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Loves Noodle Muffin!
Check
out this great review of "Regime Change" from the
Adelaide street mag Rip
It Up 
Noodle Muffin Presents Regime Change (Independent
- Fyoog State Records)
"I didn’t hold high hopes for this compilation, given that only the track
titles are on the back: the actual artists are hidden within the sleeve. An anti-George W Bush agenda is all well and good, but having it as your sole selling point is a worry. However, my concerns were ill-founded - the four artists behind Regime Change (DJ Brontosaurus, DJ G2S, Dan Sias and Al Tokaji) have offered up an entertaining and eclectic collection of pop-culture-pilfering songs that rarely let the political message get in the way of the music. The styles vary from guitar ditties to studio concoctions, some of which rely heavily on other sources - for example, Blazing Empire samples Star Wars and American Arab draws from The Cure’s Killing An Arab. Some tracks work better than others. The Dogs Of War is a little dull, and Acronymicon is fairly negligible. However, Drunken Daughters is a brilliant synth pop rock song with Beach Boys references that would be a highlight on any album this year, Kiss My Ashcroft is a great piece of Jamaican dancehall rap and Bush In 200 Words Or Less resembles R.E.M.’s It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) to good effect. The cut-ups of Bush’s speeches are also amusing (especially on Message To The Iraqis), but tend to distract from the genuine samples of him saying stupid or frightening things, and so actually dilute the message. There are 10 hidden tracks, in addition to the 20 listed (although some of these just repeat earlier songs). However, the album is a promotional item only, not available for sale (Ed: Not true! Available at NoodleMuffin.com). That doesn’t make this review a complete tease, though: you can visit <operationregimechange.org> for free downloads."
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