THE SHEPHERDS BUSH ENJOYMENT: Stereoactivity CDR Promo ULTRA RARE. Prog, psychedelia, bluesy hard rock. “Ace of Spades” Motorhead cover song! Check audio

Description

A two-man rock act from Sweden, The Shepherds Bush Enjoyment visits the early 70s for inspiration, fusing elements of prog, psychedelia and bluesy hard rock into a cohesive whole on its debut album Stereoactivity. Bassist/flautist Sebastian F. Sorrow and multi-instrumentalist Fredrik Findahl use their encyclopedic knowledge of 30-year-old rock music to create something new in an old style. Despite the use of familiar elements, phased vocals, distorted Hammond organ, lyrics derived from science fiction and psychology there nothing stale on this record; Findahl and Sorrow always make the songs sound fresh. Opener “The Time Bandits” and the epic “Abstract Destract” sound old school, but the classrooms have young teachers. “Lake Acid” and “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” add a Middle Eastern influence, with Eastern scales and tables accenting the psychedelic prog melodies. The closing “Gamblers Award” lasts for over 16 minutes of molten guitar, shifting time signatures and dreamy tuneage, yet never gets boring. The bonus tracks are a mixed blessing; the covers of Serge Gainsbourg “Sorry Angel” (as a power chord-laden pisstake) and Motorhead “Ace of Spades” (as a menacing acoustic folk song, with an intro lifted from Yes’ “Roundabout”) show imagination and diverse influence, but sound like another band entirely. But that a minor quibble. Sweden has been a particularly fertile field for growing music; The Shepherds Bush Enjoyment add another bright blossom. For fans of: Adrian Shaw, Kansas, Ghost

The album contains over 70 minutes
of music.
t h e s o n g s
1. The Time Bandits
2. Blues In Technicolor
3. Abstract Destract
4. Cry All The Way To The Bank
5. Lake Acid
6. Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?
7. Michael Was Here *
8. Gamblers Award
b o n u s t r a c k s
9. Sorry Angel *
10. Ace Of Spades *
Sorry Angel is a cover of the Serge Gainsbourg song (not a serious cover….but it still a cover).
Ace Of Spades… yes Motorhead fans…it is a cover of Motorhead’s ace of spades.

The songs on Stereoactivity were written over a
two year-period so they are quite different from
song to song. The result of this is an album that
isn’t quite as tight and “”together””. But perhaps
there will be more surprises that way…