#MoreInCommon Review

The first review of the HOPE not hate compilation is in and includes the following sentence which has pretty much made my day.

"The British Space Group’s ‘Si-Fi’ is an addictive slice of psychetronica very much in the tradition of Delia Derbyshire’s radical experimentation."

Thank you to Gus and to Louder Than War.

Full review is here...

http://louderthanwar.com/hope-not-hate-moreincommon-album-review/

The album is here...

Actively Listening

Very pleased to be able to share with you all the lovely words of Mr. Grey Malkin of the very fine The Hare and the Moon writing in The Active Listener who has kindly given 'The Phantasmagoria' the most glowingest of glowing reviews.

'With 'The Phantasmagoria' The British Space Group have created something that feels inexplicably familiar yet also unique and compellingly unusual. The fact that these pieces come from different EPs is lost as the album continues, they expertly morph and merge into an effective and engaging whole that is wholly transportive'

You can read the full review here -
http://active-listener.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/the-british-space-group-phantasmagoria.html?m=1

Louder Than War

A lovely review of 'The Phantasmagoria' has been posted by Simon Tucker on the Louder Than War site.

Thanks folks I am truly chuffed.

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'With these EPs Ian has collected a wealth of material that deserves to be heard by all that love the esoteric and the magnificent. The sheer depth and breadth of the music here means you can guarantee repeat listens where you will always discover something new. A soundtrack anthology to a as-yet-unmade series of films, The Phantasmagoria collection needs to be in your collection.'
http://louderthanwar.com/british-space-group-phantasmagoria-collected-phantasms-eps-review/

'The Phantasmagoria' is available on disc and download from the Quiet World Bandcamp page.

Wormwoodiana

I am delighted to have a blog post all of my own on the very fabulous Wormwoodiana blog.  If I tell you that I only actually subscribe to one blog and it's this one then you'll guess how happy I am at this moment.

The author of the post, Mark Valentine, is one of the curators of the blog and editor of the associated magazine - Wormwood, is a writer of extraordinary fiction of the extraordinary and if that sounds like your cup of tea then I cannot recommend his (and John Howard's) series of stories relating the adventures of an 'aesthetical detective extraordinaire', The Collected Connoisseur, highly enough.  It was one of the books that I was reading during my recuperation from last years accident that most strongly influenced the tone of the third Phantasms EP.

Thank you Mark.

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"These artful and affectionate compositions transport us to tales of other worlds that we seem to half-remember, re-activating our yearning for the lost and strange."

http://wormwoodiana.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/phantasms-british-space-group.html

Reviews Turned Skyward #3

With thanks to Paul at Honest Music For Dishonest Times for the words.

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"By the looks of the strong design of its sleeve, this disc could be an examination of all those sci-fi, weird (or wyrd) 1970s schools programmes on tv, or their soundtracks, and indeed the first track Remote Viewing is built around a recording of a man talking about déja vous in the kind of officious home-counties accent that tallies with my own recollection of Schools & Colleges programming of that time.  Those expecting a Ghost Box–style, hauntological, period pop will be disappointed though; the music on Eyes Turned Skyward is actually contemporary-sounding drone ambient.  As always, the production is clear and glassy, like peering at the reflection of misty landscapes through the panes of an open window at dawn."

album available digitall from the link below or on disc from www.quietworld.co.uk

Reviews Turned Skyward #2

Many thanks to Simon Tucker at Louder Than War for the very nice review of 'Eyes Turned Skyward' - here.

'With this album, The British Space Group, have created something that is a must-buy for those into the more thought provoking side of music. It manages to bridge the gap between 70’s sci-fi soundtracks and modern ambient/drone. It’s an album that plays like a short movie with each component vital to the story. It’s an album that must be listened to from beginning to end as each song represents a chapter in this most enjoyable story.'

Reviews Turned Skyward

A huge thanks to Grey Malkin of The Hare and the Moon for his lovely words regarding 'Eyes Turned Skywards' over on The Active Listener.

'I cannot recommend this album highly enough. For fans of electronica, hauntology, soundtracks, minimalism and experiential music; there is something here that will touch something in all of you. Watch the skies, listen ...and wait.'