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My name is Alan, my friends call me Animal

I play drums

I like music from 1964-1984

I am in the band Black Santa

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my reviews(20)
9/10
Vladivostok Down by The Cruyff Turn
The drums are back in full effect here, more breakneck changes, tuneless guitars and messy noises. The breaks are too rehearsed for this to be a piss take, I seriously need to see this done live. What Gogol Bordello would sound like if raised on a diet of Miles Davis and Mahavishnu Orchestra. Chernobyl jazz from the ukraine, god bless The Cruyff Turn.
25-Sep-2006
Useful: 50.0% (0), Useless: 50.0% (0)
8/10
The Tetris Effect by The Cruyff Turn
Well I love Tetris and was actually hoping this would be the theme tune, it isn't. What we get instead is a weird build up and breakdown with off-key guitars and keyboards that sound like they are playing notes that do not exist. Superb build ups and breakdowns here, a strange wooden guitar comes in halfway through. The musical equvelant of the US show Lost. Beguling and intruiging in equal measure.
25-Sep-2006
Useful: 50.0% (0), Useless: 50.0% (0)
8/10
Stalingrad Tango by The Cruyff Turn
I meant to give this an 8
25-Sep-2006
Useful: 50.0% (0), Useless: 50.0% (0)
7/10
Spetznaz Disco by The Cruyff Turn
Great song title, hilarious little drums at the start. Nice surf guitars and some odd grinding sounds. There are messed up breaks galore here, things drop in and out too neatly for this to be free-form but there is a certain fluidity to the whole thing. Could do with some lyrics though, the end is cool and fairly funny.
25-Sep-2006
Useful: 50.0% (0), Useless: 50.0% (0)
8/10
Katushya Katushya by The Cruyff Turn
Well, this sounds like nothing else on earth. This is Ukranian jazz then. Strange changes, weird guitar sounds, walking bass and minimal jazz drumming. I have never heard anything like this. Either they are taking the piss or they are insane.
25-Sep-2006
Useful: 50.0% (0), Useless: 50.0% (0)
favourite tracks
1. The Cruyff Turn Vladivostok Down
2. The Cruyff Turn Katushya Katushya
3. The Cruyff Turn Stalingrad Tango
4. Solenca 3 a.m. (Old)
5. Solenca The Naked Elephant (Old)
6. Solenca 16 Claudita
7. The Humanity Bass Linear Demo
8. Colours Run Beautiful Waste Of Time
9. The Cruyff Turn The Tetris Effect
10. TheNigels Car Park Coriander Morning Mourning
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