Stereophonic Pop Art Music
- 艺人
- Alpha Stone
- 语种
- 英语
- 厂牌
- Bomp
- 发行时间
- 1996年04月29日
- 专辑类别
- 录音室专辑
专辑介绍
by Ned Raggett
The first Alpha Stone record has Pete Bassman rebounding back heartily from the unfortunate end days of the Darkside; while Sonic Boom and Jason Spaceman will forever remain the two touchstones of the whole Spacemen 3 collective, Bassman here makes his best claim at being something more than just the George Harrison of the act. Aiming for a slightly gentler take on fuzz-psych-pop, as opposed to the heavy vibes of the likes of &Guitar Voodoo,& for instance, Stereophonic is loaded with enough wah-wah, reverb and mystery to make fans of garagey zoneouts happy and then some. Admittedly, absolutely nothing on the record will surprise longtime fanatics of the Spacemen sound, especially Jason's contributions -- half the tracks are practically rewrites of &Walking With Jesus.& This said, much of Stereophonic also calls to mind the Jesus and Mary Chain's calmer moments (think &On the Wall&) as much as it does the 3. &Special One& makes for a fine way to start, with some of Bassman's best guitar work set against a nicely stoned-out lyric, but the real change is evident on &Destiny Angel,& where drum machines take a prominent place, a low-key but tense beat propelling the wistful singing and guitar chiming which builds into a more intense form of fuzz. To-be-expected but still fun found-sound samples like NASA rocket launch countdowns on the lengthy shuffle &Astro& and a slightly strange story from a &Farmer C& on the track by that title blend in nicely with the burbling keyboards and drones. Topped off with appropriately color-distorted pictures of aliens playing guitars, all you'd need is some black posters and a lava lamp -- Stereophonic does its job that well.
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