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Dogon Dance Review by Andy Garibaldi at
Compact Disc Services
(UK)
(as printed in the Psychedelic/space rock:
(mini) supplement #12)
The first CD was good - very good! But, with only
two minutes on the clock of the new ones opening track
'Brain Scan', you can't help but feel this is going to be an absolute blinder
- and it does not disappoint, for in that
two minutes you hear Hawkwind, Gong & the Ozrics all rolled into one magnificent
package. The track itself then
begins to climb on waves of searing electric guitar, rolling drums, Blake
like space synths, rumbling bass, Gilli-style space
whisper and Hawkwind-like crescendos - just fantastic!!! For this album Michael
Blackman has been augmented by
the space whisper vocals of Renee, guest appearance from Starfield/Hawkwind
synth musician Keith Kniveton plus
Steve Eyre on multi moog synth. Yeah, but its the main man who takes the honors
with some incendiary guitar work
throughout and drum/bass work that sounds like a real rhythm section in action.
Compositionally, it's class and bite
all the way as you are taken to the stars on a journey of truly impressive
proportions. Essentially all guitars, synths, bass
and drums, it's a largely instrumental ride and seriously impressive recording
quality too. In the line of instrumental space/acid
rock inhabited by the likes of Ozrics, Quimbys & melting Euphoria, this
album is right out at the front with the best of them,
only, if anything, more direct and stronger, real driving space rock as it
should be heard. There is a crispness and sharpness
to the production and the tracks are composed rather than improvised - it's
space rock with purpose and direction, but
above all, it has warmth, feeling, atmosphere and strength. The guitar and
synth work is seriously impressive and there isn't
a track (or moment) on the album that isn't anything less than absolutely
riveting - impressive and then some.
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