Express＜数量限定盤＞

バウハウスの元メンバーによって結成されたラヴ・アンド・ロケッツ再発シリーズ始動!!

伝説のゴス・バンド、バウハウスの元メンバーであるダニエル・アッシュ、デヴィッドJ、ケヴィン・ハスキンズによって結成されたラヴ・アンド・ロケッツのカタログがアビー・ロード・スタジオのショーン・マッギーによる最新リマスターでリイシュー!本作は1986年にリリースされたセカンド・アルバムにして、ザ・キュアーを彷彿とさせる「Kundalini Express」を筆頭に、出自であるダークなゴス・サウンドとカラフルなサイケ・ポップを折衷し、カレッジFMやグランジ前夜のオルタナ・ロックの始祖とも評される重要作。

Rich in sonic detail, the neo-psychedelic Express offers a listening experience like no other album -- guitars spiral to dizzying heights from beds of sound, arrangements swirl, songs change and mutate. "Kundalini Express" typifies Love and Rockets' approach, chugging along for several verses before breaking open and ascending into the heavens; Anglo-fied Eastern religious imagery and philosophy predominate lyrically, and in tandem with the psychedelic music, offer an almost quasi-religious experience. John A. Rivers (who also co-produced Love and Rockets' first album) outdoes himself with the sound on this disc, offering a huge, unique canvas for the band to paint its sound on: crystalline acoustic guitars cut through thick, distorted tones, and the bass is an equal player to the guitars and drums. "Yin and Yang the Flower Pot Man" is ecstatically upbeat, offering a propulsive rhythm, flailing guitars, and insistent bass -- a compulsively danceable and bliss-inducing track. "An American Dream," meanwhile, is an anthem of sorts, with distinct sections setting apart the moods of hope, disillusionment, and acceptance. ~ Jonathan Ball