Album Review:
Psychedelica 5 compilation
(Northern Star Records)
Cross Posted from The Big Takeover
Review by Elizabeth Klisiewicz
Scott Causer
at UK label Northern Star Records has put out a number of excellent psych
compilations, and this latest entry is no exception. I’ve been listening to
these 34 tracks for weeks as I attempt to absorb all this goodness, and there
are numerous standouts. I mean, how can one really define the outer space, Best
Coast groove of “To the Other Side” by the sublime Skystone except to urge
people to surf along with them? Or how about those fantastic Aussies, The
Laurels, with the fantastic opener “Tidal Wave” from their latest album? And
then there is Mat Flint’s fabulous group, Deep Cut, with “Dead Inside Your
Heart” from 2011’s Big Takeover favorite, Disorientation. They can deny the Lush
influence, but it’s in the mix, along with The Byrds, Big Star, and a host of
other jangle pop greats.
I also adore
“Summertone” by The Early Morning Satellites, “In Dreams of Decadence” by Dead Parties,
and the Bydsian swirl circa Gram Parsons of “Open Up Your Door” by The See See.
And honestly, the list just goes on and on…
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