I rather enjoyed the 11 tracks including a performance of cult Polish act Kat, not terribly widely known outside of Poland, doing "Diabelski Dom." As with all these releases there is the bonus of live material, this time filmed at a German festival, as well as an interview with Nera & Flauros, unreleased audio, and several videos. A good introduction to an interesting band that I suspect we will hear more from soon.
Alright now to something a bit more psychedelic.
The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story
This is a limited edition two CD set, the second CD being made up of completely unedited interview with members of Pink Floyd and others. You bizarrely get Robyn Hitchcock and Graham Coxon both interviewed about Syd Barrett and playing his songs acoustically. It’s a bittersweet tale of the rise and fall of Barrett, a man clearly unable to handle stardom. His descent into madness and self-imposed exile is both amazing in the fact he did not die of his excess and sad in the fact it all happened. Music on here is from Pink Floyd's early stages plus "Shine on you Crazy Diamond." The DVD was a thoroughly enjoyable glimpse into the world of Syd. Certainly value for money that is for sure.
CD Reviews
Shelter: Mantra & Beyond Planet Earth
Straightedge Krishnacore (as in Hari Krishna) is not exactly what George Harrison had in mind when he introduced Krishna consciousness to a whole new generation of people. This is a re-release of two of their bigger albums complete with a video clip (1 each) and extra tracks (2 each). Not really sure what there is for a metal head here but it will be fun for those who were ever into the band to listen to the tracks remastered and re-released in all their glory.
Optimum Would Profile: Silver or Lead & Lowest Common Denominator
Phil Vane of Napalm Death turned his hand to industrial in the early 90s and boy was it heavy. Think of a combination of crusty punk metal combined with the layering of industrial. Remastered and repackaged with liner notes, these releases are probably not the most generous in extras but the content is still there. It’s heavy enough for the metalheads and bodes well for the direction industrial was heading. You’ll love it or hate it; but it sure has an impact.
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