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Alphastone – Life’s A Motorway – Compact Disc

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.’

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.

Brand new, never played but not sealed in the factory plastic seal

Enraptured Records

UK Import

Track Listing
1 Life’s A Motorway
2 Here It Comes
3 Retroglide
4 Electro Blues
5 Losing Touch With You
6 Getting Close To Nowhere
7 Feel The Rain
8 Cool Earth Sensation
9 Last Exit
10 Motorway Reprise