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Released
1998

Label
Self Released
Italy

Reviewed by
Kim Alexander

Contact
The Hypersexual Nymphomaniacs
c/o Marco Gaetani, via
Giovannetti
295, 55100 Lucca, Italy


Last Edit/Update
15 March, 1999

The Hypersexual Nymphomaniacs

Triple Assassinate

Track Listing

1. Attack of the 30 ft. toothed vulva
2. Aquis Submersis
3. Astral Plane Crash
4. Oni-Gomon
5. Ornythorhynchus
6. Unconcerned but not Indifferent
7. Hit Single
8. Baron Samedi
9. Suppose They Give a War and No One Comes
10. Nous avons égorgé vingt-sept couples d'amants... d'amants qui faisaient l'amour
11. Tomorrow Never Knows

    As the band name and title suggests, a bit of chaos reigns on this release.  Out of Italy, The Hypersexual Nymphomanics engage in some pretty exclusive sounds using guitar (that gently and smoothly add dimension), percussion and electronics (swirling and bubbling with chimes), to create a rich interactive blend of talents between Marco Gaetani and Alissandro Scarpellini.  The tracks are heavy with diversity in sound and composition ranging from the intense (punk influenced), Attack Of The 30 Foot Toothed Vulva, the boiling liquid effects and asian strings in Aquis Submersis, to the finite crashes, horns and rattles in Astral Plane Crash.
    A sense of meditative alter ego submerges in Oni- Gomon, sculpted with an eastern influence.  Scratches, steady drums, wind instruments and a party-like atmosphere pervades in Ornythohynchus, which leads into Unconcerned But Not Indifferent, a dark and ominous ethereal piece creating images of black robed entities walking into a shadowy cavern to reveal their secrets to oneanother.
    Yet even more unique composing exists with this duo as in Hit Single, an upbeat dancy track of sampling (Tarzan's yodel), quirky injections of synth programming and a woman reciting in German.   Baron Samadi is an odd twist to the release with clicking skips off vinyl, a quiet marching beat, while the synths and samples redundantly smooth out the piece.
    Politics enter the works with Suppose They Gave A War And Noone Comes, a rich blend of diverse electro- percussion with a hint of ominous undertones, increasing with swirls of timbre, vocals, bass and drum.  Track 10, Nous avons égorgé vingt-sept couples d'amants... d'amants qui faisaient l'amour, is an incredible work with programming, whispy percussion and drone which ends with Track 11, Tomorrow Never Knows, a more direct hard hitting industrial-popish song with a good dance beat, pulsing bass and drums and audible vocals which are smooth and crafty reminding me a bit of The Legendary Pink Dots. Even though Marco says he has never heard LPD.
    Marco has told me there are only about thirty of these CDs released to the public.  It's a cool CD in my opinion, strange and eclectic as it may be.  Contact The Hypersexual Nymphomanics for a copy.   You can read another review of Triple Assassinate at: Infectious Unease. Click on the CD cover above to read our exclusive interview with Marco!

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