Tracks : 1 Rock In The Sky 2 If 3 Touchdown 4 Dream 5 Oceans 6 Remember The Stars 7 Light From Above
Players: Gary Paul Van- electric keyboards, vocals Dennis Lee Askew- electric guitars, electronic programming, vocals Walfredo Reyes- percussion
"Universe" 1977 (PBR International 7002)
The
opening "Rock In The Sky” starts with a little acoustic guitar, then,
wham! Synthesizers come in double barreled, with a loud bass-y one
anchoring the song and a higher more unpredictable one soloing over it.
THIS is a synthesizer song! It would only be a couple of years before
digital synths would rule the world and the instrument would ruin a lot
of otherwise good music, so it’s hard to remember how cool the early
analogue synths could be. Here it’s as powerful and as mind expanding
as any guitars. The mix of space-rock and Christian themes is unique,
making this fall into the "I didn’t know Christians made music like
that” category. [AM]
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