The Cosmic Union
Label | Sound Effect Records – SER108 |
Format | 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Purple/Yellow, Gatefold |
Barcode | 2090505270235 |
Country | Greece |
Released | 11 Nov 2022 |
Genre | Rock |
Style | Space Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Experimental, Folk Rock |
Sound Effect Records presents the definitive vinyl edition of one of modern psych classics, Lamp Of The Universe's 2001 debut, 'The Cosmic Union,' as a double gatefold vinyl with restored artwork, no extra tracks, no fancy stuff, just Lamp Of The Universe's transcendental experience as it was meant to be. Lamp Of The Universe is a solo project by Craig Williamson, who was the vocalist, lyricist and bass player in the mighty Datura, but this is the total opposite of that group's full-on rock overload. 'The Cosmic Union' is an incense drenched mellow groove of an album, with sitars, tablas, flute, keyboards, spacious guitar and stoned trancy drumming. The authentic eastern flavoured '60s sound is comparable to Dead Flowers, Saddar Bazaar and Tangle Edge, combined with the hypnotic groove of Spacemen 3 and the spacier moments of Porcupine Tree. The perfect, opium-hazed soundtrack to those "quiet nights in".Purple/yellow splatter vinyl.
A1 | Born In The Rays Of The Third Eye | 7:05 |
A2 | Lotus Of A Thousand Petals | 9:35 |
B1 | In The Mystic Light | 8:00 |
B2 | Give Yourself To Love | 6:55 |
C1 | Freedom In Your Mind | 7:59 |
C2 | Her Cosmic Light | 4:11 |
D1 | What Love Can Bring | 3:34 |
D2 | Tantra Asana | 6:40 |
Bass – Craig Williamson
Chimes – Craig Williamson
Drums – Craig Williamson
Electric Guitar – Craig Williamson
Flute – Craig Williamson
Keyboards – Craig Williamson
Mixed By – Craig Williamson
Performer – Craig Williamson
Recorded By – Craig Williamson
Sitar – Craig Williamson
Synth – Craig Williamson
Tabla – Craig Williamson
Tambourine – Craig Williamson
Written By – Craig Williamson
Released in two vinyl editions:
Limited to 100 copies Yellow/Purple (disc-1/disc-2) vinyl (this one)
Limited to 200 copies Black vinyl.
As quoted by the artist: the "Definitive Vinyl Version"
Lamp of the Universe’s, 2001 debut, “The Cosmic Union”, as a double gatefold vinyl with restored artwork, no extra tracks, no fancy stuff, just Lamp of the Universe’s transcendental experience as it was meant to be.
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