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SNIPPET FROM FORTHCOMING SENDELICA MOVIE 'SLEEPWALKER FEVER' BY GRANT WAKEFIELD.‘Sendelica' (who are based in and around Cardigan, West Wales) are an experimental outfit whose work is very reminiscent of some Pink Floyds late 60's/early 70's psychedelic outings mixed up with early Sabbath riffing, Eddie Hazel twidling and late Orb ambient/dub musings. The band had their first EP "TheOwlsHaveEyes" released at the end of July on FRG Records and featured guest vocalist Chris Gibbs. The line up on the EP included Peter Bingham on guitar/electronics (well known for his guitar and electronics work with the dance outfit KALD), bass player Glenda Pescado (ex-Nik Turners All Stars) and additional keyboards by Roger Morgan. The band played at several of last years Festivals in Wales before resuming work on their debut album which included the nucleus of Pete and Glenda and featured guest appearances by Sarah E, Dick Turner (Sound Waves)and Roger Morgan again on additional keys. The sessions also included the recording debut of new drummer Paul Fields. The album, entitled 'Entering The Rainbow Light' was finished in December and was released at the end of January 2007. 2007 saw us being signed to the Moscow based Psyche specialist label RAIG Records and in Feb 2007 we recorded our new album under the direction of Colin Powerstepper at The Barn studios. The album entitled 'Spaceman Bubblegum and Other Weird Tales from the Mercury Mind' was released in Eastern Europe at the end of August 2007 followed by a UK release in late September. In the UK we also had a limited edition 'ambient album' released on the Welsh label 'Tidy Like Records' in the summer of 2007. This is the soundtrack to the Sendelica movie 'Sleep Walker Fever' that we have been working on with film maker Grant Wakefield which should have a DVD release early next year... we'll keep you posted...... SENDELICA REVIEWS, SENDELICA REVIEWS, SENDELICA REVIEWS Spaceman Bubblegum and Other Weird Tales From the Mercury Mind Released: 3rd September 2007 Label: R.A.I.G RECORDS (MOSCOW) Welsh psyche rockers probably want to win an award for longest album title of the year. After releasing an EP and a longplayer on a small label, they are now back with their second album on the Russian psychedelic prog label RAIG, making them probably also the first Western European band on their roster. Recorded in just one day, Spaceman Bubbleman hasn’t become the mess you could have expected. Drawing from their live experiences, Sendelica start the album off with the short and moody Sunfazed before they add some stead with the longer Spaceman Bubblegum 2 that has some nice rocking guitars. The following 12 minute epic It’s A Neu! Thing owes its name to the German kraut rock legend, although the bass line reminds me of Hawkwind’s Silver Machine. Two further long songs elaborate on that tasty impro sound, combining elements of psychedelia, Seventies hard rock and the occasional dub elements. The CD ends with two songs that were previously released on the EP and the debut album. Strangely these tracks are more introspective and mellower, lacking the rock power of the first three quarters of an hour. If this is meant as a chill out after the no-holds-barred psyche rock session before, it definitely works. It seems as if Sendelica always have a couple of ideas for every song, around which they create agile improvisations that work all the time, proving that these are musicians that understand each other’s ideas and who are used to playing together. I often have my problems with free-form music, because all too often, it ends up in self-indulgent navel gazing, but the Welsh three-piece Sendelica are a welcome exception, making Spaceman Bubblegum an interesting addition for fans of Hawkwind, Gong and Seventies psyche and kraut rock generally. Disagreement, Luxembourg http://www.disagreement.net/reviews/sendelica_spacemanbubble gum.html ************************************************************ ************ More psych-out rock from the south of Wales courtesy of Sendelica with their second album fantastically entitled ‘Spaceman Bubblegum and Other Weird Tales From the Mercury Mind’ For some people the seventies was a decade that occurred over thirty years ago, but not so for Sendelica as the pulsating sounds of Floyd et al are alive and well in the South Wales valleys. Sendelica make no bones about being obsessed with a certain era of music and they wear their musical passions on their sleeves for all to see. This sound driven epic kicks off with ‘Sunfazed’, a guitar driven sound-scape that instantly transports you to a world of swirling colures and non stop freaky dancing that only girls in mini skirt can undertake. The entire experience is one of boho living with multi coloured bean bags all filled with Charley Croker’s bevy of international beauties just waiting for a corrupting influence to come along. The fact that the album has been released by a Russian record label and is available in Eastern Europe just adds that fantastic edge of cold war 70’s intrigue to the already overflowing pie of retro heaven. Sendelica produce a sound that simply isn’t the style of the moment but thankfully it has heart and tones of it, something else that really isn’t in vogue today. For all those that struggle in imagining such music then you need to go and rent a copy of the 70’s classic film More, sit back and bathe in the sounds. If anybody was alive today that had the balls to make such a movie they could safely turn to Sendelica to produce just such a space opera sound as would be required. This album is very much for those who can appreciate an entire sonic concept and don’t require a re-assuring hit single every three minutes. Strongly recommended for those sharp enough to appreciate it. Review by: Aled Jones GLASSWERK, UK http'ENTERING THE RAINBOW LIGHT'........ Welsh band Sendelica seem set to re-launch the seventies in your life with a battery of prog rock infused mood tunes for the mind. Based in and around Cardigan this musical collective released their first EP last July and now follow up with their first album proper ‘Entering the Rainbow Light’. From the psychedelic artwork one is given the instant flavour of a certain decade and when you finally delve inside, the sound follows like a hand in a well-designed glove.The nine track album ‘Entering the Rainbow Light’ plays like one long piece of mediation for the soul as one track melds into another with consummate ease. This is not to say that it’s all the same tone but it seems conceived like one long soundscape with subtle nuances that tantalise the ears. The seventies seeps from every track as they encourage the listener to sit back and allow the past to catch up with them once again. We are presented with a selection of full on instrumentals, gorgeous slices of ambient rock with vocals shared by main man Pete Bingham and a guest appearance from Sarah E. The guitars play long and hard on this album with what seems like solo’s that could go on for weeks and months providing nourishment for the mind.Sendelica have crafted a gorgeous debut release that should be heard by as many ears as possible. They are unlikely to find an enormous audience with this sound as it hardly suits the age but it’s authentic and is constructed with feeling. They seem like a collective who are very happy with their musical loves and seem not to care about what could work as opposed to what feels right. The albums is available via their myspace at [link]Review by: Aled Jones GlasswerksVIDEO: LIVE AT THE BARN 2007