A hauntingly lovely record by James McKeown, lead guitarist who is taking sabbatical from the Bristol group Hi Fiction Science.
English Dream is one of those creative records which glide along and gives on sound picture in the mind of an England of not so long ago…as in a dream.
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In the same vain as The Pretty Things S.F.Sorrow and the Zombies Odessey & Oracle with a mix of the Strawbs and The Incredible String Band’s early long tracks. James takes us from”Dead Maids” (A Birth in a Hospital) – Tripping on “Life Aboard The International Space Station” The Experience of Childhood to a love song “English Dream” through to passing over the great divide with “The Architects Grave” .
The cover picture gives a hint; it looks like an abandoned ward of a hospital near Bristol…Where are most of us born and Die?
English Dream is a record which requires concentrated listing. It is a beautiful when one wants to unwind from a hectic day and wants to listen to music of substance.
James brings us a modern Folk Gothic masterpiece like a wonderful dream in it’s quality and execution.
Recommend!
The CD is sold out but you can down load it and the cassette version is still available from http://negativedriverecords.bandcamp.com/album/english-dream
Mark Waters
