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Prins Thomas

Principe Del Norte

8/10

  • Ralph Moore
  • 18 February 2016
Prins Thomas

A crisp new album from contemporary disco don Prins Thomas is always a cause for celebration, and his latest is in part inspired by sadly departed Swedish producer Joel Brindefalk and what he calls "the 'braindance' of the 90's": think The KLF's seminal 'Chill Out' and The Orb's lauded 'Peel Sessions' EP.

Like his pioneering UK heroes, this hour-long LP works best lost in the moment with your ears nestled between a pair of good speakers and your head in the clouds, with the opening 'A1' (no proper song titles, folks) a slowly building eight minute cloud-busting soundscape that Alex Paterson would be proud of, and 'A2' (you get the picture) a more ambient sonic doodle that wouldn't sound out of place at the start of 'Chill Out': just add sheep. In the middle, 'B' is a 12 minutes of lush, melodic Floydian goodness, while the hypnotic, pulsating grooves of 'D' sounds like they've been beamed down from Mars and is probably the best (vinyl) side here.

If you're a fan of PT, you won't want to miss this.

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