El Stew are a motley assortment: there’s Brain, the drummer from Primus; DJ Disk, a.k.a. the Shigger Fragger, the godfather of the Invisibl Skratch Piklz; twisted guitarist Buckethead; Eddie Def of the Space Travelers (formerly the Scratch Hamsters); and producer Extrakd. It’s an assemblage you might not expect to work, and their music is almost unclassifiable–except to say that it makes for a hell of an interesting listen. The album isn’t a seamless mix of the quintet’s talents, but it comes close: all five meet on a trippy, abstract plane and share the same twisted sense of humor. (If you recognize the two films they lift the phrase “klaatu barada nikto” from, this is the album for you.) Somehow, El Stew manage to fit funky dance tracks (”Reign of Terror”), bizarre dance tracks (”Surf Mission [Invasion of the Duck Punk],” with its chorus of quacks), and some very experimental, weird music side by side. That it never once feels out of place is an incredible accomplishment. (Randy Silver)
Buckethead dong some sick dance moves during one of their shows:
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