Reviews

Idiotape

Screen Star Cop City cassette

Second run of SCREEN STAR’s Cop City cassette, originally released October, 2025. This is the solo project of Matthew Campbell, formerly(?) of Nashville’s SNOOPER. These four tracks are best played loud to hear the snotty vocals and garage-y, pummeling rock’n’roll rhythms—if something in your house isn’t rattling, turn it up. While SNOOPER is an obvious comparison, I also hear something akin to the greasy SICK THOUGHTS sound. Knuckles on Stun only released 25 cassettes for this run in the US, so by the time you’re reading this, they’ll probably be gone. Great EP/demo, whatever this is, and hopefully he’s got more coming our way.

Secret Agent Headcheese Escapes From Alcatraz cassette

One-man UK operation that is as eggy as cyberpunk with traces of sci-fi could be, offering five tracks filled with monotone videogame synth drums and characteristically pinchy vocals with that “submarine telephone” effect that egg-punk people crave. Coming from Barnsley but jailed in Alcatraz for a brief moment, this cassette is meant to be some sort of pardon, or at least an argument to be offered a chance to escape. It seems that this secret agent may be dangerous, avoid if approached by this creature. Favorite track: “Elektrik Chair.”