Rx "Bedside Toxicology" Invisible Records INV 091 1998 (45:41)
Scarecrow (1:41)
K Y Re:amin (4:47)
Reuptake (3:37)
Downtown (4:55)
Imago (4:18)
Crackhead Waltz (3:01)
The Daze (5:11)
And When (4:26)
Idle Contact (3:40)
Exfoliate (5:13)
For Dusts and Mists (4:36)
Rx is Ogre and Martin Atkins with Lee Bagman Fraser, Chris Greene and Jason McNinch.
Overall impression: excellent. Ogre is back, finally, and he isn't relying on his past to blast him through the future. No Puppy, no Pigface ... this is Rx. It's a whole new thing. Sure, there's the trademark Martin Atkins drums and the fluid Ogilvie voice, but this album sounds quite different from past endeavors. Most of the album is very vocal centered, some very noisy parts, some quiet parts, lots of bizarre analogue bleeps, blurbs and beats, some guitar and some violin. The production is top-notch, a lot of attention to detail and some really great effects, sounds, layering, studio tricks, etc are utilized throughout. They took some cool risks on this album too, several tracks standout: "Scarecrow" is a Syd Barrett cover based solely upon Ogre's vox and acoustic guitar, "K Y Re:amin" is the "Asphole"-ish track they played on the Lowest of the Low tour (I wish I had the 10,000 watt system at home!), "Reuptake" reminds me of the "Our Swimmer" cover that Ogre/Rieflin/Walk did for the Wire "Whore" tribute awhile back, "Crackhead Waltz" is a bizarre music box-like tune, and "For Dusts and Mists" is a clanky instrumental that could fit on a Throbbing Gristle album. For some odd reason, I didn't "get" most of this album until after about a half dozen or so listens ... I suggest you do the same. It just clicked for me all of the sudden. It's going to get much more rotation on my cd players than Key's "Music For Cats", that's for sure. The packaging/artwork looks great too (as always with Invisible). My only minor complaint is how short the cd is. A great start for Rx, recommended and looking forward to more.
Go here for my translations of the lyrics for several songs.
Rx at Invisible Records