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jackhammer · 01-30-2009, 12:34 PM

For Comus:

Jan Dukes De Grey - Mice And Rats Left In The Loft (1971)

By far the best album that Comus has forced (

) onto me and one I feel is even better than the similar music cousin 'Comus' album! Not as freak out and a little more focused. However this three track album is remarkably complex with odd time signatures and a huge array of instruments employed by the 3 piece band ( 3 piece? they sound like an orchestra!).

This is Jethro Tull quirky folk as distilled through a few hits of acid. Considering how long the tracks are, I don't lose interest due to the sheer number of instruments used which means that your interest doesn't have time to wane as there is always something new on the way.

This is not to suggest that the album is just a massive free for all. It has structure and discipline (Imagine King Crimson do acid Folk), and recurring motifs throughout the tracks.

One of the best albums given to me for review so far. 9/10

01-30-2009, 12:34 PM	#90 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	For Comus: Jan Dukes De Grey - Mice And Rats Left In The Loft (1971) By far the best album that Comus has forced ( ) onto me and one I feel is even better than the similar music cousin 'Comus' album! Not as freak out and a little more focused. However this three track album is remarkably complex with odd time signatures and a huge array of instruments employed by the 3 piece band ( 3 piece? they sound like an orchestra!). This is Jethro Tull quirky folk as distilled through a few hits of acid. Considering how long the tracks are, I don't lose interest due to the sheer number of instruments used which means that your interest doesn't have time to wane as there is always something new on the way. This is not to suggest that the album is just a massive free for all. It has structure and discipline (Imagine King Crimson do acid Folk), and recurring motifs throughout the tracks. One of the best albums given to me for review so far. 9/10 __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”