January/February 2001

Eternals
The Eternals
Desoto

By Tony Green

Filled with jarring bursts of sound and appealingly clunky vocals, The Eternals' self-titled release, fits the bill for those who are still jonesing for the classic no-wave sounds of the '80s. If there is a central aesthetic here, it is calculated randomness, like the zany chromatic organ that runs through the dirge tempo "Phase 3," the quirky keyboard stabs in "Forever People" or the altered keyboard sounds in "Stirring Up Weather."