here is one (well written) review of AS*US's latest release.
we still have a little over 100 left (limited to 300 )
this review is from smashing transistors.
http://smashintransistors.blogspot.com/

Monday, November 17, 2008
ALTERED STATES of the UNITED SNAKES (AS*US) "Exectutive Suites" CD
Take of some of the drugs that Pink Reason has lived on and give them to Skip Spence when he was recording "Oar". Sure, Skip's brain was mess up on all kinda who knows what but the things people were burning up their braincells up on back then look like Vitamin Water compared to some of the toxic things people today ingest for a buzz no matter how damaging the not so long term effects . Then imagine if Neil Young heard the results of such a thing while he was on tour with Sonic Youth (the only time I've even seen Neil live but something like the 5th for SY) and the idea of putting together a rural route influenced doom rock band together.
Critics and his label would've buried the thing but eventually people like the Altered States of the United Snakes would dig it back up and declare it theirs.
Feedback gives way to tape loops that then gives way to rattly acoustic guitars and pie tin cymbal crashes. It gets noisier as it goes on culminating with AmRep recorded on one bargain priced mic slime. And that's just the first song. Calling Columbus, Ohio their place to live they fit right in in the college town that bands like El Jesus de Magico, Necropolis, the Unholy Two and Psychedelic Horseshit also lay their hat.
http://www.myspace.com/unitedsnakes
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Labels: CD, Ohio, self-released

Do I play on this?

if you don't know...
(dude you so played on this.)

AS*US
the altered states of the united snakes
Executive Suites ep.
ATAT:101

this time press run is expanded to 300 handmade cdr's. tracks 1-4 were recorded in various basements in and around the columbus ohio area. track 5 somewhere all alone inside PDX. track 6 is a live show recorded by tom derwint (lost treasures of the underworld) on one of his many hand-held tape recorders. it was recorded at cafe bourbon street, in beautiful washington beach.

track listing:
1.Tom don't give a fuck about rock and roll.
2.Radio. Tape. Deck.
3.Executive suites.
4.Sunshine space explorer.
5.Coat of arms.
6. *coat of arms
*tom don't give a fuck about rock and roll.
*executive suites.
*the selfish shellfish.
(please send an E*mail for information on obtaining this title.
http://www.highben@gmail.com)
***first pressing was limited to 100 press run with different art work.

This is good stuff.

Davey's finest moment, recording-wise.

need one bAd, davey

C.L.
if you really want one i will be a magnolia thunderpussy on saturday's until about 4pm. i know that may be early for you to get up and all, but hey man if i can raise a kid on this constant peyote buzz well then I will see you some saturday then. bring $$$ and or weed. some cocaine. an either mask or two and some tequila. that should cover it. Love yr. guts.
AS*US
(stark county in the house)