THE PSYCHEDELIC BREAKFAST In Uncle Sam\'s Basement Emporium CD (Too Far North)
AMBER SOULS Always Tripping CDR EP
The Psychedelic Breakfast are now called Amber Souls; a good move, cos \'The Psychedelic Breakfast\' conjured up all sorts of wackiness that the band just aren\'t responsible for in reality. The album artwork is Aubrey Beardsley pastiche with a nod towards surrealism and 60s psychedelic poster art. The music contained within is late 60s/early 70s-inspired rock, with psyched-out guitar soloing, confident vocals, and effective use of hand drums which complements well the drum kit. I can sometimes hear reminders of very early Delta; I don\'t know if that\'s intentional or whether it\'s just that The Psychedelic Breakfast and Delta were both listening to the same bands. (Delta always said they were too disorganised to have influences, but they had such a retro thing going on that they must have been subconsciously, if not consciously, influenced by 60s and 70s music). Whilst Delta fans would probably like this band, they certainly don\'t sound the same; The Psychedelic Breakfast are more overtly psychedelic, both in the music and the druggy lyrics. The guitar solos are longer and twiddlier, and the actual songs bear no resemblance to anything by Delta, it\'s just that bits of the arrangements have a similar vibe. All 10 tracks here are joined together as one long track, and the final track ends with an extended instrumental part that\'s very spacey, with experimental undertones.
Whilst the band name has changed, the music is still much in the same vein. As Amber Souls, the band have recorded new versions of Always Tripping (called Always Trippin\' Always Stoned on the album) and Hanging Out Of Windows, which The Psychedelic Breakfast recorded some time ago but it never made it onto the album. Hanging Out Of Windows is absolutely brilliant; sounds just as great now as when I first heard The Psychedelic Breakfast\'s version a couple of years ago. It\'s a very strong, catchy song which has a pop sensibility whilst still being basically psych-rock. Alongside these tracks are two that are new to me; Donna Wanna Change and Everglades (Sea Urchins reference? Or just a coincidence?), which are really excellent, of an equally high standard as the best of The Psychedelic Breakfast\'s material, if not even better!
More info from Adam at Too Far North Records - adamofford@hotmail.com

we should try to hookup a PB/PB cobill.