That title alone turns out to be a fair indicator of Orchestra Of Spheres’ remit. This second opus is a mad rush through almost every genre imaginable, delivered with the kind of ecstatic glee that suggests they’ve either hit on a startling creative revelation or else they’ve been ingesting something rather potent.
If it’s freewheeling cowboy-metal you’re after, look no further than Smash Hit #1. For handclapping techno, see Mind Over Night. The trippy Bogan In The Forest is world music gone gaga, packed with a bongload of tribal beats and vocals that sound like someone speaking in tongues to a tree. There’s something of Wire’s nervy energy on Jungle Pads; wed to a Teutonic gait and pattering keys, the flashing psych-punk licks of Journey are totally irresistible.
Orgiastic dance rhythms abound on Electric Company, while Numbers is an altogether more retro exercise in post-80s synth-pop. With its call-and-response leads, it’s one of the few tunes here that dares to approach anything conventional.
For the most part, these are instrumentals that seem intent on trying everything on for size, with most of vocals being wordless intonations that add to the surrealistic whole.
