The further we look through MySpace, the more we come across some artists and bands that even we can’t process properly.

Ever wondered what funk-inspired Portuguese gypsy folk sounds like? It hasn’t been on our list of ones to check out, but when we did, we wished we hadn’t.

A band’s sound is important, but so is their ethos. Do they want to be the next indie band to make it big and then disappear up their own arse? Or do they just want to make music and see where it goes? When on the hunt for some decent electro that hasn’t been used by companies to flog pencils or something, we came across Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs. Not only was the name epic, but so was the description of the band.

Usually when a band makes it big, some PR person will write a whole load of bollocks saying that the new album from *insert generic indie band* is the equivalent of the Bible being mushed up and put through a sound system. Of course, it makes no sense and instead makes us wonder if Jesus was going to lay down guest vocals on a track entitled You’ve Crossed Me For The Last Time.

So imagine our delighted sniggering when we read this brief description of what Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs are all about:

“RRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH a time machine was sent back to just before all the dinosaurs went BOOOOOOOM!!! and died horribly. And they said “RRAAAGH listen up future kids, we’ve got the big tunes.” and they sorted us out with a few dub plates. Prehistoric dub plates made of granite. Using the latest in free software the “big tunes” have begun to be uncovered and are ready for your listening. Listen.”

Absolutely fucking brilliant – and if you think it’s just someone from Oxford pissing around, there is documented proof to the contrary! There’s a picture of a dinosaur rocking the party on the turntables with another beasty critter jamming away on another tune. But we’re not stupid, we know they’re not real – they’ve been adapted from cave paintings and restored.

It also seems that Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs have the highest amount of band members that we’ve ever encountered on this feature. Maybe there’s a creative side and live team. We don’t know, but to be certain that no-one is taking the piss out of us, we’ve had a crap attempt at researching the band members and know for a fact that Pisanosaurus Plateosaurus is real and so is Carnotaurus Caudipteryx. That last one doesn’t have a tail apparently.

As for the music, Are You Ready Remix has a beasty baseline and messed-up sounding synths and drums that will keep you raving until the cows come home. That’s unless the cows don’t get eaten by the dinosaurs first.

The track Dinosaurs Havin A Party sounds just like that. We imagine them all to be sitting round the fire with a bottle of dinosaur beer as they let go to this bum-wiggling track. Its slow build and random changes in direction don’t bore at all. The calm comes back but it’s quickly destroyed by the jilted drums.

Even hecklerspray’s guilty music pleasures The Sugababes have seen some action by one of the members of Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs. Microceratops from the band remixed their track Denial. It’s on iTunes and everything!

Next week we may return to look at more human music, but if anyone knows of a dog orchestra or a cat that can play the recorder, let us know.

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs MySpace