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The Human Beast
Volume One
Akarma AK-335
LP
£16.99
Deluxe 180g LP reissue of this legendary Anglo/Scottish power-bending psych/metal side, originally released by Decca in 1970. The guitar is pure wasted nada, post-Hendrix form extended into beautifully blunt blues-bombers ala Groundhogs, Budgie, early-Sabs et al while the whole album has a revelatory sci-fi/inner space narrative feel to it, with lyrics that conflate cosmic liturgy, almost Satanic evolutionary regress and pure teenage revelation. That three boners like this cut an album of such all-encompassing magnitude speaks eloquently of the accelerated spiritual bent of the times and makes the current mainstream cultural whatsit seem all the more depressing. But it’s plug-ins like this that keep you believing. Highly recommended for fans of guitar-as-deliverance.
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