Dominique Leone, your "Out Music" PFM columns are a treat

hmm, Deerhoof certainly aren't minimalist -- they remind me in spirit of XTC up to about Black Sea; melodies that seem right out of the beatles and beach boys (or gershwin and cole porter for that matter), but finding really unexpected ways of placing them in the context of their songs, either with unusual harmonies, or counterpoint (usually from guitar). It's like watching a beam of light zig-zag through space, as everything around it changes from bright color to bright color, like dozens of different-colored strobe lights. Deerhoof don't sound like this all the time (and lately, seem to be calming a little bit), but when they do, I love them. And I guess that is kind of a psychedelic experience!

Ha: they sounded perfectly natural covering "Bungalow Bill," and would probably sound even more natural covering "Scissor Man!"

dominique this is the first time I have ever actually wanted to listen to deerhoof

if your description proves to be accurate then I will be forever indebted to you

Get reveille.

Moment of truth awaits: I've just bought 'Viva Koenji!'...