AND MAN CREATED GOD

With proper reason one can say that SENDELICA currently marks the peerless Welsh space program, very busy concerning extraterrestial activity, surely cost conscious in comparisn. And now the sensation, they finally could prove the suspicion 'And Man Created God'. Eh, who else? Due to uncounted albums, collaborations and live gigs they are constantly leaving Mother Earth and returning back again, with safety. Furthermore, important to know, SENDELICA would be irrelevant without the presence of Commander Pete Bingham on the navigation bridge. Not everything what they are playing and recording meets my taste. Regularly being the result of compressed weekend sessions, though this time the process took about two years anyhow. In this case they are serving a priceless atmosphere. Even though a regular acoustic drum set is missing. Which means that the beats are electronically generated. Keyboard wizzard Colin Consterdine definitely has a big share here.

You may notice, just a mysterious trademark, at least concerning their bandcamp presence there is a strong obsession to state. Nearly every text is printed in capitals. Takes getting used to. Though not the opening tune AEOLIAN SUNRISE, which offers a wonderful ambient flow plus some percussion alike support. EXODUS FROM UR then follows with some Ozric Tentacles feel. Lee Relfe delivers a smooth saxophone where Bingham's guitar is swirling around like a butterfly. Or what about the chilled flow on DEUTEROSOPHIA or the hypnotic krautish TAINTED GOAT ... SENDELICA is sending us on an extraordinary silky space rock excursion. Very nicely done.

Sendelica have created a mighty reputation over the years with their highly improvised albums which create wonderful soundscapes, but when they started working on this in 2019, they decided to undertake a different approach, with just the members of the band being involved, Pete Bingham (guitars and noises), Colin Consterdine (beats, keyboards, electronics), Lee Relfe (sax) and Glenda Pescado (bass). Gone were the weekend sessions and instead they worked together to create something special, which then continued through the lockdowns of 2020, with everyone working remotely. The result was a double album, which as normal has already sold out from the label but may be available through other outlets, and is 76 minutes long, with Elfin Bow guesting on "Seren Golawr".

As with their other albums, this is music which enfolds the listener, wrapping around them so that nothing else exists, the world is the music, and the music is the world. The keyboards are often dominant, with the guitars adding other worldly sounds, the sax providing some nuances and the bass keeping it somewhat grounded. It is psychedelic, progressive, new age, dreamy, and designed to take the listener into areas of their mind they didn't know existed. One can certainly imagine this being played with a lava lamp lightshow in UFO, and when this is playing time no longer matters as it simply ceases to exist. Yet again Sendelica have created an album which transcends space and time and is something which needs to be played on headphones when the listener has the time to do just that, listen, and not be disturbed.