taurus second full length album after
almost 23 years in existence. Sure they've released one full length
album and a wide range of EP's and demos to critical acclaim. Thank
our lucky stars that our good pals at Ripple Music have signed this
great band to their label as Mondo Satan is an absolute blast from
start to finish.
Sure
these guys are highly influenced by Monster Magnet but Space Probe
Taurus deserves to be taken as their own band. Their sound is more of
a Fuzz Rock, Garage Rock, Psych Rock vibe with the band showing their
love for 60s Psych Rock from the Biker Movies from the same era. Put
all this trippy goodness together and you have an album that's packed
full of great tunes to rock out to. There's nothing progressive here
just good old fashioned Fuzzed Up Acid style Stoner Rock jams with a
band playing for the love of the music.
Opening
track - Scorpio Queen - comes at you like an out of control gang
looking for their next battle as these guys are primed ready with Acid Rock
style Stoner/Punk/Fuzz riffs. The vocals have a raw DIY feel and
that's keeping to the bands DIY ethos that has served them so well
over the years. The sound isn't the most polished but I wouldn't have
it any other way as it gives Space Probe Taurus a real air of
authenticity that you cannot get with some Stoner Rock bands. You
feel this band live and breathe the crazy 60s Psych Rock scene though
with a great modern sound to match as well.
Second
track - Kill City Death Cult - starts with a trippy soundclip with a
sense of danger lurking around the corner. It has a slight Uncle Acid
And The Deadbeats vibe as the band venture further into their trippy
psych rock persona for one of the albums standout tracks. The opening
two tracks should tell you what's in store for the rest of the album
as the band entice you early on tales of rebellious carnage all told
through the power of Acid Fuzz/Psych Rock/Stoner Rock beats. The
album is brilliantly produced and played by all from start to finish.
It's
very hard to find fault with this album as these guys play at a
breakneck speed you won't have time to catch your breath. Especially
on tracks such as - Spahn Ranch Motherfucker, Galaxy Travelin'
Blues, Mondo Satan and Superfuzzed. If you miss mid 90s sounding
Monster Magnet then Space Probe Taurus is the band for you. With so
many bands joining on the Retro sounding band-wagon it's great to
hear a band having so much fun without caring what anybody else
thinks.
If
you're not rocking out to - The Righteous One - then there's no hope
for you - as the band create more crazy psychedelic riffs with a
major rebellious streak running through its veins. Mondo Satan is an
album for all you Acid Rock/Fuzz/Stoner Rock freaks to go crazy over.
I hope these guys tour the UK one day as I want to see these guys in
action to see if they are this wild and crazy in real life. Do
yourself a favour, when this album is released, grab a copy of this
album as it's a thrilling and adventurous album from one of Stoner
Rock's true underground heroes finally starting to receive the
attention that they truly deserve.
Thanks
to Richard at Sheltered Life for the promo. Mondo Satan is available
to buy from Ripple Music on CD/DD on 28th April 2015.
Words
by Steve Howe
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