Label: Red Circus Records

This is lo-fi band Sciflyer’s first EP, and it’s a really cool combination of distortion, white noise, psychedelia, 60’s / 70’s sci-fi, surf music and pink floyd. Sound’s interesting? To say yes would be a huge understatement; this is one of the most exciting CD’s I’ve heard in long while. Burn and Sell kicks off the CD, full of distorted guitars and swirling noises, the riff really gets under your skin. This is totally addictive stuff, maybe the sort of music that Yoda would listen to when chilling out, away from the Jedi council perhaps. Beyond the Event Horizon continues the sound further, marrying it with a surf beat sound, totally psychedelic, it’s hard not to think of the words “groovy”, “fab” and “swinging” when describing it. The Time is Right Now is much slower in tempo and features an echoing vocal over the multitude of noises all kept in time by a steady beat. Come Up To My Cloud has a fantastic summery guitar riff with another distant echoing vocal. It sounds as if they were playing on a real high, making the title very appropriate. As soon as it starts you can feel yourself knocking up the volume with every beat. On Sovereign, the melody fits so loosely it almost drifts away and again there’s plenty of white noise and distortion added to the mix. This ones a real slow burner, you loose all concept of time while listening to this CD. The sound is definatly reminiscent of My Bloody Valentine, with surprises on every track and loads of inaudible vocals, if you liked Loveless then you would probably love this CD. A Pink Floyd cover Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun, appropriately brings an absolutely superb record to an end. I recommend this CD to anyone looking for something different. It’s hypnotic and absolutely stoned, a splendid time is guaranteed for all.

Paul Cocker