EMMETT O.C. - 9 From The Warped Mind LP (colour vinyl)

Limited edition of 150 copies on orange colour vinyl.

Highly recommended.

Emmett O.C's first ever solo endeavour is a culmination of isolationist grifting's that are reminiscent of lost 80s demo-tapes and found reels that had been left to disintegrate in dark dingy basements.

Aggressive synth-punk tunes and lonesome organ-driven doo wop abound in this collection of tracks. Emmett uses a myriad of broken synthesisers, off-tempo drum machines, out-of-tune guitars and his warped mind to concoct an original listening experience.

A soundtrack for a drifter wandering through a wayward, industrial shell... A world past its prime; a husk of society disintegrating before everyone's eyes.

"...he’s played in a variety of underground Cleveland punk bands (MK Ultras, Archie And The Bunkers, etc.). He’s stepping out here on his own, looking like a dashing ’50s greaser on the cover (or, some could argue, a twink heartthrob of the mid 2020s). I assumed he’d give us some form of punk, and voila: this solo-project follows the common path of vocals over drum machines and synths, the cheaper-sounding the better. An extremely low-fidelity affair, picture if you will an egg-punk John Maus excitedly crooning over chintzy gear on the street outside of Goner Fest to the bemusement of all passersby. The punker / sharper tunes resonate with me the most, whereas I find the doo-wop inspired tracks (proof of his greaser bonafides) least palatable, no matter how many Cindy Lee fans out there want to argue otherwise. It’s not a new thing to holler “one two f*ck you” over a peppy drum-machine beat and monotonous synths, but “The Air Conditioning Is Making Me Sick” is up there with Buck Biloxi as far as enraged-yet-futile solo punk-rock is concerned. I like my one-man-band garage-punks like my Negronis: bitter as hell." - YGR