Van Oehlen, Rock & Roll is Here to Die (CD)

Van Oehlen is Albert Oehlen, who has played on the last 2 decades of Red Krayola albums, and his brother Markus (of Mittagspause), with guests including a bit of vocals by Mayo Thompson. 2003's Rock & Roll is Here to Die was their second album. It reminds me of early-80s albums on Ralph and Ata Tak, with simple use of electronics and an overt sense of humor. While it's not quite as memorable or innovative as the best of those records, it was certainly a strange notion in 2003 to borrow overtly from that sensibility, and these albums sound weird and distinctive as a result. The cover art seems to have been purposely terrible.