I reckon I should preface this by saying that what I'm about to say about this release may be somewhat biased. I know OuPhrontis and have provided sounds that were used on his first album in the track M.M.A.; this does not mean, however, that I'm going to be sucking this record off, as it were. I will try, however, to be impartial (that is, forgetting myself) to the best of my ability.
"Which Way To Land" is a short release:— it just about goes past thirteen minutes. In my opinion it's a nice little treat, the same you would get as a child after pestering your parent enough in the corner shop. It's raw, nasally, D.I.Y. and very very very much an acoustic affair, as if you're sat down at a party and he's just begun to play.
The first two songs, if you're familiar with his first album A Wave Behind A Window Pane will be familiar. Both are folksy tunes, but, unlike the songs on A.W.B.A.W.P. they are more lyrically economic — especially the title track, which boasts a total of around 28 unique words. There's a bit of a country twang to Which Way To Land as well, and that's always nice I'd say.
I am a self-proclaimed Beatlehead, I love the group and Happiness is a Warm Gun is one of my favourite tracks from their 1968 self-titled album. I like OuPhrontis's version but, suffice it to say, I spent most of my time with it wondering when he was going to start singing. He never sings! Oh, the humanity! It's a purely instrumental cover. Whilst still nice, I was somewhat let down by the lack of various beltings of MOTHER SUPERIOR JUMP THE GUN and a supreme drouth of "donations" to the national trust.
Judy's Lightheartedness is completely different from the preceding ten minutes. Not a single strum of a string is to be found on it. It's total melancholia and it's lovely, to say the least.
If you liked A Wave Behind The Window Pane, you will like this E.P.. If you like strange guitar tunings and folksy tunes, you will likely like this E.P..
Give OuPhrontis a chance if you haven't already.
