undeniable proof that married people can still rock, this live document catches a glimpse of the unmistakable no pop sound of deerhoof between 1996 and 2000 while on tour somewhere!
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01 “gore in rut / the pickup bear / holy night fever / who nu / queen of the lake / god save the queen bee / queen orca wicca wind” (19:26) Satomi (vocal,bass) John (guitar) Greg (drums)2000
02 “insist”(2:57) Satomi (bass) John (guitar) Greg (drums) 2000*
03 “a-town test site”(1:57) Satomi (vocal, bass) Rob (guitar) Kelly (keyboard) Greg (drums) 1999*
04 “come see the duck”(1:48)Satomi (vocal) Rob (guitar) Greg (drums)1998
05 “sophie / bendinin / t.c. - tender care / the pickup bear”(5:58) Satomi (vocal, keyboard, bells) Rob (bass) Chris (guitar)Jess (keyboard) Greg (vocal, drums) 1996
*tracks not included on MP3 and WAV downloads by request of the band.
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"live, half-hour-long Koalamagic serves up one long and four short tracks from the group over four years' time. Only bassist/singer Satomi and drummer Greg appears on all tracks, making the disc a sort-of band historas alternate arrangements and lineups came and went. The long cut at the start is actually seven or eight tracks from a 2000 show cut as one combined track without any edits, featuring the turn-of-the-millennium trio lineup of the group finding their own stop-start crumble and crunch metier. Greg is arguably the most prominent member here, his blasting clashes on his kit slipping through tempos and fills just as he pleases without diluting the energy, though guitarist John, who proved a smart recruitment for the group, comes up with great abbreviated riffs and squalls. Satomi herself projects the spirit of a winsome singer crossed with caffeinated genes as she pleases -- the initial shift from high-pitched aggression to sweet calm is downright startling -- but for the most part relies on subtlety even as she and her compatriots fire things up. Meanwhile, the band's dips into classic rock raunch for seconds at a time make for a disorienting experience that's still pretty cool -- it's almost like a Led Zeppelin sound check that's meant to sound that way, only with a different singer. The remaining numbers are enjoyable enough dips into Deerhoof's disorienting sound; "Insist," featuring the same lineup as the lead track, is a fairly monstrous slab of post-punk doom gone epic, while the 1996-era medley concluding the disc encapsulates chaos in six minutes flat. Satomi does a nice job rocking the bells at points, to be sure." ~ Ned Raggett, All Music Guide.