Bunnydrums
“PKD/Simulcra”
(Metropolis)
The use of snaky and piercing guitar lines on this early ’80 goth rock summons to mind Bauhaus and Shriekback. Vocalist David Goerk uses his voice in different styles, sounding sometimes like the cartoon-voiced Jello Biafra (“Magazine”), and sometimes like an early Peter Murphy (“Smithson”). Fans of Joy Division, Gang of Four and Killing Joke will also like this gothic time capsule which is a reissue of the PKD album with additional material from Holy Moly, the EPs On the Surface, Feathers Web, and the “Win”/”Little Room” single. A standout track is “Ugh”, the group’s punk-funk instrumental with freak-sax.
