Justin Wright’s Expo 70 is back, this time sharing vinyl space with French duo Altair Temple for a trip headlong into the bonged up psych-drone ether. On Wright’s side we’ve got a jam from the same sessions as his righteous Death Voyage outing, and he sculpts swirling dark masses of sound with heavily effected guitar and Moog, sometimes underpinned by the steady pulse of an analog drum machine. Flip it and Altair Temple deal out some gently pulsing mid-end synth drone that’s most relaxing and mystical-sounding, with subtle playful melodies right on the periphery to tease you deep into the hypnotic swells as it slowly builds and morphs. It’s sending me into a right old trance. Both sides of this fine split provide some of the best in finely detailed drones for the connoisseur. Well worth investigating. (Norman Records)
Details
Cat. number: RSR022
Year: 2011
Notes:
LTD 300 - EXPO70 song recorded by Brodie Rush at the Goldroom KCMO during same session as "Death Voyage" Cd/Tape Justin Wright : Guitar, Analog drum machine and Moog
ALTAÏR TEMPLE songs recorded at boogaloo, théâtre barbey and waldeck rousseau, mixed at radar house, Bordeaux. Fred : Guitar, effects, synth Johan : Analog synths, computer and audiomulch
Mastered by Cyrille Gachet
Artwork by LLCOOL JESUS JO
ALTAÏR TEMPLE songs recorded at boogaloo, théâtre barbey and waldeck rousseau, mixed at radar house, Bordeaux. Fred : Guitar, effects, synth Johan : Analog synths, computer and audiomulch
Mastered by Cyrille Gachet
Artwork by LLCOOL JESUS JO
