THE VOCOKESH

Straightforward psych 'n punk is opening the first part with acid guitars. A wild, nearly uncontrolled start detached by mysterious vocal samples and distorted guitar snippets. The second part of Still Standing In The Garden is more accessible in a typical space rock manner - echoed guitars and some synths are bustling and meandering until they finally return back to where they started - heavy psych rock.

This is a release which at least attracts attention because the guitar work is worth a great deal. But as for a summary I would say not more than a collectors item compared to the other VOCOKESH output.

They don't abandon their tradition to act instrumental - and experimental, sometimes even sounding slightly dissonant to my ears. The noticable difference to the former albums is the fact that '... All This And Hieronymus Bosch' lacks of longer jams which are crossing the ten minute mark. And electronics are taking a back seat. The songs are rather compact this time and some are provided with an acid/garage rock attitude a little bit. For example Once More Near The Beginning shows a straight rocking behaviour - but this is additionally decorated with an excellent spacey echoing guitar - great song and my highlight! The Truth Regarding Sunspots is so weird on the other hand. The instruments are played like they are acting on their own only, collateral but not in chime - this keeps at least for the first impressions - crazy! Even the bass is soloing a lot here and this is backed by some synthy patterns.

You will also detect some Asian-tinged moments provided when Franecki is taking over the sitar - like on Gazing At The Dust which is mystically meandering accompanied by a special feedback guitar style. Blue Light Dharma Shuffle is contrasting a spacey trippy flow with a bluesy edge caused by the rhythm and the use of the harmonica. Eddie's Freakout will stir every space rock fan's blood I'm quite sure - once again in a trippy mood with sitar contributions. Standing In The Ruins is a typical jam then with fantastic freaky dual guitar work - wow!

Only the the title song is knocking at the 10 minute mark. A special groove takes you on a ride with harmonica, some electronics and quirky guitars swirling all around - a strange experimental tune which is hard to digest. '... All This And Hieronymus Bosch' is expressing an excellent musicianship. THE VOCOKESH have worked out a convincing diversified album which was released by the 'Strange Attractors' label. Recommended - a delicacy for open-minded psych/space fans.