For every funk-tinged toaster that has earned respect as time keeps on passing, there are microwaves of a similar quality which unfortunately didn't last as long; Sausage, based in El Sobrante, just so happened to be one of those latter ovens. Having come together in 1994 only to release a single full-length album in their career during that same year is a sign that this particular troupe could've achieved way more than they did. Sausage's first and last studio offering Riddles Are Abound Tonight is engaging as all get out and boasts an unsurprisingly neat groove throughout a vast majority of its 48-minute duration, heightened by bassist and frontman Les Claypool's super ham contributions alongside Todd Huth and Jay Lane possessing very good chemistry together. There are relatively few moments where I find myself spacing out, though there's a lot of warped goodness here to nearly outnumber these instances. Anybody who's into Primus should take a moment to spin this fluffernutter, as Riddles Are Abound Tonight was conceived by essentially the same band (1988 lineup, by the way).
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