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Virtually From The Unknown (LP)

by Expo Seventy

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Figures in Black Turn Night Back Into Day 17:40
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Closet Full of Candles 07:10
3.
Planet Ego, The Astral Return to Yourself 13:32

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A quick live recording at Fokl in Kansas City a week before KC Psychfest this past May. This recording features the 3 piece line-up of Expo '70 that has been performing out since the end of last year. The live recording features 3 tracks that total 58 minutes. The original release edited 2 tracks to fit onto a C40 cassette that was home dubbed for the KC Psychfest.

NORMAN RECORDS -
The reliable Justin “Expo ‘70” Wright is back this week with ‘Virtually From The Unknown’, his latest 12” slab with three lengthy tracks exploring his rise to universal fame and adoration through the medium of that slow psychedelic drone-rock choogling he’s so good at. On the back of the eye-popping sleeve we discover that he’s joined here by Aaron Osborne on bass and stuff and Mike Vera on drums and stuff, and it was recorded live at FOKL on May 12, 2012, which is where I presume the accompanying picture of a very shiny-looking Wright rocking out comes from.

On side A there’s ‘Figures In Black Turn Night Back Into Day’, which is heavy and straightforward psych rock jamming in the vein of The Cosmic Dead, White Hills, early Gnod or The Heads at their most frazzled, slowly building into a screeching, crunching momentum while the bass and drums carve out a hypnotic rumbling groove - good old-fashioned psych rock how it’s meant to be done, basically. I enjoyed the full stoner rock direction he took in that recent four-way split so it’s nice to see him making further inroads into that area.

Over on the other side ‘Closet Full of Candles’ has a pummeling repeato riff that’s part-Sabbath, part-Uncle Acid, with some mystical blown-out guitar shapes spidering around on top of it in a classy Desert Sessions-esque workout. Then in closer ‘Planet Ego, The Astral Return To Yourself’, Expo returns to familiar ambient territory with chirping, blooping analogue synth soundscapes accompanied by cymbal scrapes and low throbbing drones which go on for miles - it’s dark, spacey stuff, venturing into new territory whilst still remaining resolutely Expo ‘70. Fans of his will no doubt love it, and if you’re into dark, slow cosmic psychedelia and haven’t yet investigated his work, this is a great starting point.
5/5 stars ...according to our ReviewBot3000 on Wed 22 May, 2013.

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Limited edition LP of 500 (edition of 500 180gram)
Limited to 50 cassettes (final mix March 2013)
Limited to 25 Cassettes (1st rough mix May 2012)
Limited to 25 CDr (1st rough mix May 2012)

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released March 11, 2013

Recorded and mixed by Ryan Elliot, co-mixed by Dedric Moore.
Justin Wright: Guitar / Synth
Aaron Osborne: Bass
Drums: Mike Vera

Cover designed by Justin Wright, this version was a limited screen print for extra vinyl with no original LP jacket, folded paper, no spine

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Solo artist Justin Wright's Expo 70 project as a band. Bass, Drums and cosmic struts...

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