Touching on the deep currents of the Terrascope-friendly vibes of minimal drone-scapes and like minded tryyppers Bardo Pond, Transient Waves, Spacemen 3, as well as old-school psychedelic standbys from Pink Floyd to Trad, Gras och Stenar, The Spacious Mind's newest album rubs out your third eye with a grimy thumb.
The album begins with a menacing wash of stocatto drums peppering the foundation of a crumpled guitar drone. Slowly ebbing, the track mellows and leads into the massive 17:18 second track. Gently pulling the listener in, the delicate interplay of treated guitar, echo and crackling melodies is eventually twisted into a battered mess of aggressive guitar rock.
The gentler side is also revisited, as on track 3, which is among the best sleep inducing drones this side of Windy + Carl, Stars of the Lid, etc., and while the drowsiness is wearing off on track 4, the bombast returns with renewed fervor on the fifth trackthis time with a full on guitar solo, untreated, kind of jarring, but also fairly tryyp minded.
With their records so expensive and hard to get in the U.S., I doubt you're likely to see much about them unless you're willing to dig for them. But, if you put the work into seeking them out, The Spacious Mind are worth the effort.
