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    Originally recorded in 2000 in a place near New York City, except far less corruption-free.

    Dedicated to the memory of Louis Boone.

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Fair Play for Cuba 11:41
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Club Blyndo -- Doomsday For Dummies 09:31
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Somber Mollusks 16:33
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On Shifting Ground 08:15
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Scalin' Mount Blount 05:13
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Stella By Satellite 07:47
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Steppin In The Cybernacle 10:29
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Louis Boone: Synthesizers, Programming, Rage Array
Carl Howard: Synthesizers, Digi-Sax, Programming
Reginald Taylor: Mystery Bass, Living Hell
Alan Rider: History Bass

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THE LAND OF GUILT AND BLARNEY:
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"This release from 2000 features 69 minutes of harsh electronic music.

This time, The Land of Guilt and Blarney is: Louis Boone (on synthesizers, programming, and rage array), Carl Howard (aka Nomuzic) (on synthesizers, digital saxophone, and programming), Reginald Taylor (on mystery bass and living hell) and Alan Rider (on history bass).

The mixture of aggressive synths, agro horns and percussion combines to deliver some tasty tuneage.

The electronics are often harsh and forceful, conjuring fields of nicely nasty pulsations. But there are also threads that exhibit more restrain, almost delicate temperaments; these tend to lurk in the shadows, fleshing things out with their lilt.

The horns are equally harsh and forceful, delivering blaring notes that slice the air with their strident cadence. Their structure can be somewhat chaotic, but in a crazy jazz manner, not an objectionable noise way. The crazy horns fit perfectly with the grinding electronics.

The drums provide steadfast rhythms to these songs. Sometimes the tempos are plodding, at other times they pitter with a degree of clockwork fragility.

The basslines contribute a strong bottom to the melodies, often hidden in the mix, but sometimes clear enough to discern with guttural clarity.

These compositions are entertaining and entrancing. The use of agro sounds to create frequently fluid tunes is novel and satisfying. In all fairness, not every song is a sonic assault; some embody a different, more subtle kind of tension through somber tones and chittery vibrations."

- Matt Howarth for SONIC CURIOUSITY
(www.facebook.com/matt.howarth.710)

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released June 6, 2000

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The Land of Guilt and Blarney Columbus, Ohio

During the 1990s, members of NYC-based space rock pioneers ALIEN PLANETSCAPES occupied lodgings across the Hudson River in Jersey City, NJ. Fighting low incomes, health problems and aging musical equipment, we nonetheless forged ahead with breathtaking musical visions in both song and improvisation, of which the offerings here, all free for download, are but the best recorded surviving examples. ... more

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