Colours Out Of Space
Apollon, 2020
8/10
Listen to Colours Out Of Space
A Scandinavian outfit with an affinity for prog-rock sounds, this sophomore album from Pixie Ninja is instrumental like their debut, but this time it’s influenced by the short stories of Howard Phillips Lovecraft.
The title track starts the listen with 10 minutes of cinematic, spacey, exciting sounds that can move with a faint pulse and also thunder with an intimidating, sometimes eerie approach. and “Leng Plateau” follows with a giant burst of experimental rock that’s as capable of getting fuzzy as it is progressive, adventurous and beat friendly.
The back half of the album offers the angular guitar work and proficient drumming of “Hutchinson Cipher”, where an enthralling energy captivates and repetition is turned into a highly refined art form, while “Strange Days” exits the listen with bare piano that builds into a hypnotic melody repeating amid a dreamy quality that’s actually quite soothing.
The record makes great use of vintage noisemakers like an Orchestron, Maestrovox, Fender Rhodes and Mellotron that collide with samples and synth, as Pixie Ninja come through with a daring, atmospheric and often raw journey of exceptional musicianship.
Travels well with: Laughing Stock- The Island; Fatal Fusion- Dissonant Minds