Tuesday, April 9, 2013

101 Strings - Astro-Sounds From Beyond The Year 2000 (1968)

101 Strings - Astro-Sounds From Beyond The Year 2000 (1968)

Artist: 101 Strings
Album: Astro-Sounds From Beyond The Year 2000
Label: Scamp
Released: 1996/1968
Genre: Easy Listening, Space Sounds & Orchestral Pop

Groovy psychedelic lounge music for lovers of vintage space sounds combined with fuzz guitars!

An exquisite "Space Odyssey" for your ears....phase shifters, multilayered soundscapes, orchestrated strings, overdubbed onto another psych classic, legendary surf guitarist Jerry Cole's "Animated Egg". A weird , hypnotic mixture, oscillating between heavy fuzz, strings and tripped out electronic effects. Included on the Scamp reissue are three tasty bonus tracks, "Karma Sitar", Whiplash (with the sound of whips and a moaning woman!) and "Instant Nirvana". Take a trip to the Final Frontier with the 101 Strings! ~ acidvisions.com

Tracklist:

01 - Flameout
02 - Re-Entry to Mog
03 - Space Obyssey
04 - Astral Freakout
05 - Orbit Fantasy
06 - Barrier X-69
07 - A Dissapointed Love with a Desensitized Robot
08 - Where Were You in 1982
09 - Trippin' on Lunar 07
10 - A Bad Trip Back to '69
11 - Karma Sitar (Bonus Track)
12 - Whiplash (Bonus Track)
13 - Instant Nirvana (Bonus Track)

101 Strings - Astro-Sounds From Beyond The Year 2000 (1968)

The 4 Levels of Existence - The 4 Levels of Existence (1976)

 The 4 Levels of Existence - The 4 Levels of Existence (1976)

Artist: The 4 Levels of Existence
Album: The 4 Levels of Existence
Label: 2005 Lion Productions ( LION 604 )
Released: 1976
Genre: Heavy Psych

Greek hard progressive rock/psych with incredible guitar work and great vocals. Greek lyrics. Incredibly rare and sought after collector's item which was originally released in a very small quantity, now it's available again as a limited reissue. ~ acidvisions.com

The 4 Levels of Existence "The 4 Levels of Existence" official CD reissue of stunning ultra rare Greek psychedelic hard rock collector record. From the mastertapes reissue featuring 10 songs! The label says: "The first ever official CD reissue of an album that many people consider to be the best Greek psychedelic album ever recorded, a belief that would mean that the Four Levels of Existence LP would supercede albums by artists like Axis, Aphrodite's Child, Socrates, and George Romanos. We'll let you decide the argument, for of one thing there is no doubt that this is tremendous hard edged psychedelic/progressive material, originally released in a very small quantity by the private Venus label from 1976. As band leader Athanasios Alatas said: Through Nick's musical quest, Mario's sensitivity, Christos's madness, and my thoughts, we create many songs, all characterized by a psychedelic music sound, Greek lyrics, and monumental guitar solos.

Tracklist:

1. Metamorphic
2. When the Snow Melts
3. The Village Postman
4. Wilderness
5. The Fool's Trumpet
6. Our Fight
7. Disappointment
8. Child's Song
9. Untitled
10. Someday in Athens

The 4 Levels of Existence - The 4 Levels of Existence (1976)