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Music: Space Rock Country: The United Kingdom Label: Rise Above Litmus paper is used as a Ph gauge to determine the amount of acidity in a substance. The word litmus is a fitting band name for a group that creates music best heard on acid. The heavy space rock found on the U.K. band’s second album, “Planetfall” is a kaleidoscope of cosmic effects supported by hard-driven guitar licks. Their use of echoing vocals, guitar peddles, and synthesizer bestows a hallucinatory quality to the album, possibly producing the same type of sounds Timothy Leary subjected upon hippie youth during his LSD experiments. “Planetfall” is cerebral in the interplay of sound, calling for several listens to recognize and appreciate each instrument. Various bleeps, blips, and swooshes implant visions of UFOs, swirling electric storms, and other Sci-Fi concepts. Most songs contain the conventional rock format, although supplemented with trippy electronic noise. The singer’s heavily British accented voice falls somewhere between David Bowie, Roger Waters and Adam Agius of ALCHEMIST. LITMUS’ music also recalls PINK FLOYD and ALCHEMIST on such songs as the title track and “Tempest.” The tranquil, acoustic guitars and vocal flow align well with PINK FLOYD, while the up-tempo and alien vibe of the synthesizers bear a strong resemblance to Alchemist. LITMUS understands how to write a good, conventional rock song; still, the band’s greatest strength is during the moments of experimentation, which the band always returns to after a couple minutes relatively standard, verse-chorus lines. “Under the Sign” is a space rock odyssey, clocking in at over fifteen minutes of chugging guitar rhythms, killer solos, and the band creating enough cosmic noise to form a new galaxy. ALCHEMIST and PINK FLOYD appear in a few places than the HAWKWIND and early MONSTER MAGNET-like sections. Fans of the above-mentioned groups, fans of fuzzy-toned biker rock (fuzzy bikers, too) and fans of psychedelia in general should check out “Planetfall.” If “Planetfall” were a sheet of acid, you would need only one hit. This is some potent shit! - Darren Cowan Tracklist: 1. Destroy The Mothership 2. The Tempest 3. Lost Stations 4. Under The Sign 5. Planetfall 6. Psychic Projection 7. Singularity 8. Helios 9. Expanding Universe 10. The Machine Age 11. Far Beyond 12. Planetfall/SETI Band line-up: Anton - swooshes, bleeps and twiddly noises Fiddler - guitar and vocals Marek - drums and vocals Martin - bass and vocalsRead full review
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