Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

90年代UKロック・シーンにおいて異彩を放った孤高のサイケデリア・バンド、"精神世界のアストロノーツ"ジェイソン・ピアース(A.K.A. J.スペースメン)率いるスピリチュアライズドが、1997年にリリースした最高傑作『Ladies & Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space(宇宙遊泳)』が再発。こちらはCDオンリーの通常仕様オリジナル盤です。

Alternative Press - Included in AP's "10 Essential Breakup Albums" - "...Jason Pierce's cure for a broken heart is to soak it in 48-track layers of vocal melodies, strings, vintage keyboards, horns, guitar noise, harmonica and whatever else is in the studio..." Village Voice - Ranked #17 in the Village Voice's 1997 Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll. Q - "...a sprawling 70-minute meditation on the highs and lows of love and beyond....it gnaws away incessantly to take you to the kind of places never normally marked on the map..." Musician - "...an often gripping and adventurous record, oozing bluesy slide guitar, wailing harmonica, hymnal organ and strings, drenched in churning rock blowouts and anthemic gospel epics....a masterpiece of equal parts sonic exploration and resplendent inner madness..." Q - Included in Q Magazine's "90 Best Albums Of The 1990s." Melody Maker - "...you'll feel like your soul has been stretched somehow....one mind-blowing perspective-fusing supernova of an album....that redefines notions of bittersweet and love-hate to the point where everyday emotions seem very small indeed. " NME - Ranked #1 in NME's 1997 Critics' Poll. Rolling Stone - 3.5 Stars (out of 5) - "...their most rocking album to date....monumental in scope, boasting 58 contributors, who range from Dr. John to the avant-classical Balanescu Quartet....Both ethereal and earthy..." Q - Included in Q's Best Psychedelic Albums of All Time Melody Maker - Ranked #4 on Melody Maker's list of 1997's "Albums Of The Year." Entertainment Weekly - "...The zero-gravity guitar drone can get monotonous, but Memphis-soul horns, blues harmonica, and gospel singing keep the songs from drifting away altogether." - Rating: B+ NME - Ranked #3 in The NME "Top 30 Heartbreak Albums" - "A warped concept album...offering a portal into the fragile mental state of Jason Pierce. Concerned with heartbreak and drug use..." Q - Included in Q Magazine's "50 Best Albums of 1997." Mojo - Ranked #12 in Mojo's "100 Modern Classics" -- "[D]ramatic, drenched in string arrangements to rival those of Jack Nitzsche's." Uncut - "[W]ith love as the drug, Spiritualized found their own space, choreographed a floating army and made a cast-iron, feather-light classic." Q - 5 stars out of 5 -- "'Come Together' -- featuring The London Community Gospel Choir -- and 'Electricity' are amp-crackling surges of power..." Record Collector - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Spiritualized's third album consisted of 12 richly-layered, often gospel-tinged songs that seemed to claw for redemption." Pitchfork - "Alternately chaotic and meticulous, thundering and quivering, LADIES ANG GENTLEMEN finds power in conflict -- between restraint and excess, addiction and isolation, and ultimately, love and hate."

Spiritualized's third collection of hypnotic headphone symphonies was their most brilliant and accessible. Largely forsaking the drones and minimalistic, repetitive riffs which characterized his work since the halcyon days of Spacemen 3, Jason Pierce re-focused here, spinning off into myriad new directions. In a sense, 'Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space', with its majestic, Spector-like glow, is his classic rock album. Reissued here in remastered form the album has lost none of its initial impact and remains as heartbreaking and earnest as ever.|