First
off, this is the first CD release I have heard of from this awesome label. This
UK band recently released a super cool compilation record of material from most
of their releases and now this is all new studio material, including 14 tracks.
Psychedelic pop music inspired by bands from the 60s primarily. After a small
intro you go straight into the first track Seeing. I like the song but the
chorus is repeated far too many times, perhaps 100. The title track is a bit
Syd Barrett like but more lush sound both beautiful and floating at times. I
love the rhythm on Songs from the River, really nice instrumentation that
surprises and makes you smile. Turn the Tables is an acoustic track which
sounds normal on the surface but has a lot of interesting stuff happening in
the background and you can’t help but think of the Beatles in someway. Flip the
record for Seaside and the Giant Sound. It starts with drums and a jew’s harp
and then the other instruments kick in (do I hear a banjo?). It gets quite
bubbly at the end. You have to love these wonderful lyrics they sing on this
entire record. Halloween People has some nice dualing acoustic guitars in this
short track. Trees in the Wind, reminds me of a Pink Floyd song I can’t recall
at the moment.. One from Meddle, I believe. The Monsters of ID has this very
rhythmic singing that additional singing is layered on top and lots of other
stuff is happening in this psychedelic soundscape. Panorama is the last track
before the outro and the longest on the record at 7 mins. It is one of the few
songs to feature an electric guitar solo and in fact quite a few instruments
surface and disappear to play cool parts as the vocals slowly disappears as the
track evolves, twists and turns. Lovely album. I wonder if there are any scientists in the band??
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