Review by Jason Barnard
Arriving through the letterbox came US rockers The Seventh Ring of Saturn’s new album “Ormythology”. Beautifully hand printed you’d could almost expect Alice in Wonderland behind the wrapper but instead the more muscular take on American psych abounds. An 8 track mix of strong original material and astutely picked gems the guitar laden 29 minutes certainly doesn’t outstay its welcome.
Kicking off with Ted Selke’s memorable “Burning a Hole” it crafts a popsike hook with a harder edged sound also epitomized by Selke’s “Time To Fly”. A cover of TC Atlantic’s “Faces” fits alongside the self-penned tracks neatly highlighting the tightness of The Seventh Ring Of Saturn’s playing.
A nice pair take a instrumental trip to Eastern Europe with “Yedikule” giving an old Greek song the late 60s heavy rock treatment, whilst “Uzun Ince Bir Yoldayim” does the same for this Turkish anthem.
Closing with the instantly accessible hard rock of “Spaceman” sung by Jeremy Knauff, a track dug from Danish group’s Peter Belli and the Boom’s 1971 original, the might just have saved the best to last.
Limited edition 300 copies on ‘glow-in-the-dark’ vinyl plus CD, more information can be found at tsros.com
