Misha Panfilov and his Penza Penza ensemble return with Neanderthal Rock, a fracas of bristly psychedelic funk and fuzzy zamrock that’ve become signature elements to the Estonian mastermind’s associated works. Neanderthal Rock is all dubbed-out funk and psychedelic fuzz - raucous and slightly sinister, it flirts ever so slightly with his trademark library and space-age sounds, but more likely than not chooses instead to bury a synth under a lo-fi muddle of guitars, phasers, drums, and weird voodoo atmospherics. The album’s opening title track starts taking names right out of the gate and rarely lets up over its near seven-minute runtime. Elsewhere, “Stompin’ & Motorik’n” does just as advertised and does it on a technicolor dancefloor of no-fucking-around funk. And dig “Merman”—with its lion roar intro, pitched down evil laugh, and scorching sepia-toned guitar, it’s the biggest, baddest boogie in town and it’s looking for a fight.
| A1 | Neanderthal Rock |
| A2 | Merman |
| A3 | Bullet Fast |
| A4 | How Do You Swim At Night |
| B1 | Lorissa |
| B2 | Stompin & Motorik'n |
| B3 | Matti Pellonpaa |
| B4 | 5000 Hailstones |
