Mazing Vids, Drastic Mirth (12" EP)

I'll admit my biases here—I did a bit of assembling/sequencing on this EP, and I'm recording some new Mazing Vids tracks right now. I hope that my fondness for Drastic Mirth, which was recorded from 2003-2005 but not released until 2009, is at least partly objective. Mazing Vids strike me as a cross between Grauzone and early Pavement, and those qualities have remained constant over their decade of existence. The generally primitive recordings here flatter the material, which is performed a bit less frenetically than their typical live show (fortunately, only a bit—it's still pretty vibrant). The silkscreened and hand-assembled covers fit the music perfectly and look great too.