You
don't need mr Macmillan's NWOBHM-encyclopedia to tell you that DEEP SWITCH
must have been quite an experience live. Just looking at the bandpix on
the back sleave, with the 4 oddly-named bandmembers dressed up in top-hats,
facepaint and weird clothing will tell you that this lot were something
out of the ordinary. I guess you could say DEEP SWITCH belong to this
secret bloodline of twisted, occult and extravagant Brittish bands starting
with the legendary psychsters BLACK WIDOW, took a bite of the "The Rocky
Horror Picture Show" on it's way out of the 70's and into off-the-wall
NWOBHM bands like
AGONY BAG,
HELL (666odz!),
MARQUIS DE SADE etc.. (and
which kept flowing all the way into the late 80's/early 90's in the likes
of SABBAT and
DELIVERANCE). There's something about the bandname that
makes perfect sense. Their music really do reach deep inside of you and
flicks something. Click! - and you're hooked. If classic Metal hits like
the M.Fate'y "The Poison Lake" or "The Dark Angel" doesn't kickstart your
neck-muscles, then catchy & original tunes like "Time Machine" and "Nine
Inches Of God" surely will. At their best they could be the metallized
soundtrack to the old horror/cult flick "The Wicker Man". Yeah! That's
about as close as I could ever pidgeonhole them.
I would imagine that
Martin Walkyrie nicked more than a few ideas from Jinx & co when he formed
his very own SKYCLAD, both musically and lyrically. They share the same
paganistic vibes, although DEEP SWITCH is totally devoid of any folky
la-di-das. Despite the fact that side B doesn't quite live up to the
A-side, they were clearly very competent songwriters and knew how to make
each song special, so I really think you'll have to be quite a bore not
to enjoy this beautiful piece of Metal vinyl. The superb (acid-inspired?)
"Incredible Melting Nun!"-artwork and their beautiful logo should be enough
to interest any die-hard collector. Here's a final salutation from the
band themselves, quoted on the back cover:
"If you are not satisfied
for any reason, return your copy, (stating where and when purchased),
to Deep Switch and we guarantee that you will be tracked down and killed.
BEST WHEN LOUD"
Note: Now you can download this complete album from the
DEEP
SWITCH home page!