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National Steam: self-titled (CD, 69:02); Eternity's Jest Records EJ0018

	Dave Wexler on guitars and freaky vox teams up with Paul Williams on keys, 
electro-percussives, vox, and freaky vox to make space-trance rock magic. Serious cool, 
head-trippin' tunes here. They hit the T. Dream/Hawkwind/improv rock nail, squarely on 
its cosmick head. Quality cerebral voyages? Inquire within. This CD is the ticket. 
Williams' electro-mayhem zapped me into Tim Blake spaces wherein dwelleth the happy 
void. Wexler's guitar and Williams' atmospherics on "Orion" and "The Sutler" brought 
to mind little-know Bark Psychosis and Spaceman 3. "The Third Wheel" is deliciously 
ominous improv suitable for any cyberpunk, sci-fi flicktrack. Well done, robotically 
speaking. "Ode To Death" is a Larry Fastian behemoth rising from the depths, the stars of 
forgotten millenia coalesce, its frame glistens as a freaky vox incantation of doom 
proceedeth. "In The Caverns Of Spacezilla" is Synergy battles Rubycon. "Alfred's 
Flashback" is echoes, drones, phased psycho-chatter, channel-to-channel ping pong as in 
a W. Carlos nightmare. Pinhead of Hellraiser would enjoy this as he oils the Lament 
Box. Wexler waxes Oldfieldish as Williams lifts Maxfield Parrish soundvisions all 
around the epic/saga, guitar voyage. I could've stood another 10 minutes of this one. Of 
11 tracks ranging 1:39 to 10:03, many over 7:00, there is plenty of material to satisfy any 
spacerock/ambient synth fans.
                                                  -- John W. Patterson


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