SPACE DEBRIS

They are a trio of keyboards, guitar and drums with the guitarist adding some bass and the keyboardist mainly plays organ but synths as well. There's a lot of organ led music here. Four long tracks plus "Mountain" a bluesy 7 1/2 minute number and my favourite the closer "Jam Bang" at under 5 minutes. Yeah if this whole recording sounded like that last track I'm a happy guy.

While I have had trouble getting into this band(not enjoying their lastest studio album or this live album) I do like "3" from 2006 and I've heard the first two studio albums are worth checking out. This is far too long and just not nearly as good as say ELECTRIC ORANGE and the like to offer up 4 stars.

This is the one to get, very warm with the Hammond dominating much of the time. They do mix it up with that "A Saucerful Of Secrets" inspired opener to the bluesy "Mountain High" along with an almost 20 minute epic to end it all. I wish I had the two previous records, that's if they were in the same style as this one.

Top three includes the opener "Dark Star" that sounds straight out of 1968 which is when the painting was created that graces their cover. Dark, serious with upfront bass leading the way and almost mono-toned whispered vocals. Urgent sounding. Just a treat. The drums are the most active part of this tune and we get organ as well. Nailed it!

"Saurus" follows it and this is my favourite. I actually was moved listening to this at one point. A very uplifting piece of music for me. Again the drumming is great and we get some spacey synths for a change after 3 minutes which is a plus. My least favourite is the 10 minute third track more because of the organ style pulsing away and it's catchy. Still a good track and they change things up later. "Mountain High" is my third favourite just ahead of the long closer. This is bluesy with plenty of guitar and the only track with vocals although they are wordless and man so bluesy. Just a lot of fun this one. I really like that closer as well making this a very solid 4 star recording.

On disc one "Stardreamer" is the only track that really stood out to me. Almost like a sad ballad with the electric piano, bass and a beat leading the way in this all instrumental piece. The guitar starts to trade off with the piano. Then what sounds like melloton arrives. The guitar takes over well before 4 minutes. The organ arrives late.

I really like the first three tracks on disc two. "Music Is God" opens with atmosphere as different sounds come and go, almost like they are warming up. A beat with bass and electric piano starts to take over around 1 1/2 minutes, guitar too. This is fairly slow paced. Organ 3 minutes in. This is great as the guitar and organ lead the way. The tempo picks up after 5 minutes.

"Blue Alert" is jazzy to start with drums and piano standing out. The organ then comes to the fore as they jam the rest of the way. It picks up around 8 1/2 minutes then calms right down before 10 minutes with drums and keyboards as the guitar comes and goes. It starts to pick up again around 11 minutes. Excellent track!

"Summernightdrive Part 1" is my favourite of the other parts of this title. A catchy tune but the music doesn't represent the title of the song. Great sounding tune regardless.

Most fans have rated this as their least favourite when it comes to this German band's discography which excites me because they have put out quite a few albums in the past and I'm off to pick up a couple if I can.