There are two major trends in space rock since 1989.
First is that much of it has turned simpler and heavier, oriented towards
pulsating stoner music. Second is that part of it has gotten trippier by
expanding considerably the psychedelic /jam side of the genre since the 70s,
though at root very little of it diverges that fundamentally from what Hawkwind/Gong/Ash Ra Tempel etc. were doing in the era.
SPACE SPECTRUM sit definitely in the second category.
They are a relatively new band from Germany that had at their earlier stage a
substantial output on Bandcamp as a one-man project behind guitarist Nico Seel.
At their current stage, "The Red Eyed Queen" is their first album as
a real 4-piece band and we are proud to be the label that releases this milestone
to their career.
The record features SPACE SPECTRUM on a mammoth trip
rock opus that spans both sides of the vinyl. By listening to the band
channelling their awesome mind melting spaced out tones into a cohesive
ensemble, one can’t deny the influence of the early 70s acid rock vibe. There
are the obvious nods to the kraut gods, zoned in on the more jam aspects of
cosmic kraut bliss and taking the music way out there into Ash Ra Temple-sque
jamming blow out territory. Over a magic carpet of spacious keyboards and below
the bass rumble of the spaceship, the guitar wanders in real outer cosmos,
transporting us through the heavenly constellation. The result is a full-out
attack on the trippier aspect of space rock, a bit brutal in his modern
approach (under a creeping Cosmic Dead influence) but also very far-out, when
moving to outer dimensions.
SPACE SPECTRUM took creatively the floating aspects of
the 70s space rock formula and adopted it to rock styles that occurred in the
90s and onward. "The Red Eyed Queen" is a true cosmic winner and is
not to be missed!
And a final note: The clear vinyl of the coloured
edition was chosen by the band as homage to Faust's debut. We cannot think of everything most
suitable.
Sample here.
LTD EDT (only 350 copies)
150
coloured vinyl € 22.00
200 black vinyl € 20.00Release Date: 10 Feb. 2014
Buy at our e-shop.
