The Magnificents - Ring Ring Oo Oo EP

A frothing electro-acid vat

Single Review by Billy Hamilton | 12 Mar 2007
Label: KFM
These days, it's a little passé to berate Russell Brand. His shaggily coiffured bouffant and pseudo-Victorian disposition has somehow conquered a wave of public disaffection. But what of his musical inclinations? Well, by championing Edinburgh avant-gardes The Magnificents, it seems the flamboyantly attired one has a more delectable taste in tunes than TV shows. Pulsating like a psychedelic freak-out, new EP Ring Ring Oo Oo is a sharp blast of transient synths and ragged Beta Band-esque percussion. With its looping bassline and warped lyricism the title track opener will undoubtedly cavort across dancefloors like a jellified Gary Numan. The cyber-punk massacre of 'Caught In a Cyclone' proves to be the EP's most intelligible moment, before veering headlong into the frothing electro-acid vat of 'Back To The Dog Palace' and 'Keep Running'. A masterclass in robotic hypnotism. [Billy Hamilton]
Release Date: 12 March. http://www.themagnificents.co.uk