Schizo Fun Addict - An Introduction to...

 Fruits de Mer Records (intro 7)

Schizo Fun Addict is one of the favourite children of Fruits de Mer. Well, actually they've been involved even since the  Bracken Records days releasing two singles on the FdM precussor label as well. On this double-CD-R we have most of the band's Fruits de Mer back catalogue along with some novelties for a good measure. I've always been a fan of the band's take on psychedelic rock that has elements and vibes from the 60s all the way to the 80s, 90s and beyond.

The first disc starts with the band's FdM debut single Volume One and I just love these cover tunes. Three cuts form the Suspiria EP are wonderful too, of course... Then we get the 7" postcard single track "Take a Heart" and several songs from their FdM album The Sun Yard. Then we have pieces from Sunny Spells EP and Head Music 3 3LP and even some rare promo etc. tracks that I have never even heard before! The disc one ends with three tracks from Love Your Enemies album. Wonderful psych pop tunes in there.

 The second disc starts off with even nine songs from the band's The Last Wave album released on Friends of the Fish together with the legendary Flicknife Records in 2020. I missed this one since there were sadly only 99 copies made on LP, so it's nice to have the tracks here, at least. One digital single and split cassette track later we get to the tracks from their El Shoegaze Bossa Nova LP that was actually released on Sugarbush Records, not on FdM. I'm not a big fan of bossanova, so I did not buy that one... But the real gold is saved until the end when we get to hear some alternative mixes and previously unreleased stuff! You'll definitely get your money's worth with this great compilation, warmly recommended. This will be available at the end of this month.

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