Thee Oh Sees - Castlemania LP xx2002 the album preceded much of

the album preceded much of the hardcore metal crossover of the mid-80s and played an influential but often unacknowledged role in the punk and metal subgenres that followed

many of the tracks *announce* themselves with a sudden cough

‘Particle of Memory’ is a hypnotic 6-track EP that explores new territories in contemporary dance music

this thing rockets along like a bullet train trying to drive off-road in a storm of unpredictable structure and demented force

Thee Oh Sees - Castlemania LP xx2002 the album preceded much ofSan Francisco's incredibly prolific Thee Oh Sees are back with another full length album of original tracks plus a smattering of covers. While the group's previous releases on In The Red, Help and Warm Slime, showcase their amped up, reverb drenched garage psych pummel, on Castlemania, John Dwyer and company take a more low key approach. Dwyer himself describes Castlemania as 'summer y and poppy'; on many of the tracks, electric guitars are jettisoned