This is the 2nd
release by this young band from Peru. It is pretty strange to hear young kids
make such retro music but cool also. The album features 8 tracks of 60’s
inspired dream rock. The Nightmare goes On starts things off at nearly 7mins
and has this reverb 60’s dreamy sound with nice organ playing. The band also
takes in free experimentation as well when putting their songs together like
the middle section of this first track. They remind me of the Malmö band the
Technicolor Poets at times. Devil’s Mask is another mail organ driven track
with the fuzzy guitar mixed quite low and a frantic voice. Think a really far
out version of the Doors! Blue at Distance brings things down with a slow
spoken word vocal over a simple delay guitar line and then slowly the drums and
bass take it up a bit, keeping it nice and laid back. Lost Again is around
8mins long and starts with some guitar and different sounds and voices mixed
far to the rear before the real track kicks in. A very special song. Side B
starts with The Cosmic Cry Out, which has a very nice guitar melody as it moves
through several progressions including a longish guitar solo in this instrumental
track. Distress is a special song and a bit hard to describe and they recycle
quite a few ideas from the past in this track. Silvergreen’s Theme is a short
track and one of the more psychedelic as it meanders over the bass line to find
it place.Tthe closer, Look Away & Fake (A Green Breeze’s Odd Story) starts
in a dreamy mood like where the record began. The vocal reminds me of US
Christmas at times with it’s passionate agony! I nearly forgot the bonus track,
called Half Past Dead, which is one of the heavier ones. A very cool record
This is a site where I post reviews of CDs, DVDs, LPs, and concerts. I have been writing music reviews on and off since 1984. I ran a heavy metal fanzine from 1984-1988 called Metal Madness and have been a staff writer for Aural Innovations for many years. I have also contributed to Chrohinga Well (RIP), Bad Acid (RIP), Lowcut (RIP), Roadburn and a number of other zines as well. I recently moved to Portugal so please request the new address and do not send any music to Denmark anymore. Tak..
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