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With two albums under his belt, The Rimster decided to hone his freak pop to a metallic point with his latest album, Angus Opal, by recording all songs through his computer speakers. Right from the get-go the listener is sonically and lyrically pulled inside of a computer: "I can pull a website/and look up anything I want/But does that mean/I have more knowledge?". New Age's pitch wildly flies around and ends with an abrupt halt. Cannibal Girls is a dark 80's style song with a monster filtered voice and a circuit bent flavored sound ringing out for the last minute of the song. coolsweetdopewicked breaks up the album nicely with a synth punk style ditty, perfectly leading into breakbeat-esque Bee Boy. ǝpısdn uʍop ǝǝɹʇ then comes in with an epic orchestral type sweep, takes an African bend, and builds to a joyfully distorted drum. Hazey brings down the energy level with a nice deep house groove. Bubblicious brings us back to the 80's with a driving bass while warbling from side to side. Smash And Grab comes next, a self-loathing space funk song. I Grew Up Too Fast is the most far out of all the songs, having no meter at all, making for a mysterious and ambient piece. Take Me continues the mysterious mood, but adds a bit of sensuality with stabbing synth, low tom hits, and a beautiful pan-flute solo. Finally, the album ends with Come To Me, Springtime, a hauntingly beautiful song about longing for innocence. Overall, this album may come across as cold at first, but those
