DREAM MACHINE

"Happy Dragon" all are Ian Anderson-like flute, but with bluesy guitar, jazzy bass and drums all around. Fresh and interesting."Vanishing Point" is more psychedelic song, but again - very light and airy."Sugar Glider ?shows you great bass, spacey sound effects and wah- wah electric guitar in fast pulsation.

"Mantra" has its Anduvian flute scent in combination with oriental melody. Eastern winds gave even bigger effect there in songs sound.

Very interesting and quite unusual work. If not too much inventive, music there is so fresh, pleasant and almost hypnotizing, that will return back to listen this album again very soon!

Opening the Gate to the album's content with some classical tinged acoustic guitar they immediately are fading into the space fusion song Vasta Wazza which combines some of the album's basic elements. Here we have an impelling bass and drum appearance in a heavy mood (supported by percussion), spacey guitar/synths and eastern styled flutes. This is already referring to jazz rock but much more the great grooving Sugar Glider containing various keyboard contributions from synthesizer to organ. Dub Dub - the title speaks for itself - is provided with a raggae vibe evolving to a classic space rocker with sentimental echoed guitar work. You can detect acoustic piano on Happy Dragon which even has a bluesy origin whereas other songs like Mantra are easy-going and nearly chilling on the other hand.

The title song is on hold for the finale. One from the heavier side again which shows them rocking with duelling guitar and wind instruments. For some time I was wondering if the label space rock is still suitable for this album. But as for the final conclusion I can state they have simply expanded their horizon integrating several other influences. An enjoyable album with a great flow alternating between mellow and heavy parts - I like it very much. Gong fans will be delighted too, I'm sure.

Besides the fact that some crew members are having an Italian origin Egan offers multilingual announcements - space rockers are international of course! Fortunately the video mix is produced not that spectacular and turbulent - very suitable as for my taste - capturing the concentrated acting band members during the show with alternating views. And the professional colorful trippy lightshow makes this gig to an extraordinary experience finally. Very special by the way is the total view featuring a sparkling candelabra.

The 80 minutes lasting recording is devided in three songs - so it's not difficult to notice that the band's emphasis is on extended improvisations. But you have to follow up the whole gig for to state that this is well structured too. Bass, guitar and flute are placed to the front on the stage, maybe one can say representing the band's more soloing section whereas drums and keys are serving the solid background in the majority. Invisible Maze opens the gig. The first minutes are reserved for an ambient sound check preparing for the lift-off and then Rossi enters with his beat - all engines are running now immediately with propulsive drive! Alex Pym is convincing with his emotional echoed way of guitar playing. Gabriele Tosti surprises with much varity on his bass in opposite to a monotonous behaviour which is the trademark of some space rock bands.

As for both key instruments you will detect some nice electric piano and organ additions by Julian Adamoli and Joie Hinton is responsible for the spheric, swirling and bubbling moments. The band plays as an entity. Consisting of alternating ups and downs - or you can say culminations and recovery phases - the song structure is space rock typical. The same on the next song Macchina Dread initiated by a relaxed chilling raggae/dub vibe. Announced enthusiastically by Tosti Logia Dei Sogni is the core with a total length of more than 30 minutes. This is all provided with more stylistical varity starting jazz rock tinged first but also consisting of some weird parts with transitions to krautrock I would say.

Lovers of extended space rock jamming will enjoy this one. John Egan offers an interesting folksy ethnic contrast to the band's rocking elements with his flutes. Not intending to diminish the others I especially want to point out Alex Pym's conspicious guitar work. You shouldn't miss that!