Brian Jonestown Massacre
Bravery, Repetition and Noise
(Bomp Records)
Website: www.bomp.com
Independent Los Angeles record label Bomp! Records has a few favored bands that they take great care in nurturing. One of them is the groovy, modern psychedelic music merchants that are the BJM. Actually, the band is pretty much the idiosyncratic spawn of one Anton Newcombe and whatever colony of inventive insaniacs he brings along to roll out his prevailing musical vision. Parts of this album were released earlier in 2001 as an e.p. entitled “Zero”. Like a lysergic Robert Smith, Newcombe and crew create thick fogs of elegant, mid tempo burble with plenty of weird sounds emanating from beneath the mix. It makes sense though, driven as it is by a good measure of warm acoustic guitars and layered organ swells that anchor the spacier elements. “Let Me Stand Next To Your Flower” with it’s “You’re like candy to me” refrain hypnotizes rather...hiply. Don’t be afraid to repeat this noise often.
Jeff Monk
rating: 3 stars
MONk...the 2009 view: Brian Jonestown Massacre are still collectively dragging themselves around stages I believe. There was a film...controversy, Dig? I like these guys in small doses but there are those of a certain age and drug-intake level that scream this band's name out whenever they have taken a bellyfull of peyote and driven out into the desert in Nevada somewhere. Remember kids, it always looks much better on paper...or typed, or when Tony Soprano does it. There will be puking.
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