Articles by John F. Butland

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  Idle Jets

  Atomic Fireball

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 1999

  The opening track of Atomic Fireball, “Genius Of The Obvious,” is one of the most effervescent and endearing slices of pop to c...

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  Oneida

  Enemy Hogs

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 1999

  Enemy Hogs is definitely schizoid, but that’s a large part of its charm. “Whitey Fortress” is five minutes of swirling, s...

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  Gimmicks

  Dirty Inside!

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 1999

  “Swarm Inside” has a long feedback drenched psychedelic opening before it drops into a garage, grunge stomper that has a few en...

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  Nomads

  Big Sound 2000

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 1999

  The Swedish quartet just keeps on grinding ‘em out, and the world’s a better place for it. While they’re getting a little...

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  Quadrajets

  My Car, My Spaceship

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 1999

  The A-side is heavy on the fuzz and distortion, with a deep groove and a psychedelic Brit Invasion chorus. They claim it’s a Blue Che...

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  Quadrajets

  Hole In The Sky

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 1999

  The A-side is heavy on the fuzz and distortion, with a deep groove and a psychedelic Brit Invasion chorus. They claim it’s a Blue Che...

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  Sewergrooves

  Three Time Losers

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 1999

  This long player from the Stockholm trio collects seven singles tracks and a lone previously unreleased number, which, fittingly, is the we...

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  Switch Trout

  Psycho Action!

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 1999

  It’s not often, apart from the dearly missed Teengenerate, that you hear the word great to describe a Japanese rock band. Well, with...