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Mark Pritchard
Make A Livin'
Warp
6.5
In terms of Mark Pritchard's long
and varied list of production
credits, there's very little to fault.
From Jedi Knights to Troubleman
and from Harmonic 33/313 to
Africa Hi-Tech, there has always
been that underlying sense of
innovation; a sense that he
always had something to 'add'.
Sadly, here, it feels as though
that sense of innovation is a little
lacking. I get the whole retro
rave thing, but surely there are
enough producers already wading
knee-deep in that uninspiring,
well-trodden ground.
Samuel
Falling Star EP
Technicolour Records
7.5
Damon
Song Of A Gypsy
Now Again
10
Further explorations into
rare, psychedelic nuggetry
courtesy of Egon and the Now
Again crew. This time it's
the privately pressed, holy
grail LP 'Song Of A Gypsy' by
unknown, '60s, fuzz-folkrock don Damon. Pressed in
limited numbers and going for
upwards of £2k, this is one LP
that rarely surfaces and even
when it does, it only ?nds
its way into the hands of the
deepest-pocketed collectors.
Thankfully, now us mere
mortals can experience its
majestic psychedelic delights!
Ducktails
Wish Hotel
Domino Records
8.0
Widescreen psychedelic pop music
courtesy of Matt Mondanile, who
displays a clear penchant for the
tempered side of tripped-out
music. Washes of sound dominate
his work, although a strong sense
of melodic purpose prevails at all
times