Self-described purveyors of "vaudevillian psychedelia", Ungus Ungus Ungus riffs through a variety of cabaret and swing dance sounds, whipping out klezmer, jazz, prog and pretty much everything that might occur in between. Generally, all of these jump in and out of frame in an increasingly manic whirl.

Ungus Ungus Ungus The Fun House (self-released)

This Melbourne-based act reaches around the globe for its influences, and each song has its own particular center. Does it all make sense? Yes, but not as a cohesive whole. These folks aren't interested in standing still or playing the same song over and over again. Rather, this album shoots from one sonic touchpoint to another, and I'm quite certain the band isn't interested in through lines other than mad creativity.

The sound on this also changes from piece to piece depending on the influences on display. One song might be bright and shiny, and the next might sound entirely sanded down. Again, this doesn't make for the easiest listen (running this album on random works just as well as the official sequencing), but the sheer quantity of ideas that flow is staggering.

Wild, and wildly entertaining. This set is not for the faint of heart or anyone who has a set notion of what music should sound like. But if you're willing to let your ears receive without preconceptions, there are treats aplenty here. Joyous, indeed.

Jon Worley