Who could possibly resist an album that promises retro-orientated classic rock pleasures of both "Hendrixonian guitar" and a "Love-like strum"?
Nick Saloman is a man who invites and fully justifies hyperbolic descriptions of his ever expanding opus.
Operating under The Bevis Frond moniker, this is his 91st album (more or less) which serves up a whopping 20 tracks and 85 minutes to feast upon.
To get a full measure of the man and his psyched-out soundscape, you'd do well to begin with the closing 13 minute ‘You're On Your Own, a tight yet deliciously sprawling track that finds our guitar hero "fuming between the Westway.... between two galaxies".
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In the unlikely event that one or all of the songs might be considered for some enlightened DJ's playlist most of the other tunes are shorter and would, in a parallel utopian universe, be deemed radio-friendly.
As it is, this is another album destined to fly below the radar of mainstream audiences leaving those in the know to sing the praises of this unjustly underrated artist.
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