The Perfect Prescription (Vinyl LP) ElectronicSpacemen 3's second album is a remarkable departure from the band's 1986 debut, Sound of Confusion. Reduced to a trio (guitarists keyboardists Pete 'Sonic Boom' Kember, Jason 'Spaceman' Pierce, and bassist Pete Bassman) following the departure of the first album's drummer, Spacemen 3 makes an asset out of the newfound lack of percussion, giving the album a considerably less rock oriented sound with much more open space in its varied, subtle
similar to the highlights of the first album
and dancehall and forges them into spiky yet conventional structures with a hip-hop artist's sense of lyrical pointedness
Ellister has really upped his game with Lichtpyramide II
haunting loops
housed in the plain card die-cut sleeve ROOTS2)
Ev chopped up records on old-school samplers and ran them through a compressor (2 track) so they couldn't be re-arranged or mixed
While you'll was partying I been in the lab
the songs themselves give a respectful nod to the likes of Dusty Springfield
" the album features Nick's worldwide mega-hit "Cruel to Be Kind" and is being released on Pink Vinyl for a limited time
Within these works the 1974 album "Unconditionally Guaranteed" is a true hidden gem which has been rightfully elevated to cult status over the years since its first appearance
Released in 1982 near Reed's 40th birthday
who recruited Jon Lord and Ritchie Blackmore before leaving the project
