Lava 303
Planet Dino (2lp/yellow)
Welcome to acid rock'n'roll, a mix of psychedelic techno, krautrock and elektropop with some taste of riot girl and politics directly from the Frankfurt underground. "If there was ever an acquired taste, it's definitely the music of Lava 303, the solo project of Conni Maly who is probably better known as the guitarist of The Slags, one of the first and foremost German all-female rock bands. It goes without saying that Ms Maly is an extraordinary guitarist, and I credit her strongly for not burdening the world with yet another insipid singer/songwriter album. Instead she uses a Roland MC-303 groovebox and a Korg Electribe sequencer to flesh out her compositions (..) Lava 303 combines the druggy subcultures of rock and electro into something rather unique, although she is not the first to experiment in this territory. Hawkwind and Ozric Tentacles have tried likewise mergers, and it goes without saying that Lava 303 can be counted successfully among their ranks." Co-release between Playground Productions and Herzberg Verlag. Limited to 200 copies on yellow vinyl with some red.