Motorpsycho
Here Be Monsters

THE REVIEW

Obvious Pink Floyd influences in the atmospheres, sound, even in the structure (both of the tracks and the album: in this way similar to albums like "Meddle" or "Wish you Were Here"): this is the first, strong sensation one gets while listening to this excellent Motorpsycho record, which overall results as one of their best since the remarkable "Black Hole/Blank Canvas".

The electrifying, breakneck speed jam they often showcased in their immediately preceding albums is heard here only in the (relatively) short and effective "I.M.S."; the rest is dreamy and lysergic dilation (the memorable "Lacuna/Sunrise"), often instrumental ("Running with Scissors" and the very short "Sleepwalking" and "Sleepwalking Again") and hard-psych sonic odes (the final and once again memorable "Big Black Dog", which manages to be immediately captivating and enjoyable, despite the complexity and intensity of the atmospheres it offers).

The frantic jam attitude that characterized some of their recent past albums, and that would have risked becoming a bit boring and repetitive if repeated once again, gives way to a much more focused, purposeful, and structured conception of musical dilation, allowing this "Here Be Monsters" to represent, in some way, both a point of arrival and a possible new starting point.