Spaceman Things
Self-Released, 2024
9/10
The veteran Minneapolis outfit Dallas Orbiter continue their psyche-influenced ways with these 10 adventurous songs that are as timeless as they are creative.
“Into Position” starts the listen with thick guitar and playful keys from Jon Schmig, as plenty of prog-rock ideas enter the grooves, and “To The Breakdown” follows with Greg Flanagan’s agile drums that suit the mesmerizing bass from Dan Gahres for both soft and loud bouts.
Deeper into the listen, “The Fragile Epigram” makes great use of Mark Miller’s expressive voice in the more intimate landscape that gets powerful, too, while “Blue Sky, Chrome White” radiates swirling melodies and a dynamic presence that makes this the album’s best.
Further still, rich and complex nature of “Star Flutes” shimmers with dreamy, soulful qualities, and “Fade Away, Just Begun” exits with gentle moments amid a buzzing quality.
A truly unique record, the Krautrock nods and Miles Davis influences won’t be hard to spot or appreciate either, as Dallas Orbiter pen some memorable spaced out, retrogaze.
Travels well with: Verskotzi- Shiring; d’Lakes- Heaven Is A Silent Disco