Higher State- From 'Round Here

Otra colaboración del gran LOBOK75, esto es lo que nos dice de este gran disco, escuchémosle:

ATENCIÓN!!! tenemos con nosotros la última aventura de los chicos mas lisérgicos de UK, una auténtica locura y orgía de sicodelicos jingle-jungle y fuzz-tone que incrementan tus ansias de agitarte, torbellinos de farfisa que te engullen y voces que te trasladan a los grandes tiempos de finales de los 60. Y es que no es para menos cuando detrás de este grupo nos encontramos a los maestros de la talla de Mole (miembro de los Embrooks y ex-Mystreated) y Marty Ratcliffe (ex-Mystreated) , cuyo único objetivo fue juntarse junto con sus amigos de siempre para divertirse y hacer la música que más les gusta como THE BYRDS, LOVE, THE WEST COAST POP ART EXPERIMENTAL BAND, THE 13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS, THE ELECTRIC PRUNES, THE GOLDEN DAWN, THE ZAKARY THAKS, THE REMAINS, THE MYSTIC TIDE, THE KINGS VERSES...
Con todo este repertorio ya podreis imaginar que la musica que vais a encontrar es un auténtico sonido West Coast con titntes garajeros, y seguramente me atrevería a decir que mejores que los nombres citados. Catorce temas, doce de ellos originales y 2 versiones , ninguno de ellos tiene desperdicio y muchos de ellos pasarían por ser auténticos clásicos de los 60 si se hubieran grabado entonces, tenlo por seguro. Ahí pues teneis una de esas joyas que sólo pasan una vez en la vida. Que ustedes lo disfruten.

Han dicho de ellos:

George Kinney (golden dawn) “I am George Kinney, founder of the Texas Psych rock band, The Golden Dawn. Marty from the THE HIGHER STATE sent me a copy of some soon to be released material from his band and I must say I was very pleasantly surprised. Honestly, this is the first stuff I have heard in many years that captures the raw, honest energy of the early Texas garage band sound. The lyrics are terrific and the music has that authentic sound that is so often lacking in many of the modern bands who try to emulate the early Texas rock sound. These guys have it. The vocals are right on the mark and the instrumentation is just right for the sound. Give these guys a good listen, they are the real thing.”

Rex Gregory, bass, Zakary thaks “I was truly impressed when I listened to your recordings...it was like I had stepped back in time to the true, vintage '60's sound, but even better; without being over-processed, sampled, or contrived...nice job guys...you got it right! Keep up the great work...”

Chris Gernoittis, lead singer, Zakary Thaks“Authentic with a capital A - and with an uncanny attention to detail, THE HIGHER STATE appear to have 'cracked the code' on what this genre of music is all about. Their song writing skills are certainly top drawer with a tangible smooth flow rarely heard these days. Well done lads!”

Mark Taylor, G45 legends / Fine Recording Studio Website and renowned garage band collector“WOW!! Really great stuff, and yes it does sound authentic in the 60s style. This is not important, as the main thing is - the songs, sound and playing are all killer. I haven't bought a new CD for several years, as I'm so involved with the 60s research/collecting scene - but yours is now on my shopping list, and I'm really pleased to know that there's at least one band out there who has managed to capture a ton of excitement like the great bands from the original garage era 1965-70.”

Escúchenlo y cómprenlo (si lo ven) porque va a ser una joya de coleccionismo, de esas que dentro de veinte años dirás: "pues yo me acuerdo de ver una copia en la feria del disco del 2008, pero como me lo baje de la red no lo compre" que no te pase eso...

LOBOK75

Más información aquí: http://www.thehigherstate.com/index.htm

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