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We strongly believe that if your music is 'not up to par', be prepared, because we will declare it as such. If your music is great, however, you can be guaranteed we will spread the word. We will hold nothing back. That is our promise to you.
The EvO:R CD Review Team

WOW! Weird!!

I’m not really sure how to take this record. I have no liner notes.

Barbie Bangkok are some really weird guys playing danceable geek pop. That’s the best description I can give. It reminds me of 80’s Bowie meets Talking Heads meets Devo, but stranger. I bet there’s a huge market for this somewhere but probably not in the USA. People and Geometry is a really well put together record with above average production. Unfortunately, the lack of liner notes and information on the record itself makes it hard to give credit to anyone. I am thoroughly amused by the humor, though. The music is spastic but very well thought out. Great sounds and great guitar work! They seem to be making fun of how good they are and to be honest this one earned a spot in my personal CD collection.

Think about it – ‘Barbie BangKok’ and references to ‘People’ and ‘Geometry.’ I had to actually listen to the record before the light in my head went on. Give these guys a listen. You might end up smiling so much you won’t be able to keep yourself from buying everything they’ve ever recorded.

From the CD- sample songs from the CD below. All songs are linked to the artist's page on CDBaby.

 / New Friend  / A Lidl  / Oh My God  / Roll Rockin'  / Hold On  / Low Bypass  / 

Conclusion:

My conclusion is these guys are blending musical genius with comedy (at least I hope they are not trying to be serious.) They are obviously just having a great time with their talent. This one is going to get an A+. Barbie Bangkok – People and Geometry is the most entertainingly funny record I’ve heard since Joe’s Garage by Frank Zappa.

Jimmy Caterine...EvO:R Reviewer.

About the reviewer- Jimmy Caterine has numerous album credits to his name. He is most noted as founder, guitarist and co-writer for 80’s metal quartet, Sacred Rite (Capitol Records.) He has worked with top name professionals in the industry. This would include Grammy Award winning producer Sonny Limbo (Bertie Higgins) and publishing coordinator Randall Wixen (Fleetwood Mac, Jackson Brown.)

Aside from his original projects he did a 3 month stint playing guitar for the live stage production of Rocky Horror Picture Show in 1987. He was the guitarist for MGM recording artist and power house vocalist, Sami Jo Cole (Tell Me a Lie) in 1995. He has also played with classic rock tribute act Time Machine, on the Las Vegas convention circuit in ’97 and ’98.

Following a car accident in 2001 Jimmy Caterine took a break from performing. He was reluctant to return to the stage due to PTSD. In the years that followed Jimmy took an inward journey to confront his own personal demons. While away he had to come to terms with the many changes in the music industry. During his hiatus he created and released two independent solo CD’s.

In 2007 Jimmy recorded and released a reunion CD with Sacred Rite. Currently Jimmy owns Soulaire Sound which is a mobile recording/live sound reinforcement company in Phoenix, AZ. He performs regularly with his organic jazz sextet, Dream Chemistry.

If you’d like to know more about Jimmy Caterine you can visit the following web sites:
DreamChemistry.com
Caterine-Music.com
SoulaireSound.com
SacredRite.com

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