Alphastone - Life's A Motorway - Compact Disc
Brand new, never played but not sealed in the factory plastic seal
Enraptured Records
UK Import

Pete Bain was an original member of Spacemen 3 (although hardly the best known). As Pete Bassman, he's the key figure in Alpha Stone, which in his words (according to a label press release) is "like a less sublime, more groovy, danceable Spiritualized; the band merges spacy riffs with urban samples and mechanical drumbeats." Fair enough; certainly the music has strong connections to the vibe of Spacemen 3 and that group's various spinoffs, melding repetitive riffs both to snaky, early Pink Floydish psychedelic guitar riffs and electronic washes/rhythms. It's psychedelic music for the '90s, for listeners who want something that's neither consciously retro nor as cold as techno.

Track Listing
1 Life's A Motorway (3:55)
2 Here It Comes (7:44)
3 Retroglide (4:04)
4 Electro Blues (4:42)
5 Losing Touch With You (4:50)
6 Getting Close To Nowhere (4:02)
7 Feel The Rain (4:41)
8 Cool Earth Sensation (7:21)
9 Last Exit (7:43)
10 Motorway Reprise (4:30)