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ffroyd
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Date:
5/3/2009
Format:
CD (Album)
The collective has gathered once again for another journey into deep space. For those unfamiliar with this outfit, ØSC is an all-improvisational band with an ever-evolving membership. Good Planets Are Hard To Find is the group’s fifth official CD since forming in 2004, not to mention the numerous CD-R recordings and digital downloads there are available. The band plays almost endless jams with lots of synths, echo guitars and other spacey elements.
As with almost every new disc they put out, there are several new members introduced into the music. Most notably here is KG West from the Swedish band Sienna Root who plays some really nice sitar on the opening and closing tracks. He also plays guitar in some other places. The rest of the lineup is Tobias – guitars, Mogens – Hammond and synths, Jocke and Thomas – bass, PIB – drums, Luz – percussion, and Dr. Space – synthesizers.
This is a great disc and should appeal to anyone who has heard ØSC before. I might be tempted to say hat they are not breaking very much new ground here but I’m still very much into this kind of music so I can’t really complain. The songs are a little shorter on this one and that may make them easier to digest. The sitar really helps out quite a bit to give them a fresher sound. Hopefully one of these days the group can make it over to the US for a festival or two. This side of the planet is good to visit too.
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