(3-track single/ 2000/ �V2 RECORDS�)
And, the rise and rise of mo-ho-bish-o-pi continues, having perfected their practicing through supporting The Beta Band, Ten Benson, Terris, The Donnas, My Vitriol, Angelica and more-recently King Adora on their slow-but-cocksure ascent. And, just as the nation braces itself for their new, classically timeless �Names (For Nameless Things)� to chart-storm, I�m sat here reviewing their first single since they signed to �V2 Records� from June �00. But just listen to their visionary innovation, the frantic Alt.-punk rock of �Hear The Air� savaging any rigid rules and regulations on how best to write a pop song in the new century. Rachel from Tomsk rants her blood vessels to bursting point, the urgent peck contrasting with �Don�t R.I.P. My Face,� with usual lead singer Martin Bimrose returning vocals to a cooler fold, shuddering pace changes peering into Lo-fi, pop, punk and rock niches behind the melody�s solidarity. Bimrose�s vox remind of the maniacal lunacy that The Crocketts� mainman in Davey brings-to-life; feisty, fun-packed, and with no innocence lost, the mo*ho minds tend to operate in the same startling way that Seafood�s grey matter creates an exhilarating buzz. �Totally Uninspired� so obviously ain�t, now with Arnold (who drummed on �Don�t R.I.P.�) now singing and playing guitar as duties are passed round (once said Bimrose, in interview: �We�ve been told that a band needs a frontman � but it�s alright, because we�ve got three�), his unconventional vocal delivery angstily distanced and perfectly suited to impendingly Lower-fied bleakness. As we�ve since come to expect, OB*I*ONE*KEN*O*BI hack out weird, reckless pop songs to snub in the face of poncily-pure pop haters. They�re severely alternative yet slyly anthemic, and something suggests the best�s still yet to come. So go buy �Names For Nameless Things� � and then try put your finger on where, imprecisely, they�re coming from. (Steve Rudd)
CONTACT MO-HO-BISH-O-PI� c/o MIKE @ �INFECTED,� TEL: 0207 428 0715 or 9 CLIFF ROAD, LONDON, NW1 9AN.