Two years before the Cult kicked off the biker rock revival, Zodiac Mindwarp & the Love Reaction -- fronted by Mark Manning, editor in chief of London's Flexipop magazine -- kicked out the jams with "High Priest of Love." And while their albums showed little promise, this best-of combines a few singles and long-player tracks is a cool little time because it's all in overdrive. Cuts like "Tattooed Beat Messiah," "Prime Mover," "Planet Girl," "Let's Break the Law," and {&"Drivin...   [ read more ]

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Too knowing to be a genuine guilty pleasure, there is nonetheless much to recommend Tattooed Beat Messiah, the only full-length release by Zodiac Mindwarp & the Love Reaction. Fronted by Mark Manning, a British music magazine art director, and produced by Bill Drummond, soon to be of the KLF, Tattooed Beat Messiah is a credible attempt to outdo the hard rock sounds and out-there lyrics of the Cult's Electric. Zodiac Mindwarp takes lyricism to outer space, claiming to have fall...   [ read more ]

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