A CD reissue of the sole and rare album by Debris', this recording was actually made as a sort of demo to solicit reviews and record company interest. It's ahead of its time, or perhaps more precisely out of sync with its time, in its collision of raw hard rock and vaguely psychedelic guitars, keening synthesizer effects, half-sung and half-yelped vocals, jarring power chords, minimal melodicism, and distressed, disturbing lyrics. The performances (and, frankly, sometimes the songwriting) have an improvised quality, no doubt spurred by the mere ten hours allotted to recording and mixing, though generally that works to the advantage of music such as this. Songs you can hum are thin on the ground. However, "One Way Spit," the largely instrumental "Female Tracks," and the strutting "Tricia" do have elemental punky riffs that are easier to get a handle on than the discombobulated speed-monolog of "Witness" and "Manhattan," the latter sounding like a post-punker's attempt to weave a hypnotic spell on a female object of desire. The ten bonus tracks are previously unissued rehearsal recordings that include alternate versions of songs from the album, original compositions unavailable in any form, and covers of John Cale's "Gun" and the Stooges' "Real Cool Time." The bonus cuts are, in general, murkier (not so much in fidelity as conception and texture) than the ones on the album, and though valuable for historical consideration, they make the 76-minute production a bit wearying by disc's end. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide
