Outside
The Dream
– Tracklisting
1.Outside
the Dream 03:33
2.Eyeball
05:38
3.Hawk
Rock 03:22
4.From
Nowhere 07:51
5.Into
the Blue 05:30
6.7
Blows 07:27
7.Lies
03:11
8.Murder
Ballad 04:13
Members
Jasper:
Vocals
Christian:
Guitar, Back. vocals
Rob:
Bass, Back. Vocals
Ruud:
Keys, Back. vocals
Dinand:
Drums, Back. vocals
Review
Outside
The Dream is the new album from Psychedelic Desert Rockers No Man’s
Valley and it’s an intriguing and very interesting affair from the
start. As the band play a different style of Desert Rock that
includes elements of Psych Rock, Classic Rock, Prog Rock and Stoner
Rock. The album is firmly rooted in 60s and 70s Hard Rock and has a
slight All Them Witches influence.
The
songs have a dreamlike and volatile state in their DNA and it makes
for some killer riffs throughout the album. The band are very hard to
describe and the album can be very hard to listen to at times
especially on your first listen. As the band include many different
sounds from the Psychedelic realm. The vocals feel they’re being
channelled from another dimension and the swirling Desert Rock vibes
only add to the glorious confusion of it all.
Songs
such as: Outside The Dream, Eyeball and Hawk Rock – gets the crazy
psychedelic and progressive party started with a constant supply of
trippy sounds that lead to some FUCKED UP DARK MOMENTS that even I
didn’t expect. No Man’s Valley are truly an original band with
their own trippy sound and demented vision. Though the album has it’s
fair share of lighter moments as well.
Other
cool songs to experience are: From Nowhere, 7 Blows and Murder
Ballad. As these are the songs where No Man’s Valley show the most
creativity with their music by constantly changing their overall
sound and writing great lyrics to match.
If
you’re a fan of All Them Witches and The Doors the No Man’s
Valley are the band for you. Though expect these guys to go that
little bit out there with some hard-hitting and complex themes
contained on the album. Overall, Outside The Dream create a dynamic
and powerful sound that sees No Man's Valley rise above the
competition with this fantastic album.
Words
by Steve Howe
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