Genre(s): Psychedelic
Label: Necio Records (vinyl)
Format: digital, vinyl
Release date: April 2, 2021 (digital), May 7, 2021 (vinyl)
Tracklist
1. Spectral Illusion (6:12)
2. Seven Kingdoms (4:26)
3. Electric Ghost (4:10)
4. Sensitive Fate (5:47)
5. Endless Sea (9:06)
6. Look Up The Sky (Nico's Dream) (3:32)
7. Oroboros (7:31)
Total Time 40:44
Line-up
Gabriela Zaith
Léo Gudan
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White Canyon return with their second album, Spectral Illusion, and, as the cover suggests, there is a darker, more mystical edge to the music though it loses none of the refinement and melodic grace of its predecessor... Opening with the title track, there is a nice Latin feel to the guitars as we enter the softly distorted world of dream psych. Vocals breathe and guitars mesmerise as the song builds in power; it really is an attractive thing and its six-and-a-half minutes seem barely enough. 'Sensitive Fate' is built on a rumbling drone where chiming guitars frame a smooth female vocal that is delivered in a dreamy shoegaze style, while 'Endless Sea' fittingly stretches over nine minutes with its gentle double vocal hinting at eternity as the music swells and pulses. There's power in the words, though they barely break out of the background. They bring reassurance to the unknown and reveal beauty in the darkness that lies all around. The closing track 'Oroboros' is a stunner with elegiac voices hiding behind some beautifully sombre guitar work to create moments that are achingly pretty. It sheds its skin in a clever ending that works so much better than an ill-considered fade out. There are more forceful moments. 'Seven Kingdoms' grows from gentle beginnings to lay down some impressive guitar sounds, 'Electric Ghost' hammers gently at your senses while guitars chatter all around, and 'Look Up To The Sky' with its weaving flutes and chimes hints at 1960s' psych. (Adam at isolationrecords.co.uk)
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