Census Of Hallucinations - Opus 2 (Download)
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- Spirit Of the Cat
- Infinite Potentialities
- Salvation
- See
- Merlin, You Left Your Hat
- Karma
- Begin
- Retching Retarded Rectors
- The Serpent Race Is On (Again)
- Light On The Horizon & The New Worried Order
- Bloodflow
- Beelzebub
- Nightmares
- Painted Stone
- Office Block
- Eight Pointed Star
Census of Hallucinations - "Opus 2"Census Of Hallucinations' sophomore release comes hot on the trail of its debut. Opus 2 differs from the first Census Of Hallucination album in that it's more of a continuous work that must be experienced as a whole. No single tracks really grabbed me like some from the first disc did. But once I gave it the headphones treatment it became clear that many magical pieces threaded together make this a fuller and more linear work than the first disc was. The Stone Premonitions folks are wizards in the studio and, without getting carried away with efx, manage to infuse their songs with fun sounds, creative editing, and overall solid production.
The music on Opus 2 has a powerful drifting quality. Much of it is like light progressive rock but its ethereal nature gives it a psychedelic edge. The keyboards glide smoothly in the background as the guitar jams along. Tim Jones is a great guitarist but you have to listen closely to pick out all the impressive playing scattered throughout this album. And the vocals, of course, are gorgeous. Tim and Terri as individuals are wonderful singers, but as a pair they're hypnotic. One of the things that make Stone Premonitions projects with Tim and Terri at the center so magical is their ability to make the "song" the center of their musical palette, while painting the universe around it with music that is spiritually uplifting and truly mind expanding. It's hard for me to get away from the individual tracks on the first Census album that I liked so much. But when I'm in the mood to relax and absorb, then I think Opus 2 would be the more appropriate tonic.
Jerry Kranitz, Aural Innovations
Census Of Hallucinations – Opus 2
Album number two from Census Of Hallucinations and I can say without any regret that this is perhaps the best album on the Stone Premonitions label. Krom Lek’s pretty good stuff but this is right up my street. Sixteen tracks, almost all segued with some incredibly effective ditties and astounding sounds. Psychedelia with a dash of space, ambient and all seasoned with effective songwriting and some fine lyrics. Humour abounds on many tracks, especially on Merlin…You Left Your Hat and Light On The Horizon/New Worried Order. This latter track needs to be heard for the stunning guitar work and believe me, you’ll never think of Punch & Judy in the same light again! Track 7, ‘Begin’ is a gorgeously sorrowful song with cello adding such beauty and pathos. ‘Beelzebub’ uses the same riff as ‘New World Order’ but with less guitar and more bass and didge; vocal and ambient noises abound on ‘Nightmares’, giving effective reasons for said title! ‘Painted Stone’ features Terri’s superb backing vocals, with Tim narrating, all swirled out by echoes and weird vocal effects. At just over 65 minutes, I can’t really say too much about this CD without sounding as though I get commission for every album sold, but this really is a brilliant album and if this doesn’t put Stone Premonitions on the map, then I don’t know what will. Since I got the album (and played it loads of times), I’ve had it on good authority that there is growing interest in the album and it’s getting some great reviews and plenty of credit – maybe you might want to find out why? Fucking brilliant, basically.
Dave W. Hughes – Modern Dance, The A-Z Music Magazine
The music on Opus 2 has a powerful drifting quality. Much of it is like light progressive rock but its ethereal nature gives it a psychedelic edge. The keyboards glide smoothly in the background as the guitar jams along. Tim Jones is a great guitarist but you have to listen closely to pick out all the impressive playing scattered throughout this album. And the vocals, of course, are gorgeous. Tim and Terri as individuals are wonderful singers, but as a pair they're hypnotic. One of the things that make Stone Premonitions projects with Tim and Terri at the center so magical is their ability to make the "song" the center of their musical palette, while painting the universe around it with music that is spiritually uplifting and truly mind expanding. It's hard for me to get away from the individual tracks on the first Census album that I liked so much. But when I'm in the mood to relax and absorb, then I think Opus 2 would be the more appropriate tonic.
Jerry Kranitz, Aural Innovations
Census Of Hallucinations – Opus 2
Album number two from Census Of Hallucinations and I can say without any regret that this is perhaps the best album on the Stone Premonitions label. Krom Lek’s pretty good stuff but this is right up my street. Sixteen tracks, almost all segued with some incredibly effective ditties and astounding sounds. Psychedelia with a dash of space, ambient and all seasoned with effective songwriting and some fine lyrics. Humour abounds on many tracks, especially on Merlin…You Left Your Hat and Light On The Horizon/New Worried Order. This latter track needs to be heard for the stunning guitar work and believe me, you’ll never think of Punch & Judy in the same light again! Track 7, ‘Begin’ is a gorgeously sorrowful song with cello adding such beauty and pathos. ‘Beelzebub’ uses the same riff as ‘New World Order’ but with less guitar and more bass and didge; vocal and ambient noises abound on ‘Nightmares’, giving effective reasons for said title! ‘Painted Stone’ features Terri’s superb backing vocals, with Tim narrating, all swirled out by echoes and weird vocal effects. At just over 65 minutes, I can’t really say too much about this CD without sounding as though I get commission for every album sold, but this really is a brilliant album and if this doesn’t put Stone Premonitions on the map, then I don’t know what will. Since I got the album (and played it loads of times), I’ve had it on good authority that there is growing interest in the album and it’s getting some great reviews and plenty of credit – maybe you might want to find out why? Fucking brilliant, basically.
Dave W. Hughes – Modern Dance, The A-Z Music Magazine