The Utopia Strong - The Utopia StrongThe combined forces of Steve Davis, Kavus Torabi (Gong Cardiacs Knifeworld Guapo) and Michael J. York (Coil Teleplasmiste Guapo) have arrived at no less than a modular driven kosmische colossus of transcendent power enough to drive all talk of green baize firmly into the blue yonder. With Davis modular geometry and ambient structures weaving with Torabis keen and skewed sense of melody and Yorks various gifts for pipes, drones and fevered abstract the

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Ray Barbee has ventured into uncharted waters with his latest release

Holy Sons comes from the mind of someone who has internalized the minutia of 70s rock music and eschews the stereotypical lo-fi sound for a much deeper and more varied palate

and Steve Winwood (keyboards)

“Flowers of The Water ” features former Oh Sees vocalist Brigid Dawson on vocals

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funk and rock with strong Tropicalia and Nordestino influences throughout

One of the biggest influences on the final sound of the record was a series of shows played in 2016 celebrating the (near) 20th anniversary of the band’s peerless 1997 release Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

Liddiard partly credits this to the groupʼs use of unconventional equipment

this was their only Polydor release before they signed to XL Records