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Sterling Roswell - The Psychedelic Ubik Sterling Roswell, best known as 'Rosco' from Spacemen 3 has finally fulfilled his ambition to create an album of 'Space Age Pop'. Originally Rosco set out to score the music for a forthcoming film - sadly the film was never to materialise - but the project grew into an album and then progressed into a live band.
Recently they have completed a trio of gigs at the newly opened Marquee club in Leicester Square, played at the Kosmiche Club and featured on a TV show. Rosco currently gigs and DJ's regularly.
Featuring the Morricone String Quartet, producer Neil Brockbank, drummer Bob Irwin, guitarists Steve Donnelly and Laine Hines. This album has already received 4 star reviews in Mojo and Record Collector and was awarded 'Album of the Week' in The Organ.
The CD is packaged in a shrink-wrapped card slipcase around a standard jewel case.
PRESS QUOTES:
"It makes you wonder if the real inspiration in Spacemen 3 was Sterling Roswell. Roswell's stoned Dylanising shines through transcendent acid rock...'Venus Honey Dew' could have come straight off the last Air album. If ever a record was worthy of the lofty claim 'Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space', this may well be it" MOJO, * * * * (Four Stars)
"A wonderful debut album - a fine mix of glowing futuristic almost whispered Mercury Rev/Beach Boys flavoured space pop, warm 60's garage psychedelia and frothing, creamy, dreamy, analogue synth seduction. Beautifully crafted, detail drenched, delicate velvety pop songs. Triumphantly uplifting - you need this album." Album Of The Week, Organ Magazine.
"A floaty, symphonic psychedelic pop record with woozy sound effects. Actually, this is brilliant!" Time Out.
"A heady, hazy half hour with this album and the contact high remains long after. Reminiscent of Stereolab's euro-lectric pop, a dash of lazy guitars, beats and horns make this a perfect summer afternoon record for slipping out of synch." Record Collector, * * * * (Four Stars)
"Girl From Orbit is a great, great love song; it is sex in a rocket destined for Planet Elsewhere" Single Of The Month, Sleaze Nation.
"One of this year's more convincingly psychedelic albums." 7/10, Rock Sound.
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