Cranium Pie "Mechanisms Part Two"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Psychedelic
Label: Fruits de Mer Records
Format: CD, vinyl
Release date: March 30, 2015
Tracklist: 

1. Black bird of death
2. Masterace
3. Prophelactus
4. Here we are together
5. The magus
6. What did you said
7. Light the candle
8. The lost song
9. Glimpses into the 11th
10. And so it unfolded
11. Black tree
12. Intermission trails
13. The wrong sun
14. After the marth
15. It's happening now
16. Neverending endings

Line-up: 
Tim Bray - vocals and drums
Rob Appleton - keys, vocals, bass
Dan Herra - guitars
Julian Smith - vocals and drums
Steve Meadows - bass

Description/Reviews: 

...titles mean little here as the whole is like a tour de force of Prog-Psych-Kosmiche Rock circa 1969-73. Follow along as I stream of conscious describe this 4 sided experience and you’ll get a flavor for what Mechanisms Part 2 is about…
Side 1 starts off with an intense narrative segment that’s like a cross between Arthur Brown and the early Brainticket albums. This segues into a bouncy jazzy Kosmiche and orchestrated jam with swirling effects and haunting backing vocals, and a lead vocal that sounds like Frank Zappa. Additional treats include Jazz propelled Space Rock and soulful Psychedelic Prog-Blues with impassioned vocals and guitar leads.  

 Read the full review by Jerry Kranitz at aural-innovations.com

Media/Samples 
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