MELVINS - Ozma LP rockabilly an encroaching darkness spreads out

an encroaching darkness spreads out over side two of New Lands

menacing from start to finish

while avoiding the self-indulgent pitfalls of both

the Real Kids imploded along with Red Star

bassist/keyboardist STEPHANIE DEMOPULOS and drummer LISA CARMERON craft songs that shape-shift from part to part rather than follow traditional verse-chorus-verse structure

MELVINS - Ozma LP rockabilly an encroaching darkness spreads outGatefold sleeve. Highly recommended. Ozma was recorded soon after Melvins made the move from Washington to San Francisco, and was their first release to include the diminutive yet mighty Lorax (Lori Temple Black) on bass. In fact, the first sound one hears at the albums opening is Lori standing on her tiptoes to switch on her amp, thereby warning the listener of the onslaught to come. Distorted, down tuned doom riffs start, stop, lurch sideways with