An
awesome collection of atmospheric soundscapes.
A third expedition from these electronic improvisers takes them to further
and wilder places. Mars to be exact. Wonderfully interactive improvised
music at its very best from this unique band featuring theremin, electric
violin, guitar, synthesizers and percussion.
Improvised
and recorded live at their amazing reunion concert at the Bambu
in Leicester this The Planet Scanners third expedition takes them
even further soncically with shimmering soundscapes and hypnotic
passages.
For the first time the group were a quartet with the addition of
Continuum's Simon Styring. whose guitar and guitar synthesizer added
another set of textures to the group sound and increased the dynamic
rage of the group.
influences
Robert
Rich, Terry Riley, Vidna Obmana, Eduard Artemiev, Simon Stockhausen,
Bernard Xolotl, Lydia Kavina, Wendy Carlos, JL Ponty
technical
Recorded
digitally live at The Bambu, Leicester , mastered at Oblong Studios.
CC's
fave track
The
Green Morning
Retrospect
Track and album titles taken from chapters of Ray Bradbury's classic
Martian Chronicles book.
Their 1st album features artwork of Saturn's rings, their 2nd showed
the Earth. Their 3rd takes its theme from Mars with Nasa pics of
recent Mars expeditions.
All 4 musicians had worked together in the very different setting
of Chris Conway's acoustic songs band The Talking Fish.
As well as being a reunion concert, it turned out to be a farewell
concert as well, as Mick Oxtoby moved to Cornwall shortly after
the concert.
