Shaping The Invisible [Import]

Thee Heavenly Music Association | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 1, 2005)
• Original Release Date: March 1, 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Rehash Records LLC
• ASIN: B0007CKAHO
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #372,935 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Synesthesia

2. The Absolute Elsewhere

3. The Lights Flickered...and Died

4. Alain

5. Angelic Disorder

6. Suffer My Angel

7. Trip Seat

8. Jiji Crycry

9. My Spacesuit Is Ripped, Please Open the Hatch

10. Say Something

11. Running Up That Hill

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars sexyspacerock, June 14, 2005

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Rob B "paraxia" (london, uk) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shaping The Invisible (Audio CD)

Helen Storer's vocals provide the perfect bridge between urgency and passion on this record which quickly became one of my favourites of all time. A spaced out distorted backdrop over some truly exceptional drumming from Dave Krusen (who lent his drumming to Pearl Jam's debut, Ten).

Enchanting textures, the hazy production only adds to the translucent, hypnotic layers of infectious melodies and guitars which belong to exploding stars. Recalling artists such as my bloody valentine, the jesus and mary chain and mazzy star, if you like your rock, sexy, groovy, passionate and splattered with neon whilst drifting amongst the stars this is your huckleberry.

And it contains an extra special treat at the end - probably the best Kate Bush cover ever recorded.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Space is big, space is dark, it's hard to find a place to park. Burma Shave., August 29, 2005

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Nigel Planter "Nyarlathotep Jr." (Renton, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shaping The Invisible (Audio CD)

My guess it that if you like Curve, Lush, Jesus & Mary Chain,
Souvlaki, Recoil, and Hendrix's 'Voodoo Chile, Slight Return,"
this ought to get those endorphins flowing. Again, more
similar sounds come from Jane's Addiction "Ocean Size,"
The Smiths "How Soon Is Now?," the T.S.O.L. album "Beneath the
Shadows," and maybe the Sneaker Pimps. This work will be a
hard act to follow, and I look forward to more of their tagging
on the wall of sound. So to speak. :^)

5.0 out of 5 stars Dark and smokey, with a flicker of light, April 6, 2010

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Math 27 "pnvrgrn" (baltimore) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Shaping The Invisible (Audio CD)

Like the artwork suggest on the CD cover, you get a sense of what this album sounds like. That's the best way for me to describe the song craft of Thee Heavenly Music Association's Shaping The Invisible. The two reviewers before me described this perfectly.

Thee Heavenly Music Association (THMA) weave a dark, gothic and layered atmosphere that reminds me of the edgy riffs and commanding vocals of Toni Halliday from Curve and seem to be picking up where they left off. Mind you, Curve was still edgier and darker than this but THMA are right up that alley as you get a similar vibe.

Still, Shaping The Invisible does not sound too dark and morbid, until you read the lyrics in the CD sleeve, when you realize these are songs about longing (The absolute elsewhere; suffer my angel), addiction (Alain), and just plain scary imagery (angelic disorder, trip seat). The most optimistic song is the cover of Kate Bush's 'Running Up That Hill' and there are 2 great space-rock instrumentals here as well (the lights flickered... and died; my spacesuit is ripped, please open the hatch).

THMA's Shaping The Invisible is worth ten times more than the low used price I bought it at. Trust me, the quality of music is that good, if you're into this style of music.

Out of the dozen or so cds I bought this year, this has become one of my favourites.