Astrosoniq - Quadrant - CD (2010)

Labels: Exile On Mainstream – Space Jam
Review by: Alex Deller

Telescopes at the ready folks, because this fourth effort from Astrosoniq sees them spiralling so far up into the stratosphere that soon enough you’ll barely be able to see even a glimmer of ’em. A hazy-as-fuck space rock ritual, ‘Quadrant’ somehow still manages to keep a heavy-lidded eye on the ball for long enough to ensure that things are plenty varied, from 70s Dr Who special effects freak-outs to straight-ahead Sabbath crunch and everything inbetween. True enough, things don’t always work (see the really rather rank ‘Cloud Of Decay’ for clear proof) and the thing perhaps goes on a little too long for its good or ours, but if you’ve got a Hawkwind / early Monster Magnet itch that needs scratching and a lazy hour to spare then you could surely do a helluvva lot worse.