Back in 1995, when this album was released, it was difficult to categorize the music Morse had created. The job is no easier Eight years on. Its if they took the key aspects of mid-nineties alternative music, mercilessly chopped them up into little pieces with a machete and threw them in a boiling pot of sulphuric acid. The result was this harsh abrasive sonic soup.

Opening track ‘Maziacs’ is pure Electro Rock covered in a thick coating of ZX Spectrum samples. ‘West’ borrows its sick serial killer subject matter and growling vocals straight from the Death Metal Camp, while the music is pure Industrial. ‘The Human Animal’, a tribute to Anthropologist Desmond Morris, and ‘Whatstandwell or Bust’ are the bands valiant attempts at hardcore punk. While the final track, ‘Maternity of Sleep’, is a mellow outro that emphasizes the albums diverse meandering.

Morse are always full of surprises. Their cover of Slayer’s ‘Skeletons of Society’ turns the song on its head replacing distorted guitars with a slap bass and a brass section. ‘Extraction of Limbs of Manipulation’, and ‘Satan Owns a Corner Shop’, swap and change musical styles more often that a chameleon changes colour. Morse are not a band that take themselves too seriously as can be seen in the albums outlandish highlight ‘Posh Wank’, and the ridiculous ‘Hours of Fun.’

What this album lacks in production values, being recorded live with hardly any dubs over a two day period, it makes up for in diversity, tenacity, and sheer unadulterated black humour.

Interesting fact = This is the first time this album has appeared on CD. The original, and now deleted, tape and vinyl copies are collectors items.

Download the complete track Posh Wank