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The Very Best of Stone Premonitions - Volume 3

NOTE: The original review was published in Norwegian and can be found at http://www.merlinprog.com/england.htm. We used the Google translation engine to produce the English.

Discs in this series comes close, but then also get an opportunity to become familiar with a lot of really good bands as probably had not gotten to know otherwise. Music Love voters' musical radar is of widely varying size and quality, but common to all is that a lot of music through and not be detected. It makes Stone Premotions something and Volume 3 is the band that Chrome Play and Census Of Hallucinations that we have never discussed before. In addition, the quality of the band Rabbit's Hat with and taking care of eight of 16 songs, and the first four songs on this compilation is also the "Year Of The Rabbit" which was Rabbits Hat second album. As always, the music from this band quite different from anything we've heard before with their little retro feel with plenty of scoop from the 60's and 70's. Yet it is safe Rabbits Hat planted in the 90's and has a subtle and acting blend of folk, psychedelic music and progressive agenda, plus the band has a delicious reckless attitude. Vocal is always sprinkle kent when Terri ~ B singing and combined with good låtskrivning there are four solid songs that open Volume II. Track 5-9 is from the mentioned Krom Lek as much space rock influenced but also a psychedelic prog approach can be traced, and the band name is taken from the Stonehenge. Krom Lek is the horizontal stone resting on two vertical, and the Celtic Druids who were contemporary sages pops up in our consciousness. Quite subtle and distinctive is the music of Krom Lek who has great riffs and rhythms. The music rocks at times intense and space are both delicious and characterized danceable and with a hint of Irish folk music, reggae and jazz to get additional features. Flute Playing is a very important part of the music and provide absolutely the sonic value with Tom Jones's clever use of electronics. Jones and Terri ~ B is the guest artists as far as we can understand and that always slips easily in with the other musicians and do a great job. The other musicians are to us some known and some unknown quantities with names such as Bazz who plays bass, "bogeridoo", percussion, keyboards and vocals, while Tonksy plays flute, saxophone and percussion. Anyway, it sounds good and it is particularly without conflicts of inter play and there is an atmosphere of relaxation and fun and a nice flow of music that still has both edge and barbs. Coole cases simply! From nine to twelve song takes Rabbits Hat again with songs from the album "The Magician", and it is sometimes in the neighborhood a little magic in the music. Listen, for example, the "Ignorance Is Bliss" which is a very nice long and suggestive song with a lot of good on the agenda, including the rights to the psychedelic opening, stunning detail and touch, the progress and intensity that is very good. Some fat guitar tones do not go from just bad and the text's also pretty frisky, to put it that way. Bouncing is always the guitars of Tim Jones and there is much tastefully he delivers on this album in the form of acoustic sounding and solos. As usual, Stone Premotions context, it is catchy and distinctive with many small, beautiful and important details. The lyrics are always thoughtful and musicians are not afraid to express themselves and really vent their opinions and attitudes. As a bonus, we get one of detbeste songs we've ever heard from The Rabbits Hat in terms of the knallbra song "Dying Without The Music." When the aforementioned song fades out pops Census Of Hallucinations up with this collector's last four songs. Tim Jones and Terri ~ B is almost naturally in the band, but here it is for us unknown musicians. Norm Emerson on drums is one, and Dave Pipkin on drums and percussion another. Michael Steadman on the saxophone and drums are also a newcomer to us, but most important is that there are very skilled musicians. "Intergration" is the most space-like song of the four we will be served from the Census Of Hallucinations. The song is adorned with melodic, mesmerizing and hypnotic psychedelic music for guitar and synth leads the way on a foundation of rhythmic smartness and extensive and clever use of electronics. Small utfrika use of synthesizers and tablas found in the fine song "The Moon" which also has a snertent acoustic foundation. Foundation Stone Premotions is also solid in the form of catchy tunes, intelligent and good songwriting, good instrumentalists, musicians who enjoy coming together, clever arrangements and lots of small nice details that give the music character. Therefore, these sixteen hand-picked the song on The Very Best Of Stone Premotions Volume 3 real worth lending your ears and there is a varied and very good music.

(Merline Prog - www.merlinprog.com)