Blue Sausage Infant - Negative Space [zero013]
- Artist: Blue Sausage Infant
- Title: Negative Space
- Format: Vinyl
- Release Date: Jun, 2011
- Price: $20.00
| 1 | Motion Parallax | 21:05 | ||
| 2 | Negative Space | 14:50 | ||
| 3 | Subferal | 6:20 |
Description
A strong mix of kosmische electronics, heavy spacerock, and deep analog drone. Sprawling, long-form psychedelic excursions with a nod towards the experimental side of '70s Krautrock, but with roots firmly planted in uncharted 21st century strangeness. Guest musicians include Mike Shanahan (Reanimation, drums), Jeff Barsky (Insect Factory, guitar), and Jason Mullinax (Pilesar, percussion & electronics). Six months in the making, and it's a magic beast. Mastered by Anders Peterson. Official release date is 21st June 2011.
180-gram colored vinyl, limited edition of 500.
Blue Sausage Infant - Negative Space (excerpt)
Reviews
...this new one is definitely more straight forward cosmic music, especially in 'Motion Parallax' with its nice bubbling arpeggio synth and mysterious voice. The title piece is a more straight forward stomping space rock piece, with guest drummer Michael Shanahan, guitarist Jeff Barsky, and percussionist Jason Mullinax. Think Neu!, Cluster, Hawkind or, if that's more familiar, an instrumental piece by The Legendary Pink Dots, while the closing piece 'Subferal' is a subtle menacing piece. Three excellent pieces of cosmic/krautrock like music, excellently produced and with great style and care. What more can you possibly want? ~ Vital Weekly
2011 Best Vinyl Only:
It is fitting that this vinyl only release features one of the best sidelong excursions I heard all year. Layered, electronic ambiance is replaced by a killer bass groove and acoustic drums on the flip, perfectly offsetting the synthetic tones of the sidelong composition. Each of the cuts presents a collection of repetitive elements that consistently ascend, and the focus is building tension rather than providing release.
Ornate, patterned wax seals the deal for this one, but the strength of the songs would shine even on a plain black disc. ~ foxydigitalis.com
Yes, the strangeness is definitely here, but it's a good kind of strange. Since there are only three tracks, I'll just talk about each. 'Motion Parallax' starts us off with a repetitive theme that permeates the song, giving it a hypnotic quality. Rhythms, noises, and difficult to understand spoken word wanders through the song as well, keeping it all interesting, even as the theme gives the composition some cohesiveness. At just over 21 minutes, this track takes up a whole side but doesn't really get tiresome. Well done. I turned the album over to start the other side. It seems that there was a mistake at the pressing plant though and they accidentally put Hawkwind on this side. Well, no, but it is the closest comparison I could come up with. 'Negative Space,' which starts us off with a rocking drum beat mixed with droning synths. Here comes the space rock. Typically I wouldn't be as into this, but it is really well done. Lots of groovy analogue noises and grinding guitars. It's a fun listen. The last track, 'Subferal,' throws down some droning noise. This is also a bit repetitive, but not quite as interesting as 'Motion Parallax.' For me this was the weakest track on the album - fortunately it was only 6 minutes long, so if one had to be weak this was the one. Although I do picture someone hearing the previous track and getting it and then getting assaulted with this and it makes me smile. The album itself is pressed on translucent grey mottled vinyl. Overall a pretty good release. ~ Chain D.L.K.
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