21/2 Creatures more accurately has a fervent ‘carnival-esque’ sound with slight hints of Primus and Ween’s The Pod. Choppy drums dance between quick polka and gloomy head hammering collisions; Hall’s “guitar-o-bass” (custom low-tuned guitar with bass strings) and distorted voice assault the songs like an enraged android; and, all the while, Horikawa fingers a Casiotone organ like a chorus of screaming children, then sings like an angel.
For the adventurous listener, E.D.S. opens the black tent to their unpredictable psycho circus: a lurid place where Ted Bundy struts as ringmaster; Robert Pickton twists and twirls with his lovely acrobats; Jack the Ripper juggles his bloody knives; and Jeffrey Dahmer runs the concession.
Recommended for those who take pleasure in chewing tinfoil. Not recommended if you’re afraid of clowns.
