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Eleven Realms of Night Review by Andy Garibaldi
at Compact
Disc Services (UK)
(as printed in the Psychedelic/space rock:
(mini) supplement #14)
The third Alien Dream album and it's noticable
that with each step into the future the musician
here gets farther and farther away from the obvious and thus the Ozrics comparisons
of before are now
replaced by a space rock maturity and dynamic originality that ensures every
track is a journey into
some distant galaxian future using a warp drive of electric guitars, synths,
electric bass, drums and the
odd echoed narration, not to mention synthi help from part time Hawkwind synths
magician, Captain Black.
The tracks - 14 in forty-two minutes - are many and varied. Inhabiting a sort
of instrumental space rock
dimension that has atmosphere and drive. The sonic creations range from Dr
Hasbeen like Space-Rock
through bubbling, spiralling synth/keys-led passages of great beauty and depth,
to some strong and
powerful passages that are a bit reminiscent of Tim Blake/Steve Hillage style
interplay. But, overall, its an
instrumental, essentially space-rock album of quality, distinction, enjoyment,
originality and accessibility, melodic
and atmospheric, powerful when it needs to be and a very mature and enjoyable
offering.
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