Detroit based psychedelic rock band Custard Flux have built up quite a catalogue since the release of their debut album Echo in 2018. Led by Gregory Curvey the band started out as an all acoustic psychedelic prog project, with a growing role for electric instruments with the release of the subsequent albums. Their latest is called Enter Xenon, a return to Sci-Fi influenced songs about love and relationships, after the political Einsteinium Delirium. Some of the latter environmental themes made their way into this album once again, but in a metaphorical sense mostly this time.
Curvey is always up for a challenge, for himself, his band mates and his listeners. Why take the easy route as the unchartered waters are beckoning? Yes, there is some Pink Floyd in there, some Porcupine Tree, but followers of the underground can pick his band out of any line-up within seconds. The kaleidoscopic twirling sound on the twin guitars, the smart use of progressive psych-rock go-to instrument the Mellotron, plus the subtle interaction of the bass and drums, all work together for a sonic experience that is dreamy, uplifting, and captivating.
Custard Flux:
Curvey: vocals, guitar, Arp Odyssey Synthesizer, Mellotron, tape loops
Vito Greco: guitar
Timothy Prettyman: bass
Nick Pruett: drums, percussion
Andy Thompson: Mellotron
Enter Xenon is a self-released album. Buy it from their website (vinyl, CD, digital).
Tracks:- The Escape
- Winter
- Opportunity Knocks
- The Oblivion Capsule
- Icy Tranquility
- Tomorrowland
- Superposition
- Enter Xenon
- The Floating Chamber
Bonus track (included with the download): - Les Mâchoires de la Mort
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- 06/16 WOW Hall, Eugene, OR
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