Crane, Louise Patricia
Netherworld (+dvd)
The new queen of psychedelic prog-pop has arrived! 'Netherworld' marks a considerable step onwards from the territory that Louise Patricia Crane explored on her debut long player 'Deep Blue,' crafting audial landscapes that go further into both inner and outer space; hallucinatory and surrealistic yet also grittier and more direct. For all that this stemmed in part from early Genesis and The Beatles, 'Netherworld' also sits in alignment with the luxurious but oddly intimate realm of modern classics, by the likes of Tears For Fears, Tori Amos and Joni Mitchell, with passionate intensity set in a bold, cinematic vista. Once again, Jakko M. Jakszyk (King Crimson) brings his fiery and mellifluous solo guitar work, as well as contributing backing vocals, keyboards and co-production. CD/DVD "Storybook" containing the standard mix and 5.1 surround-sound.