CD
Review
Space
Mirrors
"The Darker Side of Art"
Rating 89%
reviewed by Ash Brown
| Well, I thought that Space Rock was
dead. or at least dying, but when I was passed this CD to review, I
damn near wet myself. For too long now the gauntlet thrown down by Hawkwind
and, to a lesser degree, Floyd, has been left to moulder on the
sidewalk, like a discarded glove.
Space Mirrors is the brainchild of Alisa Coral, and features soundscapes aplenty. In fact lyrics are rarer than dodo shit, and where they do appear, such as on track four "Your Soul's Been Sold" they are wonderfully integrated as merely another layer. The band features Michael Blackman on guitars, though there are several guest appearances by Prog-maestro Arjen Lucassen and Steve Youles. Stand out track is probably the closer-epic "Dark Jedi", with its seven distinct parts, borrowing some frantic Metallica-like riffing The whole album puts me in mind of the old "Church of Hawkwind" dayz, though without the disturbing cannibalistic edge. For more info, and where to buy this CD, check out www.spacemirrors.com |
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