Audio Active's "Tokyo Space Cowboys"

Artist: Audio Active (Japan)
Album: Tokyo Space Cowboys

Auditory Nerve Declaration...
"Hello everyone. We are Audio Active"
Well, hello Audio Active.
"from the outer space"
Oh, okay, that's cool, I guess...
"This is a first time for us.."
Uh-oh.
"to have some sound experiences.."
What?
"in the earth."
Okay, okay, you're in space, I have realized that.
There's a lot more of commentary after that, but whatever. He tells me to turn the volume up to maximum and that a lot of stuff will happen to me. He sounds really high.

Well, anyway. Track two is Space Children. It sounds just like how I expected, very.. martian-like. Wait, what the fuck? Those are some interesting vocals. Don't know how I feel so far... It's kind of synth-funk, if that makes sense... Probably not. I'm a bit bored by the 2 minute mark, but luckily the vocals come in by this time. They kind of annoy me, it sounds like Japanese guys trying ever so hard to sound black. But, maybe that's what they're going for. Either way, it's interesting, to say the least. I'd probably appreciate it a lot more if I were high.

Burning of the Midnight Lamp... I'm getting the feeling that this band is very mellow and druggy. Very. To be honest, I'm not too big on the Bob Marley fad and I don't understand drugs, so maybe that's why I can't fully appreciate it. (haha) It just is getting a little boring right now.

Track four is Free the Marijuana. I wonder what this song is about? Ohh, I can't even imagine.
Again, it's very reggae. I don't really like reggae.
(And I guess I agree with the song, we should legalize it.. But, my political opinions don't matter, this is a music review blog! I use that loosely, though.)
It's good, just not my "thing".

Auditory Nerve Dub Part 2...
....No, I'm not turning the volume up higher, stop asking me! You can't turn volume up to outer space, how high are you?!
Oh my god, I understand that you are Audio Active from outer space!! Honestly, I'm sensing some pretension from this band, maybe.

Okay, okay, Ala-Mecka-Bickally Dub. That's an awfully strange title, maybe the song will be the same. Well, it seems like they're throwing in more funk in here. I suppose that's nice. But, again, it gets kind of boring. It kind of feels like they could do more with it. In fact, this song gets kind of obnoxious after about 2 minutes.

Alarm Alarm... Ahhh, I'm getting kind of tired, to tell you the truth. It's just a bit too mellow for me to listen to this time of night (yes, 11:33 PM is the time I get sleepy, shut up).
I mean... ah. I don't have many opinions about it. I think reggae is kind of annoying, so naturally I won't like this much. I like their songs that have more techno influences more.

Well, The Giants Garden has a story? This band gets points for originality, I'll give them that. It's not my kind of music, but it is one of a kind.
And I have to say, I love how monotone the story is told. I enjoyed listening to it, I even laughed at a couple parts. I'm not entirely sure what it all means or how it relates to anything, but that's alright. I think.

Don't Fumble - Just be Humble. Aww, what a sweet message. Maybe. I don't know. It could be. I question whether this band even knows what they're singing. My god, are they high.

Sunset Doesn't Mean That We Lose the Sun. Hey, that's kind of a thoughtful title, huh? Too bad he repeats it like all hell at the beginning. Not to mention that overused reggae sound (you know what I'm talking about) that I absolutely detest. I don't like it very much. It's pretty repetitive and unoriginal.

This song, Wanna-Na, is the second track from the end. I'm kind of relieved, it's not exactly a thrilling album to just sit down and listen to.
Augh, it's 7 minutes long. Damn it all, I just want to go to bed!.. Why must you do this, Audio Active?
Well, despite my discomfort, I'm liking this song more than the others. His vocals are an improvement, I think. He doesn't seem to be trying too hard on this one, and it's pretty refreshing. Even if most of the lyrics are gibberish, it's still fun to listen to.

Wanna-Na Dub is the last track, and obviously it's more techno (luckily). It's really just Wanna-Na dubbified (yes, dubbified. It's my new word). It's pretty interesting to listen to. It's nice to hear a purely electronic song after all that annoying reggae. (Why do I have a reggae album if I hate reggae anyhow?!)

Okay, okay.
3 out of 5

I really debated the score. It's a good album, and I can recognize that despite my dislike of the genre. I think real fans of reggae or dub music like this would really enjoy it, but with people with tastes like mine, it's probably closer to a 2 and 1/2 or 2 out of 5. To each their own.