Census of Hallucinations - "Nothing Is As It Seems"
[Translated from Norwegian using the Google Translator]
Now I will not go into depth on the lyrical but only determine that there is intense issues that are under scrutiny, and it spared the gunpowder and it is samfunnsrefsing in spades. Jones is crystal clear that a lot of life on the planet Tellus is largely dysfunctional. Agree or disagree with the verbal so may still most agree that Census Of Hallucinations have a sound that is not exactly an everyday occurrence in our wondrous music world. Yes even so is the sound bordering on unique, and here is the voice of Tim Jones is an important element. It is definitely unique, and when he looked backed by Terri ~ B and Maxine Marten its dreamlike surreal votes, then vocal ministry any listener bites its mark in! Which excellent well may cause the listener becomes small fascinated and seduced. Info Jones is an excellent guitarist, but in HoC context, he has concentrated on the vocal, lyrics and låtsnekringa. Veteran John Simms who is new to the HoC and controls with the guitars and the man can play! Sims ensures that the sound of HoC now supplied a kind of lush and juicy but also occasionally jazzstratosfæriske twist. It sounds possibly something special, and it is! Yet it works, and the interaction between music and vocals are something that "makes" this album. A vocal that is theatrical, sometimes rancid and brimful of "spoken word." All in the noble service to present all the moods and various facets that poetry offers. I'll be honest that the album is a "slow burner" and I spent part of spins to get a grip on it and it was a bit of hassle. When it turns out that the effort was well worth the trouble, as it emits a very good feeling and each new spin makes one discovers new attractive and / or interesting details. "Talk vocals" can at times be a little bit much, but it's an important part of communication so that I endure without damage to it. I tolerate so definitely CoH's music that often is adventurous, playful, space, theatrical, accessible but also a bit strange, separately and in diverse forms of plenary. Putting a label on CoH is impractical, then the songs just like himself! Character, in other words. A strange mixture of space, jazz, blues, psychedelic, pop and prog plus assorted other. The band has also abound with honesty, authority and authenticity, and again have CoH created a record that is well worth a look at.
Reviewed by Ulf Backstrom and published in Merlin Prog (merlinprog.com) and Permafrost Today (permafrost.today)