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The 'Endless Renovation' of acid-storming psychedelia

Maria H. R. Souza | Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro Brazil | 01/08/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Subarachnoid Space's previous releases have been live documents. With "Endless Renovation", the band produced their first properly studio recorded work. The transition from live to studio improvisations resulted in more structured songs, but the mind-blowing quality of Arachnoid's chasm of earth-shattering, scary, exploratory psychedelia fortunatelly remained in that release. The dual assault of the droney, menacing, feedback-drenched acid guitars, combined with the powerfull rhytm section, is outstanding, especially on tracks like "Square Wheels", "Good Grief" and "Stereo Saturation". The last two tracks, with expanded instrumentation, are blended together in a sort of dark spaced-out suite, very trippy stuff. In short: another masterwork from that outstanding band."