Astral Blessing - Hymn to Betrayal CDR (2005)
Astral Blessing recorded live (apparently in North Carolina) in 2005. Massive psych basement vibe here; just one 12-minute track. That's it.
Astral Blessing recorded live (apparently in North Carolina) in 2005. Massive psych basement vibe here; just one 12-minute track. That's it.
"Snakestrings is a trip through strings and soundboxes, Phil Todd plays esraj, kemence, electric sitar and guitars until the electronic instruments rebel and propel the whole thing into psychedelic overdrive. Hollywood Taught You To Kiss is based around another Todd/Crowley/Legard trio excursion. Dedicated to Sun Ra and Andy Warhol respectively."
"More jams culled from sessions both live in the field and at home, again sometimes touching on alternate-universe takes on tracks destined for LP and CD issue. Huge chord swathes, babbling ectoplasm rituals, crunching delay unit swing, weird time tricks, scattershot beats, all propped up with shards of the patented ASC heavy tonal foundation. Edition of 150 in colour ASC corporate house-style. 8 tracks 44 minutes."
"Content this time around is highly nitrous, with much overloaded top-end twinkle...taking the demented recent ASC live persona and twisting it further with heavy collage/layering techniques. Offset this with remedial drumbox stumble and mysterious processed tracks and you know there's only one hotel you can be checking into. Edition of 150...7 tracks, 42 minutes."
"Recording of the ASC power trio, live at Subcurrent festival in Glasgow, April 2006. Neil Campbell and Tirath Singh Nirmala throw down string/wind/electro action which is then mangled by Richard Youngs brutal FX. Heavy liquid 35 minute suite in four movements."