Neil Campbell has been an established underground figure since Forced Exposure released Durian Durian in 1992. After working with A Band and Vibracathedral Orchestra, he's focused for the past few years on solo work under the name Astral Social Club. Star Guzzlers features two untitled, side-long tracks built of slowly-evolving drones and patterns, with additional abstract sounds floating over the top. Side A is a mellower track vaguely reminiscent of Roy Montgomery, with a slow build from the middle to the end. Side B varies more, with a loud and vaguely aggressive section in the middle. The album as a whole sounds overly bright and present. The simple cover photograph of a starfish looks great, and it also looks good repeated on the center stickers.
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