Roy Montgomery is a New Zealand guitarist noted in the reviews for his psychedelic, ambient and space-rock instrumental work. Reviews cite his involvement with projects such as Dissolve, Dadamah and Hash Jar Tempo and single out solo albums including Scenes From The South Island, Temple IV, And Now the Rain Sounds Like Life Is Falling Down Through It and The Allegory of Hearing.

Reviews describe a signature "aquatic" guitar style, strong sound experimentation, minimalism-leaning arrangements, collaborations (including Hash Jar Tempo with Bardo Pond are mentioned), and a catalogue of solo albums through the 1990s and 2000s.

Roy Montgomery is a New Zealand guitarist praised across reviews for his distinctive, spacious guitar work and for key solo albums such as Scenes From The South Island, Temple IV, And Now the Rain Sounds Like Life Is Falling Down Through It and The Allegory of Hearing. Reviewers highlight his psychedelic/ambient approach, minimal trance elements, and evocative landscape-like compositions. The overall reception in these reviews is appreciative and admiring.

For:Fans of experimental guitar, psychedelic and ambient music, listeners of 1990s space-rock and New Zealand indie scenes

 I have always had a soft spot for Roy Montgomery.

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 …and then, suddenly, she arrives. Death.

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 A masterpiece of psychedelia

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 Roy Montgomery is a prominent figure in the psychedelic, ambient, and space rock of the 1990s, one of the most interesting revelations from New Zealand in the realm of music straddling the popular and avant-garde, along with the Dead C.

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