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Q. What the fook is MASTERSPOOK? Marc Teamaker has kindly spelled it out for us, sparing no extravagance: "Masterspook is literally & figuratively a cast of characters imagined & assembled by one Douglas Lovelace, a cat who writes pop songs that are like characters unto themselves, each with a separate and developed personality. Some are friendly & comical and some are strange & dark... cutting, cartoonish, sensual & sexy. If you like the classic song form, a distinct & original voice, honey melodies dripping from an acid tongue and fader moves panning the audio rainbow above your head, you will want to check out MASTERSPOOK."

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"This shit is fucking weird. Entirely evasive of categorization (you name the genre, Masterspook's done it- in each song!), this collection escapes understanding at times as well. I sure as hell don't know what to make of it. Maybe you will" -The Aquarian Weekly

"With an upbeat guitar working some insightful lyrics, coming through loud and clear, this songwriter-vocalist shows convincing promise as an innovator ala Todd Rundgren or even the late '60s pop conceptualist Buzzy Linhardt. This sonically appealing disc carves out a unique kind of pop sound, featuring a wide variety of musical moods. From Zappa-esque rock comedy to breezy Americana flavored rock&roll, Masterspook does it all" -Time & A Word

"The best thing I can say about this is that the barking dog sounds on the beginning & end of this album make my dog bark! My dog is quite dumb, by the way, and so he might be the only one to relate to this pop schlock, but I don't." -You Could Do Worse

"On 'Japan-USA' Lovelace ups the ante, creating a surfish pop tune which, when combined with Kaori Abe's spoken-word sound bites, traverse territory which has been barely explored. Undying Love's other 10 tracks are equally impressive, as Masterspook merges musical mayhem and beautific beats, concocting carefree rock and pop on songs like the garage-tinged 'Fuck It Up' and the ethereal 'Cycle of Revenge'." -NYRocker

"There is some pretty tasty guitar playing going on in these tracks. An eclectic blend of country, fusion, rock and many other styles is featured on this whacked-out disc, but above everything is that beautiful guitar. The vocals are almost too bizarre to be taken seriously, though they do ask, in 'No One Else', Where the hell is your sense of humor? Nailed to the door?" -The Music Paper