mark plays with his voice this is my least favorite D.V.O.A. album. it is very difficult to listen to all the way through--and i have tried many times. most of the tracks are just vocal effects noodling, without much subtance or presence. i wish the songs were as imaginitive as their titles. my rating of two stars is for the tracks PAET FLAG and WESTERN-WARDOE, which are the only two reasons i have not sold this cd.
Yum. Shap is a fine disc, it was the first I heard by DVOA and remains a favorite. The ambience is strange and often noisy; most of the tracks are relatively short, so there is a diverse variety of material. The combination of aesthetic elements in many of the tracks is rather unique, although the resonant vocal murmurs are a little overused. Still, if you're looking for something strange and oddly atmospheric, dip in.
Ball of Confusion Hey, wait a minute - what's going on here? This is easily the most disconcerting album I've heard. Odd noises loosely grouped together in tracks with names like 'eadiglice" and "papa papa repe wax" transit each other like asttological forces, leaving inscrutable signs and portents of stranger things to come. Not pretentious or alienating, just alien.
Anything Goes Trivia
Megaton Man
Tailipoe
Trevor
