“Asylum Relapse” by Patrick Q. Wright Is a Sympathetic Sounding Board Resonating Feelings of Isolation
OnWhile “Asylum Relapse” isn’t part of the Legendary Pink Dots Project, Patrick Wright has been instrumental to some of their greatest albums.
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Music reviews
‘Tryst 7’ by Big City Orchestra & Legendary Pink Dots
OnTryst 7 is a relatively obscure split cassette release by the Legendary Pink Dots and Big City Orchestra from 1994—and one with many different versions.
‘Nine Lives to Wonder’ (1994) Is an Opium Dream of an Album
OnNine Lives to Wonder is an opium dream of an album. A shadow cast upon the wall. A message in a bottle hanging suspended in mid-air.
‘Malachai (Shadow Weaver, Part 2)’ Transmogrifies Like Wily Protoplasm Between Listenings
On1993’s Malachai (Shadow Weaver, Part 2) shows the Legendary Pink Dots at their ‘minimalist-maximalist’ best, wriggling away under the microscope.
‘Hit Rendition,’ the Newest Petridisch LP, Is a Bifurcated Dreamscape
OnOut today, Hit Rendition, the new album from Petridisch, is split into two halves, one more electronic, and one guitar-based — and all great.
‘Mothermania’ Was the First of Many Official Zappa-Directed Compilations, and a Well-Chosen Mix
OnThough at this point, Zappa had released five albums, the first official compilation, Mothermania, only features a selection from the first three.
‘Cruising With Ruben & the Jets’ Is Zappa’s Reverently Satirical Take on the 1950s
OnWhat better way to follow up your avant garde musique concrete classical LP? Why with ‘Cruising With Ruben & the Jets,’ a doo-wop record, of course!
Frank Zappa’s ‘Lumpy Gravy’ Was the Composer’s First (Official) Foray Into ‘Serious Music’
OnLumpy Gravy, Zappa’s third or fourth album, depending on how you count, was originally for Capitol’s classical music label, but it’s still definitely Zappa.
‘We’re Only In It For the Money’ Is Frank Zappa’s Delightfully Ugly Take on ‘Sgt. Pepper’
OnFrank Zappa’s third LP, We’re Only In It For the Money is perhaps most famous for its grotesque take on the ‘Sgt. Pepper’ cover art.
‘Shadow Weaver’ Locks You up Inside the Head of a Neurotic Psychonaut
OnOn 1992’s Shadow Weaver, the Legendary Pink Dots make a fine, doubting record, taking psychedelia forwards, if not with much optimism.