Visionary, left of left field compilation showcasing the varied, multifaceted personality of Irdial Discs boss Akin Fernandez who operates here under no less than 4 of his endless pseudonyms for Monster Music.With Pirate radio stuck in a rut in 1992, Akin was given free reign to create a series of shows to go out on a Sunday morning via Touchdown 94.1FM comprised of unreleased Irdial material under the banner Monster Music.Expectedly, and in keeping with the cult label’s aesthetic, the results were beautifully misfitting and unconventional, first with the dizzying, head-candy assault of ‘Gradioid’ from Aqua Regia that feels like having a bad trip in a particularly threatening Namco arcade, whilst Veco 19’s ‘Quix Savage’ is a piss taking / pill scoffing chugger with an acid line that’ll make the club wince. A good 15 mins on the other side is handed to the holy Beautyon alias with ‘Yes UFO’s’ - a blend of 1950’s alien commentry and rolling, smothered techno breaks coming off like a BFC cut lost in space, whereas ‘Hold’ from Ray Tracing is a more abstracted, doomsday synth piece.Not fit for this earth!!(NM/NM - with printed inner and postcard).
