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TIDAL
FLOOD
Don't you
just love it when an unexpected package arrives at your door,
and it doesn't contain death threats, summonses or dog poo?
I know I do. And thats what happened with this lovely ceedee
eepee fromTidal Flood.
Based in
Attica, Greece, Tidal Flood specialise in driving instrumental
space rock which enraptures from the beginning. The nearest
point of contact would be Steve Hillage era Gong or new age Hawkwind,
crossed with the driving rhythm of Ozric Tentacles mid period
work. And yes, it is that good, not mere hyperbole.
With funk
influenced bass, trippy electronica and hard, attacking guitars,
this is a tour de force that I cannot recommend highly enough.
Truly wonderful, miles ahead of some that crap that has record
deals, and deserving of a much wider audience, Tidal Flood have
truly rocked my world.
Tidal Flood,
9 Iasonos Street, Rafina, Attica 190-09, Greece
http://www.tidalflood.com
info@tidalflood.com
Available
in the UK from CD Services
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PANACEA
- Lemmings
Blimey,
its ceedee eepee manna around here. When I first bunged it in
the spinny disc machine, I had to double check to make sure it
wasn't a Fugazi bootleg! But then I put my ears on and listened
closer.
Yes, it
does sound like Fugazi, but crossed with the Undertones. WHich
may seem odd, but in fact is a rather splendid melodic hardcore
crossover which is certainly deserving of repeat plays. Track
2, "Breathless" adopts a more low key approach, coming
all over Paw meets My Little Funhouse and is the highlight of
the eepee. More like this, please. I do like a bit of loud
quiet shouty angst and this is top hole. "Tellurian Need"
rounds things off and doesn't match the fervour or intensity
of its predecessors, but then according to the recording dates
it's the oldest track here, so things are developing nicely.
Splendid
stuff which you can check out for yourself at http://www.peoplesound.com/artist/panacea
Contact panacea.panacea@talk21.com
2 Quarry Cottages, Burradon Farm, Burradon, Cramlington NE23
7NB, United Kingdom
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