Artist description Odysseus' Dog is the brainchild of Ian Robertson, who writes, records, produces and performs almost all the material. The band is mainly a recording entity.

Music Style Strange Rock

Musical Influences Frank Zappa, Mike Keneally, Led Zeppelin, some Steve Vai!

Artist History Odysseus' Dog has been offcially around since 1997. The debut album,

Group Members Ian Robertson - Vocals, Guitars, Keys, and whatever else you care to name.

Albums Demented Ravings Of A Middle-Class White Boy

Press Reviews Joe Hlavaty - "Demented Ravings of a Middle Class White Boy" is a very wonderful CD that everybody should get right now from Ian Robertson. How the f^%$ did you make such a cool thing Ian? I'm jealous. Bryan Beller – (Mike Keneally & Beer For Dolphins / Wayne Kramer – Bass Player) It is certainly one of the most twisted things I’ve heard in a long time...and I love the bass solo in “Never Met An Angel”. It is the Anti-Bass-Solo, which is more noteworthy than most of the bass solos I come across around here. Just wanted to tell you that I laughed very hard, and was entertained by the CD. Terry Allen – Heard Magazine An Australian based project driven by Ian Robertson, who has been recording his own music since way back. A lot of the material here is older stuff, this album's worth released primarily so he can get this clear & work on releasing some later material. With the album dedicated to the late, great Frank Zappa, it's little wonder that a lot of the songs here are definitely in the mould of Zappa's music. The opening 20 second number "Up The Duff", sporting all the hallmarks of Zappa's eccentricities in his music. On the other hand, songs like "Never Met An Angel" & "Coffee Blues" port a more commercial style, but there's still a lot of the essence of indie music at work here. Self admittedly, Ian says of his own work that performances could be better, but a lot of work has obviously gone into the making of this album that it's hard to criticise. It'll be interesting to see where he heads from here. Col Gray – Vicious Kitten Records For material recorded on 4 track, the overall sound is clear and punchy…’Tragic Lumber’ had that definite BIG sound quality thing happening, and the use of flute (?) really sets the mood. Nice change of tempo. ‘Never Met An Angel’, good tune, catchy heavy riff/vocal coupling that reminded me of early Megadeth. That’s a good thing! ‘Empty Room’ the best tune on the record with lots of appeal, and catchy enough to be considered radio friendly. Nice, clean acoustic guitar and the all-important sweeping, catchy chorus. I dug this tune, played it over and over again. I thought the organ solo half way was not needed, it’s a great song bare, just acoustic guitar and voice. Solid structure. I listen to a lot of Wilco, Big Star, Jayhawks, Golden Smog, Ice Cream Hands (a great Melbourne band) and all have that use of infectious, melodic chorus. This tune reminds me of their use of melody/song structure. ‘Coffee Blues’, again simple, effective. Good shuffle vibe.

Location Cremorne Junction, NSW - Australia

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