Beat-Man started his musical career in 1986 (Bern,Switzerland) with his band “The Monsters”, then founded “Lightning Beat- Man One Man Band” and changed his name to “Reverend Beat-Man” in 1999, he tours like a madman through the world – Europe , Australia, North and South America, Asia, Japan, Africa Israel etc, won several prizes for his work which brings us to the here and now.

REVEREND BEAT-MAN & THE UNDERGROUND is a collaboration work between the PALP Festival and Reverend Beat-Man, staying one week in Bruson (Valais, western Switzerland) with white wine and raclette and creating music, he then contacted his favourite musicians: Milan Slick on the keys, . Skinny Jim Tennessee’s Benjamin Glaus is one of Bern’s most underrated rockabilly performers, what we hear on this record is a process, a finding of music, among other things, a Doom Blues version of ‘Jesus Christ Twist’ or the amorous cuddly rock number ‘It’s a matter of time’. Most of the songs were written in lockdown where the Reverend and Benjamin Glaus played acoustic music ‘slave to the phone’ or ‘banned from the internet’ are 2 of them.

The poorly heated rehearsal room was above a sheep farm where they rehearsed all day and recorded everything, these are all 1 take recordings.. no overdubs.. everything is recorded live. and mixed a few weeks later by Matteo Bordin at Outside Inside Studio call it doom blues or no-wave rock ‘n’ roll from the Swiss mountains but take the time and give this musical head fuck your full attention because they payback is there scratching at your ear canal worming its way inside. Sure some of it is straight-up rock n roll rockabilly style but some of it will fuck you up like ‘Mongolian Talks To alien’ which is a blast and probably best not to get into what the fuck it is all about. Then to follow it up with the charming and quite beautiful It’s ‘A Matter Of Time’ is a wonderful thing.

You can cut loose and just enjoy ‘Banned From The Internet’ for exactly what it is. Traditional and thumping good fun. There is a lot of wonderful tones going on here and the dark ‘Back In Hell’ is exactly that. Then to close the project off with the reflective and joyous ‘You’re On Top’ is a beautiful thing. I can imagine off my tits late at night with a bottle of absinth for company and this record blasting out would be some experience but all in a good way. A wonderful accompanying album for the new Urban Voodoo Machine or god forbid a new Gallon Drunk album (imagine that?) if you fancy going deeper and darker than what Nick Cave dishes up these days this is for you a wonderful multi-layered experience that just wins every time the needle drops. Top album

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