The tunestack is as follows: 1.What You Are Listening To 2. Live at the Speakeasy (D.T.K.Maybe Amazon might have corrected their error by the time you read this, but just in case they haven't, please note that "Up The Downstair" does not consist of the 17 tracks above. Children Of Nuggets : Original Artyfacts From The Second Psychedelic Era 1976-1996 V.A CD1 - CD2 (1).Children of Nuggets : Original Artyfacts from the Second Psychedelic Era 1976-1995 CD 3-CD 4 V.A (1).Burning Britain-A Story Of UK Independent Punk 1980-1983 (1).Black and Pround : The Soul Of The Black Panther Era Vol. Be A Caveman-The Best Of Voxx Garage Revival 1979-1990-V.A (1).American Hardcore : The History Of American Punk Rock 1980 - 1986 (1).Alligator Records 30th Anniversary Collection (1).Acid Flash - Acid Trance Collection (1).Acid Daze : 18 Psychedelic Classics from the UK Underground (1).A Love Songs Collection - Anafi Argostoli - VA (1).A Life Less Lived (The Gothic Box) - V.A (1). 1979 + 1980 The Indie Scene-The Story Of The British Independent Music V.A (1).1978 The Indie Scene -The Story Of British Independent Music (1).1977 The Indie Scene-TheStory Of British Independent Music V.A (1). "Up The Downstair" is a record to get incredibly stoned to (and you will.)!Īll the Blog is now alive. When I wrote an article on Porcupine Tree last year (published in Crohinga Well 2) I predicted that this act would become a "third way" in New British Psychedelia (the first and second being the psychedelic rock of Bevis Frond and the spacey festival sounds of Ozric Tentacles, of course). After a few spins you realise that even the sounds mixed into the background and he vocal interventions from old "drug" records all play a part in this warm, soothing lysergic tapestry that contains sparse, but matching lyrics. "Up The Downstair" is an LP that hides many surprises for the attentive listener. Be warned, there are solos here, but they're played with a force and a purity that defies indulgence. It's a strange and wonderful brew, taking in Orb ambience, FSoL dub, Metallica steel and all points in between.Īmbient space dubs, technological cut-ups and Gregorian chants texture the sound, but the fire at the heart of the noise comes from good old guitar. And they've managed it with room to spare. They've embarked upon a mission impossible: to create a truly Nineties progressive rock soundscape, utilising modern technology but avoiding prog pomposity.
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