Stereophonic Pop Art Music

Record label

Hoga Nord Rekords

Catalog Number

HNALP002

Release Date

January 25th 2019

Genres

Electronic

Tracks

play	pos	title	artists	duration
play_circle_outline	A1	Special One
play_circle_outline	A2	Destiny Angel
play_circle_outline	A3	Transfixed
play_circle_outline	A4	Farmer C
play_circle_outline	B1	Astro
play_circle_outline	B2	Fall On Me
play_circle_outline	C1	A Hard Day's Fun
play_circle_outline	C2	Martian Interlude
play_circle_outline	C3	Retroglide
play_circle_outline	D1	Narcosis Stereo
play_circle_outline	D2	Tony Hart
play_circle_outline	D3	Some Dreams Fade

Pete 'Bassman' Bain, one of the founding members of the UK cult psych rock band Spacemen 3, formed Alpha Stone after Spacemen 3 and his other band The Darkside split up in the mid-nineties. In 1996 the band recorded the album 'Stereophonic Pop Art Music' and it was released on Bomp! Records on Compact Disc. The album hasn't had a 'proper' vinyl release until now, 2018, when Hoga Nord Rekords continues their collaboration with Pete Bassman by releasing the album. You can clearly hear that Pete Bassman was the driving force behind Alpha Stone; fuzz, synthesiser -sweeps, programmed drums and processed vocals are the cornerstones in Alpha Stone's sound. Raga-like mantras, heard in Farmer C, lies track to track with more percussion driven grooves and psychedelic pop oriented songs. The album's sound has obviously survived the 20+ years shelved in obscurity and proves the 'Drugby' sound still vital! It's always hard to sum up a bands particular sound in a few words, but you could say that if you put guitar and bass, synthesisers, a drum machine, and Julian Copes record collection in the hands of an alien, you've got Alpha Stone!