Post by thesoundmonitor on Dec 1, 2003 18:32:44 GMT -5
SULA BASSANA
Dreamer
(Nasoni Records)
by Kevin McHugh
Dreamer is a vinyl release on Germany's prestigious Nasoni label. It's a solo project by Dave of Liquid Visions and Weltraumstaunen, and I'm here to tell you that Dave spells his name S.P.A.C.E. This Sandoz-head is on a pleasure cruise to the edge of the galaxy, and you're definitely invited. Hell, all your old friends will be there, so why not dig into your stash as you settle way back into your beanbag chair strategically situated in front of your stereo? Why not indeed?
But first lets get a couple things out of the way. This is a high quality vinyl release, housed in a gorgeous gatefold cover, complete with a Woronzow-style insert. So yeah, this is a perfect excuse to finally track down a turntable, preferably a Rega or Music Hall model. Or a VPI or Oracle. Ahem. Anyway, the holidays are coming and you've been wanting a turntable for, like, forever, so now's your chance. Nasoni shares in and encourages your love of vinyl by producing the best record and packaging possible, in a limited edition no less. And of course you've read about the general superiority of vinyl sound relative to CDs, right? Right.
So relax. Side one is the heavier of the two sides, opening with 'Dreamer,' which is chock full of groovy retro organ and smooth vocals that bring early Sundial to mind. Points for the mid-eastern modalities in the guitar solo. The next tune is 'Dealer McDope.' 100 points if you can tell me where that name comes from. It's an epic song full of effects and crashing percussion, reminiscent of 90s Hawkwind. 'My Blue Guitar' gives the nod to mellow 70s Pink Floyd, in a 'Comfortably Numb' meets 'Us and Them' kind of way. Groovy. 'Ananda' leads off side 2 (cool to talk about "sides", eh?) like a tribe of space mutants gathered around a dying fire, trancing out with jungle rhythms, synths, and echoing sitar. 'Baby Blue Shuffle in D Major' is a Floyd cover, and suitably evokes a time when Gilmour and Waters collaborated rather than fought.
This is the real space rock deal, gathering together all the best from the past and melding it into a contemporary-sounding document. I can't wait to hear more from Dave's various projects. So if you want to explore the astral realms without invoking the Sabbath you know and love, strap on your oxygen mask and get into stoner's OTHER white meat: Space. And smell the vinyl while you're at it.
Dreamer
(Nasoni Records)
by Kevin McHugh
Dreamer is a vinyl release on Germany's prestigious Nasoni label. It's a solo project by Dave of Liquid Visions and Weltraumstaunen, and I'm here to tell you that Dave spells his name S.P.A.C.E. This Sandoz-head is on a pleasure cruise to the edge of the galaxy, and you're definitely invited. Hell, all your old friends will be there, so why not dig into your stash as you settle way back into your beanbag chair strategically situated in front of your stereo? Why not indeed?
But first lets get a couple things out of the way. This is a high quality vinyl release, housed in a gorgeous gatefold cover, complete with a Woronzow-style insert. So yeah, this is a perfect excuse to finally track down a turntable, preferably a Rega or Music Hall model. Or a VPI or Oracle. Ahem. Anyway, the holidays are coming and you've been wanting a turntable for, like, forever, so now's your chance. Nasoni shares in and encourages your love of vinyl by producing the best record and packaging possible, in a limited edition no less. And of course you've read about the general superiority of vinyl sound relative to CDs, right? Right.
So relax. Side one is the heavier of the two sides, opening with 'Dreamer,' which is chock full of groovy retro organ and smooth vocals that bring early Sundial to mind. Points for the mid-eastern modalities in the guitar solo. The next tune is 'Dealer McDope.' 100 points if you can tell me where that name comes from. It's an epic song full of effects and crashing percussion, reminiscent of 90s Hawkwind. 'My Blue Guitar' gives the nod to mellow 70s Pink Floyd, in a 'Comfortably Numb' meets 'Us and Them' kind of way. Groovy. 'Ananda' leads off side 2 (cool to talk about "sides", eh?) like a tribe of space mutants gathered around a dying fire, trancing out with jungle rhythms, synths, and echoing sitar. 'Baby Blue Shuffle in D Major' is a Floyd cover, and suitably evokes a time when Gilmour and Waters collaborated rather than fought.
This is the real space rock deal, gathering together all the best from the past and melding it into a contemporary-sounding document. I can't wait to hear more from Dave's various projects. So if you want to explore the astral realms without invoking the Sabbath you know and love, strap on your oxygen mask and get into stoner's OTHER white meat: Space. And smell the vinyl while you're at it.