PSYCHONAUT

BRAINTICKET basically disolved after the first "way out there" release called "Cottonwoodhill". Joel Vandroogenbroeck the organ / piano / flute player brought the band back to life though with all new members.The first album was very much a band effort but this one features all songs composed by Mr.Vandroogenbroeck. The female singer he added does sound like the lady on the first release just not as crazy.

"Radagacuca" opens with flute and spacey organ sounds. Percussion arrives a minute in until that is all you hear 2 minutes in. We get some sitar and male and female vocals 3 minutes in.The flute is back in this cool, meditative song. That is until 6 minutes in when the organ is back with guitar and drums offering up a fuller and faster sound. "One Morning" opens with the sound of a storm with rain as piano, percussion, drums and vocals create the soundscape. "Watchin' You" has a heavier sound with female vocals. The guitar is raw with drums. Reserved but heavy guitar solos arrive 2 minutes in, one of the best parts of the album. Vocals are back. The beat stops as sitar and spacey, psychedelic sounds arrive.

"Like A Place In The Sun" opens with heavy drums and powerful organ. Female vocals come in, she's speaking now. We then get a drum solo before organ comes back. She's speaking then singing before the song ends with organ and drums. "Feel The Wind Blow" is a reserved song. It opens with people talking and smoking something. Gentle guitar and female vocals before percussion joins in. The last 30 seconds features the wind blowing. "Coc'o Mary" has some cool drumming as guitar comes in and then organ. Check out the drumming though. Flute comes in as the song calms down after 3 minutes with percussion. Drums and organ are back.

For me this is a step up over the "over the top" debut. This one has some great sounding psychedelic tunes even recalling the sixties at times.