One of our
favourite record labels, the German Psychedelic/Krautrock imprint Sulatron Records, closed 2015 with a couple of essential reissues from British Psych
Rock legends Sun Dial and cosmic explorers Electric Moon which we have been
seriously digging down in our psychedelic basement.
Sulatron
Records is now the home of Sun Dial, one of the most influential
Neo-Psychedelic cult bands of the last 25 years. Founded 1990 by
multi-instrumentalist Gary Ramon, Sun Dial blazed a trail with their debut
album Other Way Out which practically blew the doors off the universe and the
impact of this record has redefined how we now see psychedelia in the 21st
century. With an ever changing line up since 1990, Sun Dial have mutated and
evolved over the years into the still massively influential Psych
Rock/Krautrock/Space Rock juggernaut of today. There is a new record for 2016
in the pipeline and in the meantime Sulatron have reissued the 2012 Sun Dial
album Mind Control for your delight and delectation. Originally released on
Tangerine Records in a limited pressing of 500 copies, the album now gets a CD
release with two bonus tracks taken from the original recording sessions.
With the
liquid nature of Sun Dial they are difficult to tie down to a particular “sound”
as over the years they explored many branches of psychedelia, including Space
Rock, Acid Rock, Stoner Rock and Psych Pop………for Mind Control the producer of
Other Way Out, Hugo Chavez-Smith, was back at the controls and the album is a
blend of long tripping guitars, Krautrock, and electronic wizardry. It’s an
album that pushes hard at the boundaries of Space Rock taking the listener to a
point in the galaxy where atmospheric electronic soundscapes, motorik grooves
and languid guitars converge in a molten mix of psychedelic sounds. Not many
bands attempt to cover Eno period Roxy Music songs……..mainly due to the unique
sound of a Sci-Fi Lounge Lizard fronting a Dadaist Rock ‘n’ Roll band from the
future……but Sun Dial have made a really good attempt with a version of Roxy’s
most psychedelic number ‘In Every Dream Home A Heartache’. Although ultimately flawed
due to the sheer brilliance of the source material, it shows that Sun Dial have
a remarkable taste for adventure and their reputation for being psychedelic music
pioneers is well deserved. The two bonus tracks, ‘Seven Pointed Star’ and ‘World
Within You’, fit perfectly into what is an excellent record and if you missed
Mind Control on its initial release, this reissue is a great opportunity to
catch up.
Originally
released in 2011 and much sort after, the stunning live album Flaming Lake has now
been reissued as a 2 x coloured vinyl (LP 1 is blue and LP 2 orange) and for
the first time it is now available on CD. Flaming Lake is four sides of epic
deep, dark psychedelic trips with Electric Moon bending time and space on a
fantastic journey to the other side of the stars. With one long cosmic jam per
side, Electric Moon pilot their psychedelic starship into uncharted regions of
the solar system……………..all four tracks are totally mindblowing and this long
awaited reissue is a must listen for all you space cadets out there.
Originally
released in 2011 and much sort after, the stunning live album Flaming Lake has now
been reissued as a 2 x coloured vinyl (LP 1 is blue and LP 2 orange) and for
the first time it is now available on CD. Flaming Lake is four sides of epic
deep, dark psychedelic trips with Electric Moon bending time and space on a
fantastic journey to the other side of the stars. With one long cosmic jam per
side, Electric Moon pilot their psychedelic starship into uncharted regions of
the solar system……………..all four tracks are totally mindblowing and this long
awaited reissue is a must listen for all you space cadets out there.
Both records
are out now and available from the Sulatron online shop at http://www.sulatron.com/
where you can also check out the other great releases from this fine record
label.
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