Higher Authorities - Neptune (2016)
Higher Authorities - Neptune (2016)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue) | 00:40:44 | 253,85 MB
Psychedelic Rock, Dub | Label: Domino
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue) | 00:40:44 | 253,85 MB
Psychedelic Rock, Dub | Label: Domino
Higher Authorities is a side project of Clinic members Adrian "Ade" Blackburn and Jonathan Hartley that leans heavily toward the group's dub influences. The duo's songs consist of a loose drum machine pulse surrounded by organ and fuzzy wah-wah guitar, and of course waves of echo effects. The album was mixed and co-produced by Adrian Sherwood, Britain's foremost dub expert, but the songs are closer to languid psych-pop rather than post-punk or reggae. At some points, it seems somewhat like Sun Araw with more of a pop focus and faster tempos. Other moments recall the homespun indie-dub-disco of Peaking Lights, but with a slightly paranoid feel rather than sunny optimism. Blackburn veers toward speaking rather than singing on several tracks, bringing to mind Underworld's Karl Hyde at times, particularly when his effects-altered voice chants "everything" during "Colour." Background studio chatter surfaces occasionally, lending to its casual, in-the-moment feel. There's only a handful of instances where the dub-damaged effects overpower the songs; this isn't anywhere near as harsh or whacked out as Mark Stewart's most bizarre work. "Monocle Man" comes closest to that territory, though, as it features some intense spliffed-out delay surrounding a British female voice who brings to mind Sherwood collaborators like Ari Up and Little Annie. There's a tiny bit of sly, mischievous Lee "Scratch" Perry-like humor mixed in, particularly when barnyard animal sounds start creeping into "Abracadabra." Surprisingly, it takes until the album's final minutes (during the relaxed, swirling title track) for a melodica to show up. Higher Authorities doesn't seem to have any ambitions beyond being an informal extracurricular venture, but it sounds decent and trippy enough.
Tracks:
01. Higher Authorities - Another Time, Another Place (6:18)
02. Higher Authorities - Twilight (In Luminous Lodge) (3:01)
03. Higher Authorities - Colour (3:42)
04. Higher Authorities - …And Why Not? (2:53)
05. Higher Authorities - The Clone (4:53)
06. Higher Authorities - If (3:50)
07. Higher Authorities - Monocle Man (4:07)
08. Higher Authorities - Abracadabra (3:44)
09. Higher Authorities - Decades (4:40)
10. Higher Authorities - Neptune (3:38)
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