The always active Canadian ex-Phycus Brian "Mr. Zero" Damage has a new moniker to release records under. Together with two other Canadian fellows (members of Kubelka and Daydream Square and Beautifuzz) and with no use of sequencers the "Katron" 12" EP came to life. Sort of a psychedelic krautrock moog-based experimental music project with an outer space soul: they call it post-retro-futurism! As The Unireverse (what a cool name!) they've already released two CD-R's with cover versions of Giorgio Moroder, NY Dj and musician Donna Summer, JJ Cale and Human League songs. Their space-electronic mixture with comics-like title will be heaven (or should I say space?) for the lovers of vintage synth sounds such as Moog MG1, Univox Minikorg, the legendary Casio SK1 and other gadgets such as Roland MC202, Acetone Rhythm Ace, Theremin etc. Both sides are pretty up-tempo and rhythmical nonetheless, so they manage to be entertaining and interesting all the way through, which is always a plus! Side B is the one with the fastest beats (can you imagine an attempt of vintage-space-psyche-moog-drum'n'bass??) and it sure is a bonus that it's all played live too, like back in the days! Total Zero also has a large selection of unusual sounds on a number of different formats so drop them a line for a free catalogue. I've also got a chance to check them out live and they are a real trip! Speaking of checking out, Brian sent me a couple of tracks he put together with his girlfriend under the name of Deep Lounge and you should check that out as well!