Lightdreams-Islands In Space-'81 osmic-psych/progressive-folk/new age-NEW LP

Lightdreams – Islands In Space
Lightdreams - Islands In Space

Label:    Got Kinda Lost Records – GKL005
Format:    
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered
Country:    Spain
Released:    Jan 21, 2016
Genre:    Electronic, Rock
Style:    Psychedelic Rock, Prog Rock, Ambient, New Age

“…we can make [enough] progress inside our heads and the heads of our friends to lay the foundations of an intergalactic life more meaningful than our earthbound condition…” – John Peel, International Times

Mirroring the sentiment of the prescient UK radio legend in his Vibrations column for the International Times in the ’70s, LightDreams leader Paul Marcano took one further step beyond his intimate colleagues and chose to spread his ideals concerning peaceful outer space colonization to all with open ears. Islands In Space, dotted with acoustic jams, backwards guitars, lyrics alluding to the British progressive era, smoking hot electric leads, synths galore, and the dreamiest of melodies, is both Marcano’s love letter to the work of science-fiction author Gerard K. O’Neill and the psych-tinged folk explorers who came before him such as McDonald & Giles.

Originally privately-issued in 1981 in an edition of 1,000 copies, Islands In Space explores space travel and cosmic ideology making for a sci-fi psych odyssey and is filled with atmospheric, lysergic creations atop a hybrid of sounds from the cosmic-psych/progressive-folk/new age spectrum. Home-recorded (yet hi-fi), Islands In Space carries a singular quality, defies easy categorization and has long been savored over by collectors of otherworldly joys.
Got Kinda Lost Records is absolutely ecstatic to allow this singular, beatific work another chance to shine from Earth’s surface to the outer reaches of the galaxy.

RIYL: Dreamies, Donovan, Pete Fine, Robert Lester Folsom’s hazy, synth-led moments, McDonald & Giles, Ramases, Simones, and the out-of-time bliss of Bobb Trimble, et al.

“The album’s free floating dreaminess is grounded in solid songwriting and impressive arrangements, [making Islands In Space] one of the better albums from the era; consistent, talented and transporting in a friendly psychedelic way.” – Patrick “The Lama” Lundborg (The Acid Archives)

Highlights:

First time reissue of this under-the-radar masterpiece, with remastered sound.

Recorded in 1981 while having more in common with ’60s and ’70s psych and folk innovators, providing the album an “out of time” quality.

A1        The High Frontier
Bass, Rhythm Section, Lead Guitar [Backwards] – Paul Marcano*
Lead Guitar – John Walker (34)
Sounds [Blastoff] – Peter Daoust
Written-By – Marcano*
3:29
A2        Islands In Space
Bass – Art Lowe
Keyboards, Saxophone – Tim Moore (15)
Rhythm Guitar – Cory Rhyon
Vocals, Guitar – Paul Marcano*
Written-By – Marcano*
5:02
A3        Voiceless Voice
Keyboards [On Echo] – Andre Martin
Vocals, Effects – Paul Marcano*
Written-By – Martin*
7:30
A4        I Ride The Wind
Vocals, Bass, Guitar – Paul Marcano*
Written-By – Marcano*
5:17
        Atmospheric Dreams
Written-By – Rhyon*, Marcano*
(10:45)
B1a        Part I
Vocals, Bass, Guitar – Paul Marcano*
B1b        Part II
Guitar [Echos] – Cory Rhyon
Keyboards [Bass] – Paul Marcano*
B2        Solar Winds
Acoustic Guitar – Cory Rhyon
Keyboards – Paul Marcano*
Performer [Solar Winds] – Hal 9000 (8)
Written-By – Rhyon*, Marcano*
5:00
B3        Farewell Goodbyes
Bass, Rhythm Section, Lead Guitar [Backwards], Vocals – Paul Marcano*
Lead Guitar – John Walker (34)
Sounds [Blastoff] – Peter Daoust
Written-By – Marcano*
4:35

    Artwork [Cover] – Mind Stone Art
    Liner Notes – Jack D. Fleischer
    Producer, Arranged By – Paul R. Marcano

Housed in old-school-style tip-on sleeve.

Insert includes full lyrics, rare photos and liner notes culled from interviewing the artist.

    Barcode: 4040824085759
    Matrix / Runout (A Side, stamped): 139247E1/A
    Matrix / Runout (B Side, stamped): 139247E2/A