SWAMP OF DREAMS

What a great idea for this band to kind of tie a bow on the songs they have contributed to over the years to various compilations and specialty projects. Six tracks over 44 minutes with the first three from the mid 00's and the last two from 1990 while track four is 2001. I am actually familiar with one of these songs "Shattering Sky" from that "After The Storm" release which benefited victims of hurricane Katrina. That's one of the best comps I own as the bands who contributed gave their best that they could have used on their own albums.

So let's start there with "Shattering Sky" maybe my third favourite song on here. The electronics are surprising I mean we get these sequencers on cruise control with organ and guitar helping out then it becomes majestic sounding before 3 minutes and that will come and go as the bass and drums join in. The bass is great! The guitar solos over top after 5 minutes. My two favourites include the opener "Voodoo Chases The Muse" which simply grooves and the title track. I really like that opener with the mellotron, cool percussion sounds, synths and guitar but then it turns electronic on us after 3 minutes as we get a complete change. After 5 1/2 minutes we get piano joining the spacey synths but there's so many intricate sounds and stuff going on here.

The closer "Swamp Of Dreams" opens in a spacey way with synths and more. Headphone music. At 2 1/2 minutes it kicks in with some killer bass, I mean this is incredible sounding. Guitar joins in also sounding really good. Drums follow then synths start to pulse over top. What a song! Tracks three to five are so interesting with those field recordings in play with water sounds, horses, cats and much more.

A very interesting release from DJAM KARET and being a fan boy it was a no brainer to pick this one up.