Good friends of ours Cyanna Mercury have released a video as a taster for the forthcoming debut LP. The as yet untitled album will be releases later this year but you can sample some of its delights thanks to the video they've made for 'If We Were Blind'. It's a psychedelic rock tune based on the traditional greek dance rhythm of zeimbekiko. Enjoy!
Fire
up your Bunsen burners! '80s Brit-psychers return with a brand new
studio album.
In the late '80s The
Chemistry Set bravely flew the flag for 60's influenced psychedelia.
It may have been against the grain of the prevailing trends, out of
step maybe with what record labels and the wider public wanted but in
music you just gotta follow your heart ain't it!
Fast forward to January
2016 and the reformed Chemistry Set have a brand new long-player for
those who keep the faith. With the widened tastes and more open and
accepting minds of the internet generation, the time is right for
fans old and new to take this record to their hearts. A teasing taste
of what you can expect was released last year on the 'Elapsed Moments
EP', (also on Fruits De Mer Records). Time may have passed but talent
lasts.
Time may have passed
but thankfully talent lasts. From the opening fanfare of 'The
Splendour Of The Universe' there's a sense of vigour, a renewed sense
of purpose. This track in particular is a great calling card,
combining a psychedelic mindset with the bombast, swagger and melody
of mod-rock.
With all the sonic
hallmarks of psych-pop intact (Mellotron strings, snatches of sampled
dialogue, fairground organs, backward guitar solos etc.), fans of
original '60s era psych can add The Chemistry Set to their approved
list of contemporary bands. And Oasis fans will appreciate the cheeky
nod to Shakermaker on 'Albert Hoffman' along with the way they house
their brand of psych in such sugar-coated, whistle-able, sugar-coated
pop tunes.
Limited to 600 copies
on gold vinyl in a gatefold sleeve with a special fold-out periodic
table poster. Also look out for the very special boxed version in the
spring which comes with test-tube filled candy and a selection of
experiments. Intriguing eh! You may not have received a chemistry set
for Christmas so treat yourself to one of January's best albums
instead.
