Slow-birthed from the inspired minds of Gavin Pryor and Andrew Fogarty, Toymonger create some seriously sick concussion-laden hypnotic hallucinatory jammers. This may be their debut LP, but these dudes didn?t just come out of nowhere. Readers of Foxy Digitalis are probably familiar with Gavin Pryor who in addition to running Deserted Village has been putting out a steady stream of solid releases for the last few years with a revolving cast of musicians under the moniker, United Bible Studies. They are probably less familiar though with guitarist Andrew Fogarty who himself is no slacker with a long list of limited-edition releases performing with Tremors, Bullets, and a host of other Dublin-based bands. Together the pair have been playing as Toymonger since 2004 touring with notables such as Chris Corsano, Talibam!, and Birds of Delay. With their impressive backgrounds, one could only hope that their first proper recording would deliver and it does. "The Nightvision" proffers up four anxiety-ridden, dread-fueled creepers of scraping metal, white noise, and dripping feedback; the amplified creaking of attics, basements, vacant warehouses, and every other haunt that harbors ghosts and phantom monsters. The ultimate party-killer sure to send everyone home pissed off and in a bad mood; the definition of no fun for those who love having no fun. Not to imply that this is the first record of its kind, to the contrary, but in an environment saturated with doom/noise-droners, this record rises to the top. The music is heavy, even harsh at moments, but restrained and constantly shifting with ecstatic momentum. This is music that like a Richard Serra sculpture is subtle in shape and contour yet imposing in its oppressive tonnage and immensity of scale. Excellent packaging complete with hand stenciled foldout cover. A Deserted Village/Munitions Family split release aka Munitions Village. Extremely limited edition. Get one if you can. 9/10 -- Todd Brooks (19 December, 2007)