This one-off collaboration between
the Cure's
Robert Smith and
Siouxsie & the Banshees' Steven Severin resulted in an eccentric, and at times incompatible, mix of psychedelic sounds wrapped around alternative '80s pop. Writers
Smith and
Severin's more eccentric tendencies are as likely to evoke pictures of a carnival as a funereal march, but the backbone rests largely on tightly constructed tunes with occasional forays into the experimental.
Jeanette Landray sings the majority of the tracks, while
Smith takes the lead twice amongst a smattering of instrumentals. Standout tracks include the Middle Eastern-twinged "Orgy" and the more conventional "Mouth to Mouth."
Smith's distinctive warbling on the first-class "Perfect Murder" takes the album directly into
Cure territory, as do the instrumentals which could equally find a home on Seventeen Seconds. While musically diverse, the album's lyrics rarely stray from the dual themes of death and sex, furthering the gothic undertones so often heard in
Smith and
Severin's previous work.
Blue Sunshine's eclecticism makes this an interesting side note for long-time fans of
the Cure and
Siouxsie & the Banshees, but a somewhat more inaccessible listen for others.