"Russkie Wig-Out!" Demented Surf / Electro / Exotica From Behind The Iron Curtain 2011

A compilation that reads more interesting than it plays, Russkie Wig-Out! collects 26 examples of "demented surf  /electro / exotica from behind the Iron Curtain," as its subtitle claims, all suggesting that the music here…...mainly the brainchild of guitarist Oleg Gitarkin, although there are selections from those who traveled in his orbit -- dates from the Cold War, or at least the days of the Soviet Union, something the cheesy '50s-inspired artwork supports. Instead, everything here was recorded in the new millennium, its retro-revivalism stitching together both American sci-fi and surf rock and Soviet iconography. Should be good for a laugh, but instead it's supremely irritating in its reverential kitsch, its guitars swimming in reverb and its rhythms teetering along like a windup robot. - AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewinetrax:

1. How To Become A Vampire - Messer Chups 2. Dark Story - Messer Chups 3. Cannibal Twist - Messer Chups 4. Gitarkin Fast Food Empire - Messer Für Frau Müller 5. Bukva F - Oleg Kostrow 6. The Best Girl in USSR - Messer Für Frau Müller 7. Lego-Marsch - Oleg Kostrow 8. Funny Man Under Anesthesia - Messer Für Frau Müller 9. Srubi Derevo, Sovrati Rebenka, Sozhgi Dom! - Messer Chups 10. Aiboloid - Messer Für Frau Müller 11. Our Address In Net-www.fraumuller.spb.ru - Messer Für Frau Müller 12. Лестница В Рай - Supersonic Future 13. Agents And Spies - Messer Für Frau Müller 14. Tanets Detey Prokofeva - Oleg Kostrow 15. Ultrasound Vibrator - Messer Für Frau Müller 16. Higgins Theme - Oleg Kostrow 17. Sci-Fi Twist - Messer Für Frau Müller 18. Hexe Chips - Messer Chups 19. Rock 'n' Robot - Kim & Buran 20. Import-Export - Messer Chups 21. Uzbekian Dance - Oleg Kostrow 22. Тема Бармена - Supersonic Future 23. Fender Satanik Limited Edition - Messer Chups 24. Lokon's Bells - Oleg Kostrow 25. Super-Iglesias - Supersonic Future 26. Zubi Zubi Zundella - Messer Für Frau Müller