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With production help from Lou Giordano and King Missile's Chris Xefos, Hypnolovewheel makes its entertaining and slightly off-center way through indie rock fun, late-'80s style, on Space Mountain. This was the band's third record and the first to gain wide attention, and deservedly so -- while later releases were even better, Space Mountain makes the correct move of not mistaking humor as an excuse to be dumb. Drawing on a wiry (and indeed Wire-y) approach that translates the friendly-but-aggro approach of American new wave legends like the Embarrassment and Pylon, the quartet spikes the brew with everything from merry surf/thrash ("I Dream of Jeannie") to softly-sung (but not softly sung) paeans to the "Mysteries of the Unknown." Any number of songs barely crack the minute-long mark, drawing the comparisons to the likes of Wire and early R.E.M. even more strongly, but Hypnolovewheel never sounds too much like any particular group to cause irritation -- it's the band's own synthesis, one that works. Though it's not clear who actually sings in the band, whoever the lead guy is has a strong, warm voice with just enough nervous quaver in it to sound just cutting enough when needed -- check out the romantic angst of "Peat Rows," which pulls no punches in smart singalong fashion. "Bronze Bus" actually recalls a bit of David Byrne in the singing, but just a hint, the song itself something of an epic for the band -- over four minutes long! -- and featuring some great rave-up action as it goes, credit to guitarists Ramirez and Hunking both. Other great bits throughout the album: the quote of Van Halen's "Finish What You Started" followed up with a drawled "Van Hagar speaks for me!" and the great backing vocal work throughout from the rest of the band.
Review by Ned Raggett
| Track | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Dream of Jeannie | 2:24 |
| 2 | Kiss Big | 2:21 |
| 3 | Peat Rows | 1:28 |
| 4 | Pleasant Valley | 2:36 |
| 5 | Bronze Bug | 4:29 |
| 6 | Mescalito | 2:24 |
| 7 | Parallel Universe | 2:34 |
| 8 | The End of Time | 3:35 |
| 9 | Fast Way Down | 2:03 |
| 10 | Mysteries of the Unknown | 2:19 |
| 11 | Cosmic Cube | 1:49 |
| 12 | Cactus | 2:34 |
| 13 | Divining Rod | 4:01 |
| 14 | Junior Pyromaniacs | 2:20 |
| 15 | What I Do | 2:21 |
| 16 | Toaz 78 | 1:56 |
| 17 | Mayflower Madam | 3:18 |
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