GREEN

Steve Hillage seems to have found his own sound here. I still prefer his debut "Fish Rising" though, but this is my second favourite from him. Nick Mason from PINK FLOYD helped Steve produce it and he also plays some drums. I'm sure having Nick on board was inspirational to Hillage and everyone else playing on this record. THE OZRIC TENTACLES really do come to mind at times. Perhaps this album inspired them too.

"Sea Nature" has such a good trippy sound to it, even the vocals have a psychedelic flavour to them. Lots of synths and some processed vocals too.The last couple of minutes are quite spacey. Nice. "Ether Ships" opens sounding like a TANGERINE DREAM track. Guitar comes in playing over top of the pulsating synths. Great sound ! I like the drumming 3 1/2 minutes in too. "Musk Of The Trees" opens with some gorgeous guitar melodies.The vocals have a FLOYD vibe to them, I like them. Blistering guitar before 4 minutes. It's spacey late. "Palm Trees (Love Guitar)" opens with a beautiful melody.The guitar reminds me of Page.Then Steve lets his guitar soar. Nice. Vocals 1 1/2 minutes in but this is a guitar led track.

"Unidentified(Flying Being)" is a funky tune. It makes me smile. Some nice guitar before 3 minutes that goes on and on. "U.F.O. Over Paris" has some good bass and drums that provide the base while the guitar solos over top. It turns spacey as the beat fades out. Cool ! It blends into "Leylines To Glassoom" where it is very electronica sounding. Guitar comes in after 2 1/2 minutes. "Crystal City" is a fuller sounding song. I like it ! Vocals before 2 minutes. It settles after 3 minutes and turns spacey. "Activation Meditation" is a spacey 1 minute tune with pulsating synths. "The Glorious Om Riff" is the closer. The longest song too at almost 8 minutes. This song is much heavier then any of the other tracks. Great rhythm as guitar comes in. Ripping guitar before 3 minutes.

My top 3 tracks are "Ether Ships", "Palm Trees (Love Guitar)" and "The Glorious Om Riff". I highly recommend "Green" or "Fish Rising" is you want to check out Hillage's solo work.