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Neil Campbell : Sol Powr
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this album by neil campbell is unbelievably beautiful, warm, floating, swirling, i would even say psychedelic. mixing organic with electronic, where are these sounds coming from? there are some quite hectic loops and pulses but the atmosphere stays rather dreamy all the time. neil campbell is known for his numerous noise/drone/electronic/what-have-you solo works. he has been active for a very respectable while, in addition to his solo projects he has collaborated with lots of different artists and has been a member in sunroof! and a-band among others. currently he is also one of the people who are the amazing vibracathedral orchestra.


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From our pals at Lal Lal Lal, the Finnish label that introduced us to the mighty Avarus, and has released records by AQ faves Kemialliset Ystvat and Anaksimandros, who are kind of like the Finnish No Neck Blues Band, comes a limited 12" from the Vibracathedral Orchestra's Neil Campbell. And it's definitely some of his nicest stuff. A gorgeous shimmering ambience of burbling and bubbling tones and melodies. Dreamy and hypnotic. A bit more soothing and 'ambient' than Vibracathedral but still with the same ur-drone aesthetic. There are couple tracks that stick out though, one is a rhythmic Krautrock workout complete with pulsing drum beat and looped guitar, and the other is an almost-techno track that sounds like with a little less resistance it could've become a house track! Another gorgeous drone record and another fine addition to the Lal Lal Lal catalog.

- Aquarius Records, US