#1218 Rufus Zuphall - Phallobst

Straightforward Krautrock that's more Jethro Tull than Can, and not just because it's got flutes a-flyin': this is full of killer riffs, straightforward vocals, and hard edges, deigning to outright rock with the fury that'll spur purists to sniff in indignation. There's little minimalism or hard experimentalism, just those garagey piledrivers driven with ballerina grace, the jazziness coming in the way that those riffs simmer and explode with Beat energy. It can be a little formless and hard to follow, but when it coalesces it capitalizes on all that contrast and the hits come extra hard. Exciting, inventive, jammy stuff 4/5