The second Static Caravan release I’ve been given to review in a week, this would have to be one of the perks of writing about music, sometimes you’re exposed to some truly amazing, exciting music. The Yellow Moon Band is one of those bands that excite me, even though I know very little about them. Described in the press release as “more Hillage than Gong, more Hacket than Genesis, more Thompson than Fairport, and certainly more Velvet Jacket than Leather jacketâ€.
There’ plenty of progressive rock here, but not the over inflated ego, lots of psychedelic song structures, but no totally tripped out pointlessness. The great musicianship is what stands out here, drawing comparisons to Rick Tomlinson (Voice Of The Seven Woods) and Zak Riles, just through the sheer ease of truly create guitar playing. It sounds as if this band is just having fun jamming, taking full advantage of the endorphin rush of playing music, in a band that obviously understands each other, can play off each others buzz and apparent talent. You could almost believe that if this was the era of progressive rock, it would be on such a good label as Vertigo, but it’s now, and Static Caravan is the label, once an electronic album, now a label of diversity, originality, and musical wonder.
This is their debut album, after two sellout 7†vinyl releases, and some crazy well received shows at the Green Man Festival, and I’m sure this debut release will be well received, and we’ll get to hear more from The Yellow Moon Band.
Wayne Stronell
