After a few demos and tapes "Behold My Secret Kingdom" is the first full-length album by the artist collective from Iowa City. From the first to the last track an intensely chaotic though somehow refined wall of sound awaits the listeners, providing them with forty minutes of listening pleasure.

A roaring guitar immediately starts off the album in the right direction. After a few seconds a second guitar and drums join in forming a thick blanket of sound. After about half a minute the singer joins in singing with an incredible volume in an almost trancelike state. All this makes me believe that we are dealing with the modern day, louder version of a Kraut jam session. I would go as far to say that this album might be what Amon Düül II's Phallus Dei might have sounded like if it had been recorded today.

Though there is a noticeable transition between the first and second song, luckily the style is maintained. This second track does make a more structured impression though this impression might just be caused by the percussion moving more to the foreground during this track. About halfway throughout the track an organ starts playing and the guitars return to their former volume.

After the second track has slowly ebbed away an at first glance much quieter and slower track takes over. The first few minutes only percussion and a few seemingly random guitar tones are audible. Slowly but surely however the boundless energy of the first two tracks returns. The following track also starts off a bit more relaxed again to turn into an energetic rock song over time though it remains a bit more controlled and conventional than all previous tracks.

The fifth track seems to serve merely as an intro for the sixth track. This sixth track is the most explosive one on the album. Besides the full line-up, which we already know from the previous tracks, a saxophone is heard. After more than five and a half minutes the music calms down to make a seamless transition to he next track.

"Fangs and Arrows", the seventh track manages to create a wall of sound during the first three minutes, almost unnoticeable for the casual listener. Though quite similar to the previous tracks the absence of most of the bass makes this one far less overwhelming.

Now we come to the last track, sadly all to soon, "Trail at Prospect Peak". This slow and heavy track is, apart from a short noisy stretch, almost comparable to stoner-rock acts like Om with the only difference being the manic vocals. I don't need to say more about this album, if you enjoy stoner and psychedelic music you will enjoy this album.