Our Review
The Hot Buttered Elves' 2012: Planet X-Mas affected me at a visceral level. I am fond of layered, spoken word, experimental music in any event. But while their 2008 release left me a bit cold, I experienced 2012 as a fun, lighthearted treat.
I liked all of the spacy, futuristic ambience and the the lightness of the tunes. Not to say that it didn't have a few of its own dark places, but it was a lighthearted darkness, suggestive of a future world with possibilities, not some dystopia where all is lost. Solstice 2012, in particular, was downright uplifting. Certainly something your spiritguide would (and does) recommend for adventurous holiday listeners.
--Richard Banks
(Reviewed in 2009)
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From the liner notes:
Scotty Elf - Programming, Keys Guitar, Vox, Bells, etc
Bobby Elf - Programming Guitar Bass, Keys, etc.
Sadie Elf - Vox
Han Elf - Guitar, vox
Genie Elf - Bass, vox
Johnny Elf - Drum Programming, Space Noises
Jeffey Elf - Synth, Guitar
The Hot Buttered Elves
2012: Planet X-Mas
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Label: Tape Hiss Recordings
Length: 67 minutes
Genre: Electronic
Release: 2009
Track List
| Song Title |
|---|
| Christmas On The Dark Side Of Luna |
| Cosmic Santa Time |
| Solstice One |
| Christmas In Deep Space |
| X-Wing Fighter |
| Bells |
| Christmas In A Black Hole |
| Beep, It's Christmas |
| Alien Santa |
| We Three Things |
| Solstice 2012 |
| Interplantary Santa |
| Christmas In Deeper Space |