TERROR AT THE OPERA
Snake Bird Blue
Terror At The Opera is a very strange duo, featuring Faith Gazic (Fang) on accordion and vocals, and Gretchen Gonzales ( Slumber Party, Universal Indians) also pulling vocal duties and handling the guitar. Both women have a very odd vocal style that they each weave between one another that actually reminds me a bit of the fat dancing ladies in the animated film the Point, if you're familiar with that. Coupled with the wonderfully odd sound of Gazic's accordion and the other occasional percussion elements, moog and toy piano, Terror At The Opera have crafted a truly unique cabaret/un-rock sound with a "general respect for the absurd." Even the image presented of these two women is an odd one with each looking remarkably similar to the other, and a tastefully costumed appearance, they must certainly be something to behold in the live setting. Recorded at several different locations, including some live tracks, the different recording styles only lend itself to the bizarrely dusk atmospheres created on "Snake Bird Blue." This album is not for everyone, but if you have an adventurous taste and are looking for something unlike anything you've heard before then Terror At The Opera should conjure some sort of reaction, hopefully a positive one.

Dan Rizer, Bettawreckonize - May 2004