Ozma

Editor's Review:

The Doubble Donkey Disc consists of two E.P.s, Russian Coldfusion and Bootytraps, and is in danger of being filed under "Weezer" in music stores. There are definite musical similarities, though Ozma lacks Rivers Cuomo's tight songwriting and lyrical charm. Regardless, it is difficult not to get stuck on the wealth of hooks and catchy rhythms Ozma packs into the album. The five tracks taken from the Bootytraps E.P. are bouncy pop-rock epics that solo, harmonize and explode in all the right places. Daniel Brummel, Jose Galvez and Ryen Slegr provide smooth, emotive, melodic vocals, and Star Wick adds bright keys that peek through overdriven guitars. She also lends her talents on the flute in "Continental Drift." The disc's highlight might be Ozma's perky rendition of "Korobeiniki," a traditional Russian folk song.
- James Barone


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Record Label Kung Fu Records Released June 2002

Tracks The Russian Coldfusion E.P. Flight of Yuri Gagarin No One Needs To Know Korobeiniki You Know The Story Landing of Yuri Gagarin   The Bootytraps E.P. The Business of Getting Down Maybe in An Alternate Dimension Immigration Song Flight of the Bootymaster Continental Drift