It's all very Psyentific™ —This album is a personal compilation of previously unreleased songs, curios and experiments—culled from bits of analog and digital morsels found floating and spinning somewhere just shy of what's next. A full album download gets you some hidden bonus tracks, and a few graphic goodies too. If you enjoy listening to any of it even half as much as I enjoyed making all of it, that'll be far more than twice as much as just enough.

Lew Taller –The Unfuture Is Certain Album Review - by Allen Dashwood

Lew has been flying under the pop music radar for over 20 years while producing a stunning variety of songs and musical soundscapes. He’s accomplished this solo and as the creative force in a number of bands, both live acts and studio boffins. He is a multi-instrumentalist and has done time in a professional studio recording other artists as well.
Lew’s first album, The Unfuture Is Certain, is now available for download and it’s a strange brew, a smorgasbord of styles that somehow form a cohesive listen. The opener, “(do the) Innovation Rock” features a frenzied guitar workout recalling Lew’s beloved Cramps and Dick Dale. An enigmatic and ridiculously calm vocal provide the tension. Track two, “Lady Cop!”, clocks in at 11 seconds and maybe that’s not a bad idea, as it’s a nasty piece of thrash guaranteed to get you kicked out of your apartment! “Forest of Dreams”, with it’s ominous technobeat, takes us on a Eurock/Sci-fi adventure with synths, wildly distorted guitars and strange, echoed vocals; let’s call it soundtrack music, shall we? Another dreamy sequence, “Forbidden,” begins in Fripp/Eno-esque ambient tape loop fashion and then becomes increasingly loud and bizarre before returning to it’s initial soothing sound. There are also a few songs featuring Lew’s outstanding bottle-neck guitar, just to add some more spice to the pot. Lew is a big John Hammond fan and “Augustingly”, in stark contrast to the more electronic portions of the album, brings us back to the blues…and maybe a nod to John Fahey? “Naples Moon” is a slow, atmospheric guitar instro that might just get Mermen or Aqua Velvets fans waxing their surf boards. Another more direct homage to The Cramps bursts out in an all too brief explosion of garage fuzz and Trashmen vocalizing called “R.I.P. Lux”, dedicated to Lux Interior. “Megabuck Dolly”? Just so we don’t get too comfortable, we’re jerked back to synthesizers and DIY-land in the 80’s. So, 15 tracks of new and vintage Lew Taller for you to download and dig! We’ll be looking forward to Lew’s next album but let’s hope we don’t have to wait so long, eh Lew?

-Allen Dashwood

Allen Dashwood has written reviews for the Record Collector (UK) magazine and contributed to the Beatles Canadian Discography 1962-1972 by Piers A. Hemmingsen.