Man In Space (CD Release) w/ Young The Giant & Fever Charm
- When
- Sat Aug 7, 2010
- Where
- Bottom of the Hill
- Time
- Show @ 9:00pm
- Cost
- $10
- Tags
- Music
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Description
The debut from Belgian space project Man In Space - How To Potty Train A Supernova - was one of the highlight releases of 2001, being a kick ass heavy space rock album that incorporated powerful elements of progressive rock, resulting in a mind-numbing blend of Hawkwind, King Crimson, Van Der Graaf Generator and more. And while project leader Jan Geerts continues in this style on For Medicinal Use Only, it's clear that he has bumped the energy level several additional notches. Not only does the new album rock harder, but Man In Space is more of a "band", than just Geerts handling most of the instrumentation himself. In addition to Geerts on guitar, synth and vocals is Dave Baeten on bass and Christoph Bosmans on drums."Psych'D'Hell'ic" opens the album with a slow, pounding, spacey buildup that you know is going to burst at any moment. And boy does it ever! At about the 2 minute mark Geerts and company blast off into metallic space rock heaven, with bashing guitar and a blazing rhythm section, interspersed with the prog rock and alien influenced transitional bits that makes Man In Space so excitingly brain twisting. "Man In Space" is a head banging Hawk styled space rocker that's brimming with energy and a tripped out rockin punk attitude. "Dance Of The 3-Legged Snake" begins with Middle Eastern stylings that lead a thudding intro section. But after about 4 minutes it goes totally space punk... but only for a few moments, until settling back into its snake charming groove... and then back to the space punk!! Quite a dizzying track. If I was at all disappointed that the punk sections were too brief on this song, I was more than compensated on "Bombdreaming", a blistering punker that dredges up images of safety pinned mohawk haired radicals partying on the UFO hovering overhead. And "Borg" is THEE devastating molten space metal crusher of the set. Yeah, it has dreamy bits and proggy transitions. But the overwhelming bulk of the song is pure sonic power.
Off in somewhat different territory are tracks like the aptly titled "Robot Rock", which is similar to "Die Zeitmachine", from the first album, with its off-kilter, semi-dancey, Gary Numan styled electro vibe. "Where Is Bussard When You Need Him?" is even more overtly dancey, but with a far heavier rock element. "Le Peuple Du Soleil" is similar, but is the laid back dreamy song of the set. And "Vortex Valentino" and "Disobeying The Galaxy" both include a combination of electro and prog styles along with the trademark Man In Space heavy space rock.
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