WHEN'S THE FUTURE - "Then"
Wow, this is absolutely one of the best and most psychedelic albums of the year 2003! You can find almost everything you could possibly want from a psychedelic rock album: marvellous, very groovy rock songs, really far-out mind-expanding parts, modern computer-made electronic beats and sounds, weird samples, space sounds, tribal stuff with percussion and didgeridoo, wind instruments, good vocals and the list goes on and on... This CD is a real trip, and this kind of sensory overload might just be too much for some people. Personally, what I like the best are the actual band tracks, like the excellent opener "Land of Milk and Money", "Psilocype Astral Glide", "Cop Out Dood" and the last, even funky track "It All Goes Back to The Sea". On these tracks there are some obvious Hawkwind and Gong influences, among other things. The male vocals and guitar work sound in fact very much like Dave Brock, from time to time...which is not a bad thing in any way. The album is very well produced, so you just can help liking it, if you're into modern psychedelia and space rock. The album does need several listening times before the really versatile whole starts to take shape. Thanks a lot for Stone Premonitions and this British band featuring Krom Lek members for this amazing experience!
Published in The Psychotropic Zone (www.unimeri.com)