All This & Hieronymus Bosch

Vocokesh | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 13, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Strange Attractors
• ASIN: B000MCH5AE
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #583,612 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

"Vocokesh continue with the Pink Floyd swirl, krautrock bleeps and Tangerine Dream's sense of cinematic dynamics. People digging the joys of Ash Ra Temple and SubArachanoid Space are going to love this--strictly for headphone heads!" - MONTREAL MIRROR

The Vocokesh formed in 1991 when guitarist Richard Franecki spun out of orbit from F/i, the legendary Milwaukee psychedelic veterans he co-founded. Thinking them turning a bit polite, The Vocokesh provided the necessary vessel to sufficiently blast Franecki's undiluted vision of full-blown experimental/free-acid rock mayhem further out into the ether. Multiple recordings reverently summon the spirits of the most marginalized ruffians of seventies Krautrock (Amon Duul 1, Ash Ra Tempel, Agitation Free) with a modern twist. ...All This and Hieronymous Bosch, The Vocokesh's eighth long player, displays some departures from previous formulas, resulting in some of their finest and freshest sonics yet. Synthesizers and electronics, so prominently throughout The Vocokesh's catalog, adopt more of a backseat role while the sitar, only sparingly used in the past, bubbles strongly to the surface. The result lends an Eastern-tinged vibe to many of the tunes, a late sixties consciousness-elevating cool akin to the magic carpet rides that Ravi Shankar helped usher into rock `n' roll. Masterful guitar work is still in rich abundance, but many of the dark psych passages The Vocokesh regularly navigate is offset by sunnier trajectories. As implied by the title, ...All This and Hieronymus Bosch hosts a surrealistic depth rarely matched in instrumental rock these days-a fantastic entry into The Vocokesh's ongoing psychedelic experiments.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Must-have Incredible Album, November 1, 2011

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Lawrence G. Heatley "Detroit Echo" (Detroit, MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: All This & Hieronymus Bosch (Audio CD)

It is rare to discover a group that produces album after album of consistent stonery somewhere between the finest Sun Dial (Acid Yantra), White Hills (Hp1-also a new spacer album), and 1972 Hawkwind. I know that is saying a lot, but do yourself a favor and discover these guys for yourself. Five CDs are on the market, as well as a seemingly vinyl-only, expensive venture that I do not currently own. I may get it later if the price comes down or if it is reissued as a CD. But I suspect that it, too, is an essential album. All This And Hieronymus Bosch is also such an album. Twists and sprinklings of sitar mixed with searing guitar work throughout, trippy vocals and extended jamming. Get this CD, then if you are like me in my impression of this band, get all of the rest. Don't miss out!