The psychedelic rock fever as well as its renaissance propelled by relatively young generations whose ears and minds have been excited not only by electronic psychoactive movements (Chemical Bros, Orbital, LCD Soundsystem, FSOL and so on) but also by a rediscovery of some legends which added that some fruity juice for brains in their personal rock formulas (Ozric Tentacles, Loop, Spaceman 3) in UK seems to be even more infectious than H1N1 virus and if from the electronic side weâ??ve recently heard some interesting proposals mainly from Manchester (if you still donâ??t know them, check some releases by the astonishing Working For A Free Nuclear City... ), thereâ??re some bands trying to dig into the fertile soil of the psychedelic frontline, exploring layers and layers of musical sediments: Spiral 25 is a cheekily pretty band from Oxford whose style looks deeply influenced by a plenty of brain invigorating scrubbers covering almost 40 years of music history, going from 60s bands (The Velvet Underground, 13th Floor Elevators) to some pioneers of the so-called space rock, from psychedelic bands of the 80s (we already mentioned some... ) to contemporary ones (The Warlocks, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club), but the most perceptible chapter of British music seems to be the one related to some hedonistic and deeply individualistic pop/rock of early 90s: the use of reverbs and delays on guitar layers by the skilled guitarist Chris Mongerâ??s going to remind Stone Roses or Charlatans, while the vocalist Russell Denham seems to be a genetically modified hybrid between the shrill tones of Ian Brown getting to grips with the devil which used to possess Jim Morrisonâ??s vocal chords! This Ep â?“ available directly from their website in a card digipak format for just £4 or digitally via Napster, Amazon, iTunes and other online retailers - contains just 4 tracks, but theyâ??re enough to show their skills.

Have a listen to Shadows In Line (in my modest opinion, the best song of this sampling as well as the most persuading body of evidence Mr.Denham could be possessed by the above-mentioned devil indeed) or Let The Light Shine On (youâ??ll easily admit the title could continue sentencing "... and Let Your Hands Shake In The Air", when youâ??ll hear the energy of their sound drenched by blues-tinged melodies) for instance and youâ??ll easily understand this bandâ??s ready to emerge from the crowded abyss of collegial music scene. Just a short anecdote before let you search them on the Internet... when I absent-mindedly had their promotional cds in my hand, their name as well as the slogan-like references to light and glittering in some titles let me think about a sort of promotional dvd by a company, advertising some kind of low voltage energy saver lamp... and, hey, I found this casual comparison could perfectly fit Spiral 25â??s sound!