Search - Residents :: Diskomo 2000

Childlike and Creepy

07/19/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"The GOOSEBUMP tracks ("Disaster", "Plants", "Farmers", and "Twinkle") are what makes this CD a must listen. I've never heard any music sounding at once silly and as wonderfully surreal as these (that even goes for the Residents' other recordings, which are all pretty strange). For these four tracks the band took nursery rhymes, played them on childern's toys, then took the resulting sounds and voices and distorted everything on the mixing board. You'll never hear "Three Blind Mice" the same way again after it's been sung in your ear in the deranged whispering voice as it appears on this album. The Residents have made similar sounding recordings before and since this album (it was originally released in the late 70's), but this is where the full potential of the band's twisted take on popular tunes is at it's zenith.This EP alone would get 5 stars if it wasn't paired with the Diskomo tracks, which are good, if not great. The 2000 version really gets the dancefloor thumping, but the Residents have always been about twisting pop culture, not bending to it, and this track comes off a tad bit faddish. The 1992 version is my favorite, slower, yet more in line with the band's true essence. For longtime fans: get this CD! For newcomers: Start here!"

The residents are musical geniuses

04/23/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"oh my god i am amazed i cant believe theese musical geniuses i have like half their albums and they keep getting better the residents are the most interesting people in the world and deserve more publicity the have been underground for almost thirty years now"