"Accretion" (05/11/1998) Rock & Pop F?xa, Mind Expansion RecordsPersonnel: Randall Nieman (guitar, drums); Eric Moorison (drums, congas, bongos). Photographer: Matt Martin. Fuxa's Ryan Anderson and Randall Nieman represent both the best and worst of Michigan's space-rock scene; their lo-fi jams are as apt to stumble across sublime stretches of pastoral psychedelia as they are to dissolve into disjointed noises. For this reason, they're best served by the seven-inch format, whose short sides force them to curb their more excessive tendencies. ACCRETION is the second CD collection of Fuxa's seven-inch output. It's a joy to have gems like "Standing Under U" and "Karmaloop," each a perfect parcel of chiming bliss, on disc, as well as the Neu!-styled "City" and "Tonality." "Spruce" could stand to be 10 times longer, but it couldn't be lovelier. There's not a bad track here. "Landings," Eric Morrison's peppy percussive jam, is better integrated than his usual third-party contributions to Fuxa proper. And, at just under four minutes, even the Moog meanderings of "Second Abductions," "Metro," and "Some Soviet Station" don't outstay their welcome.
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