Velvet Attack - Visions From Inner Space

 

There's always been new albums around to feed my love of Psych Pop, a genre that is something of a personal obsession. Usually, the majority of these are from Medway or the West Coast of America. How about one from Dortmund?

Velvet Attack are a five piece and their album, as you might expect, is very very 60s. There is also a great deal of crossing genres. Whereas, I like to pat myself on the bat for discovering the new, I can take no credit for this. It is Ray from Kool Kat's release of the the album on CD that brought this joy to my attention.

The Psych is wonderful and incredibly melodic. Choruses are almost Pop Rock and memorable and there is a surprising amount of catchiness across the piece, which isn't always usual on albums of this nature. The band are at ease moving things from one area to another.

There are lashings of Jangle Pop, often straight ahead West Coast, particularly on I Cannot See A Forest Without Trees, at others it is classic Psych Pop. Yet the heavy Popsike of (It's The) Dawn Of The Summer's edges towards Classic Rock and Jazz Rock.

Drinkin' Water Praying' Wine even adds Psych Folk. Hellfire is great Garage Rock, a little Arthur Brown at times. You Know Everything Better gets as close as you can to Pop Rock and there is a real gem in the Pop of Kill The Weekend and its Rock Guitar solo.

This is essentially great Psych Pop, although there are great entries into UK Beat. I have to underline the sheer melody and catchiness inside. I really don't deserve this, it is an album that thrills my very so. A really splendid discovery. Thanks Ray!

You can listen to the album here. The CD is on the Kool Kat label and can be bought here. The Vinyl album is on the Soundflat Records label and can be bought at all good record stores.

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