from the CD Secret Diary, Futur Records, 2008This Valerie Collective (so dubbed because the founder, David Grellier, a.k.a. ‘College’, felt that that name ‘Valerie’ had been unfairly left behind in the ‘80s & the sound of it reminded him of all the fun times), they are kicking my ass man, for real. It’s almost enough to make one want to buy a Delorean, deck it out with the latest hi-fi audio equipment, and just go driving off into some generic desert sunset, presumably with the hopes that an enchanted synergy will be created between the futuristic looking car, bumping chill wave soundtrack & the speed you hit (not to mention, probably weighable amounts of cocaine dust in the upholstery, I mean, homeboy was surely letting the assembly line stay high while they worked, right?), sending you hurtling backwards through time. Almost. It doesn’t need lyrics, but imagine if there were…
