Review by
Benjamin Horowitz

Gil Mantera's Party Dream's Bloodsongs is 10 tracks of straight-ahead, 80s influenced pop rock. Gil Mantera and bandmate Ultimate Donny collaborate on vocals, guitar and synthesizers. If you're familiar with the band Mindless Self Indulgence, pretend the dudes in that band decided to chill out and record a mellow album, and it might sound something like this. At times, the band employs a vocoder, which makes the vocalist sound like a robot. Gil Mantera's Party Dream has created an album with solid enough songwriting to not sound overly repetitive, but which provides an overall feel of nostalgia and a desire to dance throughout.