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SubArachnoid Space: These Things Take Time (CD, 44:10) RR 6473-2
Release Relapse Music
P.O. Box 170277
San Francicso, CA 94117-0277
CYBERHOME: http://www.subarachnoid.com

Jimi Hendrix.  That’s the very first thing that came to my mind as I was
listening to groovy trip-rockers SubArachnoid Space’s latest release
These Things Take Time.  The CD is a sonic acid flashback, and when I
closed my eyes real tight I could almost swear I was listening to Jimi,
Noel, and Mitch in one of their drug-induced instrumental jams.  The rhythm
section of Andey Stephens on Bass and Chris Van Huffel on Drums definitely
brought out memories of days gone by; Van Huffel pounds away with reckless
abandon while Stephens just glides along with super slick bass lines that
drive the song forward.  However, the real stars of this show are guitarists
Melynda Jackson and Mason Jones whose string-bending straight-from-the-gut
guitar chops put me in a sonic trance that I was quite happy to be in.  This
is music that feeds your mind if you just let it flow…



Although the Hendrix influences are readily apparent on all the tracks here,
they are especially noticeable on the first four – the opener, the aptly
titled “A”, the band hits such a dreamy groove that I almost found myself
donning a headband and pouring lighter fluid onto my CD player.  Jackson and
Jones’ guitars simply smother the proceedings with feedback, spacey sounds,
and straight-up blues jams that are sure to please.  This and the next three
tracks had me just laying back and soaking in the six-string assault on my
senses – and loving every minute of it!

Starting with the track “E”, the band takes a slight detour away from
Hendrix-like jams (although the influence is still heard), and moves more
toward a Porcupine Tree style space rock numbers that are every bit as
satisfying as the earlier tracks.  Jones’ theremin makes an appearance on
 “E” that almost gives the track an Indian-style flavor to go along with its
spacey foundation.  The album closes with an ambient number titled “G” (I
sense a pattern here…), which nicely brings to a close the mind-altering
experience that is These Things Take Time. All fans of acid-rock and
smoking guitar jams should rush to their nearest prog shop and pick up a
copy of SubArachnoid Space’s latest.  These folks tastefully borrow from the
past in order to propel their music towards the future, and they do so with
total success.  Very well done.

More information on SubArachnoid Space can be found at
http://www.subarachnoid.com

- Michael Askounes (michael@gscyclone.com)

PERSONNEL:
Melynda Jackson: Guitar
Mason Jones: Guitar, Sound Effects, Theremin
Andey Stephens: Bass, Organ
Chris Van Huffel: Drums, Metal Percussion

TRACKLIST:
1. A (9:16)
2. B (6:52)
3. C (3:05)
4. D (10:37)
5. E (9:03)
6. F (2:08)
7. G (3:33)



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