Paulo Vicious Ansiedade e Guerra cassette
Mysterious egg-punk project that mixes rudimentary keyboard beats with fuzz guitar and insect-effect vocals. The tape opens with an irritating Casio “Rock Beat 2” drum preset with chirpy keys and the voice buzzing something unintelligible. I was ready to push pause and write the review, but the next few tracks were pleasantly surprising. “Cinema City” features guitar fuzz so blown-out that it sounds like the circuitry has been destroyed, which, ironically, gives the track warmth and provides counterpoint to the simple electronic beats. “Acorda Bebê 2” has a crude punk riff that expands into a similarly crunchy, catchy chorus that brought me back in. Closer “Revendedor Clonex Bye Bye” is much like the opening track, but it makes more sense after listening to the whole tape. Information on PAULO VICIOUS is scant: this tape was previously released on an Israeli label, the song titles are in Portuguese, and this edition is from the reliably great Florida label, Xtro. Maybe this is ushering in a new era of Mysterious Guy International Casio Beat Broken Fuzz Pedal Egg-Punk? If you’re a true egg freako, you’ll dig it.