Maserati have come on hugely since their earliest recordings, when they were a decent enough psych rock band but, ultimately, nothing very special. Various line up changes have brought us to this place - a driving piece of progressive psychedelia with occasional nods to the twin worlds of disco and early 80s soundtracks. Steve Moore co wrote a couple of tracks here and, stylistically, he is all over this album - to such an extent that i'm not sure what they'll do next if he's
not involved next time. Like Moore's band Zombi, the key to this album's overall power is the drummer. Jerry Fuchs sadly died in an accident whilst making this album but his solid dependable motorik drumming is what leads this album into being an absolutely fucking wonderful piece of music. The life affirming nature of the sounds within make it doubly tragic, although I hear A E Paterra from Zombi/Majeure is now playing with Maserati - possibly the only drummer capable of taking Maserati even further forward. I didn't want this piece to be merely about the drumming but it really is the keystone that holds the sound together - when the beat is so full of power and energy, yet so subtle in places (think Steve Reid with discipline) then the other guys can push their own individual envelopes outwards into new territories.
Brilliant. Really, really brilliant.
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