CMJ New Music Report
Issue 485 August 5, 1996
STINKING LIZAVETA "P.K. Party" (7")

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Egg Yolk, 13104 Colton Lane, Gaithersburg MD 20878 215.724.5869

Yes, the name is sort of goofy. but Philadelphia's Stinking Lizaveta follows in the proud tradition of feisty, instrumental math rock bands like Don Caballero and Breadwinner, melding prog-rock sensibilities with balls-to-the-wall. brain shattering punk. Rather than presenting its songs as deconstructed bits, however, Stinking Lizaveta creates compositions you can rock out to without having to study time signatures. Still, all the obligatory checkpoints are made with ease: tastefully metallic guitars, check;, recorded with Steve Albini, check; precision playing that would make Robert Fripp envious, check. Throw in a little Zeppelin-sih blues guitar swagger and an upright electric bass, and you are prepared for take-off.
-- ALEC BEMIS