Lp SATURNIA The Seance Tapes (2lp) YELLOW VINYL - Elektrohasch Eh 175 - mint

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Lp SATURNIA The Seance Tapes (2lp) YELLOW VINYL - Elektrohasch Eh 175 - mint

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2 lp SATURNIA

The Seance tapes

Recorded Live At Toolate Studios, Cascais, Portugal, 11-13 September 2017 

Limited Edition of 250 Handnumbered Copies In YELLOW VINYL

Country of Release: Germany 2018

Label: Elektrohasch

Catalog Number: NR 175

Barcode: -

Fold cover / gatefold sleeve: Yes / YES

 

Condition Record: mint (Unplayed)

Condition Cover: mint

 

 

Tracks Side 1:

1. Chrysalis (5:31)

2. A Burnt Offering (8:10)

3. Infinite Chord (5:17)

 

Tracks Side 2:

1. I Am Utopia (8:52)

2. The Real High (8:33)

3. Hydrophonic Gardening (3:40)

Tracks Side 3:

1. Mindrama (6:00)

2. Gemini (4:44)

3. STILL LIFE (5:06)

Tracks Side 4:

1. Sunflower (7:31)

2. The Twilight Bong (9:33)

3. Cosmonication (6:04)

 

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To-date, multi-instrumentalist / vocalist Luís Simões has led SATURNIA through seven albums of ever-increasing cosmic reach. Simões, who is based in Lisboa, Portugal, and plays guitar, lap steel, theremin, bass pedals, Mellotron, and acoustic and electric sitar, has always been The core ofTheband and he remains so, butThe difference withSATURNIA 's latest offering,The Seance Tapes (released byElektrohasch ), is that he's joined in The studio byA stage-readyband . He and drummer André Silva have worked together before, unless I'm mistaken, but together in The studio with keyboardist, organist, electric pianist, synthesist - basically ifThe resultant trio tap intoALive chemistry that's never been conjured bySATURNIA until now. It's only fitting, then, that The 12 tracks ofThe Seance tapes should be culled,Two each,FromTheband 's six-album back catalog. ()

Ordered FOR maximum flow rather than chronology, TheThe limitsofThe CD format and is currently awaitingA 2lp issue, but howeverOne might end up taking it On ,The intention is plain in givingSATURNIA 'sLive ambitionsA studio form, and hearingThe sitar-drone-laced "The Real High ”OrThe post-The Heads space-rock-meets-shoegaze-vocals vibes of “I am Utopia” before it,The vibrancy emanating From them is as infectious asThe swinging rhythms brought To bear by Silva's utter masteryofPsychedelic percussion. Whether it's hand drums On “ The Real HighThe far-off cymbals echoing behindThe Mellotron-laced "STILLLIFE ”OrThe pickup broughtTo opener “Chrysalis,” or The subtle grounding givenToThe mellow psych-prog meanderingof "A Burnt Offering ”andThe especiallyKING Crimson-esque “Cosmonication,” Silva's contributions are utterly essential. One could say The SameofThe textures Oliveira bringsToTheSame tracks alongside Simões, and evenif power-trio-Saturnia had The blueprintofTheband 's past albumsTo workFrom , it'sSTILL an impressive amountof character brought ToThe material To make it comeTo LIFE .

No doubt actually recording Live has something To do with that as well. of course, Simões, who also helms SATURNIA 's production duties, has been At ThisLong enoughToKnow what he wantsFromTheband in terms ofSound , but with Silva and OliveiraOn board, he'sSTILL in relatively unexplored territory. While it seems likely that they would've gone back later To layer in effects, synth, swirls, percussion and so OnA human beingCan be playing atOneTime - curse our limitations asA species! - To even put down TheLive isA bold choiceOnThe partofThe band . A safe One , too, though, considering what they're playing is established material rather than something new. STILL, You want ToLiveband ? Play Live . Seems fair enough, right? Simões being The OneThe show wouldKnow that, but that doesn't meanThe decision lacks bravery. On The contrary, Two years after releasing The Real HighFrom their debut (whichElektrohasch also reissued in 2009),SATURNIA have chosenTo take their explorationToA meta level - examining what it means To beA fullband after so many years under Simões' direct control with complementary contributionsFrom guest players. It's The shape ofTheband itself changing now.

So what One ends up with OnThe Seance Tapes isA forward-looking retrospective. And FOR as much TimeTheSound throughout is strikingly cohesive when it comesTo representingSATURNIA It's past material as hippie-dance-ready psychedelia. In more active stretches like “Mindrama” and The cosmic pulsations ofThe deep-dive moodier feelofThe slow-rolling “Gemini,” there isA unity throughout that comesFromThe performance OnThe partofTheband . That is, while SATURNIA 's sonic progression over TheFrom electronic influencesTo beingThe childofband who might decideTo do A greatest hits recordLive inThe studio rather than simply assembleThe tracks as they were, there isn't necessarilyA hiccup throughoutThe Seance Tapes as they jump back and forthFrom albumTo album in Simões' discography. Rather, it's The very fact that they're putting it ToLive that drawsThe material together. They take advantage of Theof bringing vitalityToThe songs - and these songsSound truly vital; vibrant and affirming likeThe bestof peak-psychedelia, even with AHEAVIER underpinning - but in creatingA thread between them that helps make that vitality so pervasive. In The sitar-fueled revelations ofThe Twilight Bong ”andThe spaced-out Mellotron epique grooveof “Infinite Chord” and inThe percussive serenity wash that isThe second halfof " The Real High ," there isn't anywhere or anywhen thatSATURNIA go where they don't seem right atHome .

Perhaps most interesting of all when it comes ToThe Seance Tapes isThe temporal accomplishmentof it in using past materialTo establishTheSound of whoSATURNIA are now. Much like The balance between safety and risk in recording older songs LiveA new lineup, there's alsoThe fact that they're makingA definitive statementof intention across this graceful and extended span. Whatever SATURNIA have been in TheA new plane, and it's inherent inThe contextofThe Seance tapes that it should beA landmark alongThe band ’s timeline. Whether Simões will continue with The bandA more live-focused ethic, I don'tKnow , but it says something about creative will that after sixRecords ,The cruxof what makesHIS project what it is has shifted so significantly. No doubt he could easily continue To BangOnHIS own, and that both mightSTILL happen and be just fine - it's certainly worked before - butThe Seance Tapes representsA drive that extendsTo more than just an adventurous Sound . It is A genuine search FORTo bring something newToSATURNIA , and what or may not be next,The dividends wrought here are notTo be ignored.
(theobelisk.net)


Luis Simões - vocals, guitar, sitar, gong, theremin, lap steel guitar
Nuno Oliveira - organ, synthesizer, electric piano, keyboards
André Silva - drums, gong

 

 

 

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So what One ends up with OnThe Seance Tapes isA forward-looking retrospective. And FOR as much TimeTheSound throughout is strikingly cohesive when it comesTo representingSATURNIA It's past material as hippie-dance-ready psychedelia. In more active stretches like “Mindrama” and The cosmic pulsations ofThe deep-dive moodier feelofThe slow-rolling “Gemini,” there isA unity throughout that comesFromThe performance OnThe partofTheband . That is, while SATURNIA 's sonic progression over TheFrom electronic influencesTo beingThe childofband who might decideTo do A greatest hits recordLive inThe studio rather than simply assembleThe tracks as they were, there isn't necessarilyA hiccup throughoutThe Seance Tapes as they jump back and forthFrom albumTo album in Simões' discography. Rather, it's The Material Vinyl Besonderheiten Ersterscheinung Besonderheiten Limited Edition Besonderheiten Coloured Vinyl Besonderheiten Nummeriert Sampler Nein Hüllenart Papphülse Produktart LP Format Album Plattenzustand M (Mint) Sprache Englisch Genre Rock Produkttyp Vinylschallplatte Anzahl der Einheiten 2 Erscheinungsjahr 2018 Interpret SATURNIA Katalognummer Elektrohasch EH 175 Farbe Gelb Plattengröße LP (12 Inch) Musiktitel The Seance Tapes Stilrichtung Space-Rock, Psychedelic Musiklabel Elektrohasch Epoche 2010er Innenhüllenzustand M (Mint) EAN Nicht zutreffend Anzahl der Audiokanäle Stereo Geschwindigkeit 33 U/min Herstellungsland und -region Deutschland