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| The Guessmen The Cluny, Newcastle
Guessmen are Tynesides demons of skeewhiff beat-butchery. With two engineers transplanted behind a misfiring arsenal of creeping gadgets, and lead yelper Alan Edge pushed out before them, they conjure up an unholy riot of sight and sound. This is a mishmash of electronica, doo wap and jazz jostling for air in a bubble that threatens to splatter. Somehow, Guessmen merge Aphex-mangled mechanics, Herbet-like saxophone swells and Beefheart-y word weirdness into a storm that goes bump, blip and bang on the night. They are fronted by an insane druid who barks tales of spaceships and animals in suits, lapping up the bewildered catcalls from the crowd while smugly wrapped up in his trademark top hat and straggly tales. Together, Guessmen don't so much perform as play act, slamming their buttons so hard that you can almost feel the walls tightening their hold around you.
Ian Fletcher, Plan B Magazine, September 2005. | | Record Reviews
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