Those approaching this EP expecting to hear Prefuse's signature manic chopped beats underneath Flaming Lips will be disappointed. Instead what we get is Only She Chapters-era prefuse, applying ambient layering and smearing to wishy washy guitar washes and Conye croons. The only exception is the Convinced of the Hex buzzy-bass of *ahem* Supermoon Makes Me Want to Pee, but even that does little to evoke the microcut master that theoretically guests here.
Frankly, these sound like they could just be Flaming Lips b-sides, packed in some kind of Aphex Twin remix bait-and-switch. Which isn't such a bad thing, and is a testament to how wild the Lips have gotten, but I can't help but be disappointed. Then again, Prefuse reads the Books was disappointing too, maybe he's just not a really assertive collaborator, but rather a behind-the-curtain producer? Anyway, judged for what it is, this is a fairly interesting, mostly tuneful set of songs, but nothing that will blow you away as much as either artist's best stuff 3/5
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