Nor is listening to it with headphones, or getting drunk, popping on your turntable and cranking it in your bedroom or lounge as you dance wildly. The experience of sitting through I ’m In Your Mind Fuzz just simply isn’t enough. As the track comes to a close, it seems a fitting ending to a crazy whirlwind of a record that’s floored the acceleration pedal until the motor stopped running. With the ever-present fuzz still lingering, an acoustic guitar breaks its way through as vocalist Stu Mackenzie croons “it wouldn’t hurt to give you more, my love” in a very boy-band fashion, complete with harmonies. The album rounds out with ‘Her And I (Slow Jam 2) – a cute little love track that shakes things up a little by throwing in a dash of surf rock into the pot. It gives a very spring-like feel a lovely, sweet track that serves as a suitable break before delving into the vigorous mind fuzz once more. ‘Hot Water’ is a nice contrast in terms of time signature and the dominance of the flute. ‘Cellophane’ wears the harmonica on its sleeve, and the pure chaos of ‘Am I In Heaven?’ is merely fuelled by that dainty flute – dynamic, dangerous and an all-round delight. It’s present from the first minute of the album, with the flute’s dramatic tremolos floating in and out of the thick smog created by those signature guitar effects. The addition of these instruments give the album a rustic, home-grown feel and ultimately serve as perfect contributions to the addictive wall of noise that erupts from this record. This album pays tribute to the shrill tones of the flute, and the rasp of the harmonica. If you thought the wonders of the wind section couldn’t get any hotter, think again. The backbone of the track is carried over once more into ‘I’m In Your Mind Fuzz’ – as indecisive as the names of the past tracks have been, it seems that with this little number the band have finally made it to their ‘mind’ destination point. The chorus – ‘cellophane, cellophane’ chanted over and over is paired with one hell of a catchy melody that burrows in the back of your brain for a while and pops out when it feels the time is right. The past seven minutes have built up to this – a dynamic, head cooking number set to send any mosh pit into a frenzy. ‘Cellophane’ then makes its appearance, the lead single of the album. This time, guitars elude minor tones, eventually becoming more and more chaotic and fuzzed out. The rhythmic patterns of the bass and drums particularly stand out, and are carried over into the following track, ‘I’m Not In Your Mind’. It opens with ‘I’m In Your Mind’, three and a half minutes of heart-racing, toe-tapping King Gizzard tradition which sees jangly guitar making sharp entrances at every chance possible. Seeming slightly mathematical, in a sense, I ’m In Your Mind Fuzz does mess with your mind and give you total deja vu. We took a trip inside the record – here’s what we learned from it: Having The Same Drum Pattern Across Most Of The Album Actually Works So, is it possible for a band as prolific and hardworking as the Gizz to maintain their cult-like status and meet the high expectations so many have established? And what’s mind fuzz? Now, for the fifth time in their career, the band are delivering the brain-frazzling record that takes form as I ’m In Your Mind Fuzz. This year saw the arrival of Oddments, a chaotic, mind-warping LP that scored them a nomination at this year’s AIR Awards. The seven-piece took us on a whirlwind journey with Eyes Like The Sky and Float Along/Fill Your Lungs last year.
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