Green Cosmos [EP] [IMPORT]

Deerhoof

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 8, 2005)
• Original Release Date: June 28, 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: EP, Import
• Label: Mcd
• ASIN: B0009YVC7M
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #450,615 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.co.uk
If you know Deerhoof, your expectations will be way off the mark. If you don't, don't have any expectations. This is a band that can best be described as a washing-machine full of songs veering between spin cycle and a steady wash. And over fifteen minutes and seven tracks that comprise the Green Cosmos EP, expect this variation to happen many, many times.

For the first ten seconds of "Come See the Duck," the blasting riff and heavy drums will catch your ear, before grabbing the rest of your head and pulling it about quite violently. Lurching from garage-rock to thrash and back again, by the time you drag yourself to sanity and think "what was THAT?!" the song's moved onto "Green Cosmos," which is far more coherent, with a regular beat, chiming, bleeping keyboards and Japanese lyrics. The pattern of surprise and exploration repeats itself in many guises (the pastoral/ dramatic schizophrenia of "Malalauma," the toytown jazz-reggae of the wonderfully titled "Hot Mint Air Balloon"), worming its way into the listener's brain with its own charm. By the time it's done, you should be well and truly under Deerhoof's spell. --Thom Allott

Product Description
The new mini-album from San Francisco's Deerhoof and it continues in the same quirk-Pop direction of their last release 'Milk Man'.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars There's another side to Deerhoof...., November 9, 2005

By	Brian Ashby (San Antonio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Green Cosmos (Audio CD)

This EP is one that is, for reasons unbeknownst to me, often overlooked. But, to put it simply, you need this in your collection. Deerhoof explore a totally different side of themselves in the songs on this EP. It is, to say the least, an amazing work full of etremely poignant and beautiful songs (in their own unique way)... Fans of CIBO MATTO will love this.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kind of an unknown one, i guess?, October 15, 2005

By	Andrew (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Green Cosmos (Audio CD)

i have NO idea why no one has reviewed this yet.... its a side of deerhoof that we dont really see, but an interesting side.... although only an ep, its enough songs to make an epic.

all songs are good, different in their own way, but the best one by far is spiral golden town. i dont know what it is, but that song really got me.... order and listen for yourself!

what an amazing AMAZING EP, PLEASE (!!!) dont skip this from your collection.... because i can guarantee you, its well worthy.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars more like "awesome cosmos," or "green awesome" maybe, December 27, 2005

By	T. Rittman "geek" (ohio) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Green Cosmos (Audio CD)

a perfect distillation of more recent, ADHD deerhoof, and with a total runtime of ~20 minutes, it's perfect for ritalin-poppers everywhere. Most of the tracks cover familiar territory, but the EP's majestic centerpiece Spiral Golden Town injects a bollywood-esque foundation with extracts of cyndi lauper to reach new heights of gorgeous, semi-ridiculous songcrafting. absolutely essential.