Cosmodrome
Ex-Limbomaniac, M.I.R.V. (that's his name, folks) does the Snoop Doggy Dogg thing by interspersing tunes with low-life vignettes and narrative. The wacked-out, well-executed songs range from the Morricone-meets-Dick Dale on, "On the Prowl" and "Surfin' Soviet" to such low-grade Zappa-esque routines as, "Jumpin' Bones" and "Jerky Beef." Fans of Ween will also be amused.--Jeff Bateman