Dry, desert climates seem to be conducive to pychedelia for some reason (perhaps thanks to the prevalence of naturally occurring psychedelic substances?), and when Green on Red first arrived in California after leaving behind its hometown of Tuscon, AZ, the group was at its trippiest, and those most familiar with GoR's later roots rock-oriented releases, such as Gas Food Lodging and No Free Lunch, might be a bit thrown by the buzzy atmosphere of the group's first record. Musically dominated by Chris Cacavas' keyboard (which suggests a meeting between Ray Manzarek and Daryl Hooper of the Seeds) and Dan Stuart's "oh wow" vocals, these performances leave no wonder as to how the band ingratiated itself with L.A.'s paisley underground scene; this is pop-leaning psychedelic rock with just enough menace in Stuart's vocals and lyrics to cut the trippiness factor by a notch or two. While the best songs on this EP -- "Death and Angels," "Black Night," and "Illustrated Crawling" -- suggest the strength and melodic force of Green on Red's best work, this EP mostly finds the band working through its early influences, and it would get a lot more interesting over the next few years.