HYPNOS 69 – THE ECLECTIC MEASURE

Cover	Release	Style
	2006-10-30	Psychedelic rock
	Label
	http://www.elektrohasch.de
	Website
	http://www.hypnos69.be - http://www.myspace.com/hypnos69
	Contact
	hypnos69@hotmail.com
	Playing Time	Cat. N°
	48:25	EH115
	Review by	Rating
	Johan	6,5/10
nederlands	Review
Hypnos 69 was founded in 1994, at Diest, Belgium. Their name was appropriately taken from the ancient Greek god of Sleep and Sub consciousness. The number 69 stands for equilibrium and stability. Their debut album "Timeline Traveller" appeared in 2002 and contains bad ass heavy 70's rock. This release gave the band a lot of attention from radio stations and magazines from all around the world and they also got the opportunity to tour in Germany, Holland, France and Czech Republic. When the band in 2003 presents their second album "Promise of a New Moon" they introduced the trumpet and sax into their music, and this release also contains a cover from Rory Gallagher. With "The Intrigue of Perception", Once again, the band took the best aspects of rock and refined them into a more jazz sound with progressive elements whereby some of the listeners might think of the old vintage Pink Floyd. This new album "The Eclectic Measure" is the band’s last communal effort, due to a split a month after recording this CD. The album totally fits their previous releases but is a lot darker then its predecessors. It also became a melancholic album with mythic references and must be seen as a concept to listen to in one session. The story is based on scripts of Basilides from Alexandria, from the second century. It tells the story of a man who’s been confronted with himself and it’s been symbolised by demon Abraxas, pragonist from Septem Sermores ad Mortuos. As soon as you put the album on you get drowned in a mystic, psychedelic atmosphere which feels a bit dark but also relaxed. It feels like a trip through the 70’s in this present time and space. The musical capacities are quite good and well produced by J.P. Kerkhofs at the Artsound studio’s during July & August 2006. The cover art and booklet fits completely with this story and has been realised by the Italian Malleus. Sadly, the release of this album coincides with the demise of this cult band. Hypnos 69 developed a powerful reputation, which placed them high in the contemporary psychedelic rock scene. The band had a loyal following of fans. They did hundreds of gigs in Belgium and around, visited some of Europe's finest rock clubs and outdoor & indoor rock festivals including Roadburn 10th Anniversary (013, Tilburg), Swamp Room Mania (Hamburg), Psychedelic Avengers Festival (Berlin), Stoned from the underground (Erfurt), Sauzpif rocks (Austria). The musicians have been invited to perform with respected musicians as Ed Mundell (Guitarist Monster Magnet), Gary Arce (The Sort of Quartet, Yawning Man), Alfredo Hernandez (ex QOTSA, ex Kyuss, Yawning Man) and Rich Mullins (Karma to Burn, Yearlong Disaster). For distribution of their album look at: Sonicrendezvous.com Swamproom.de Stonerrock.com
Musicians
Steve Houtmeyers: Vocals, Electric & acoustic guitar, Theremin, Space echo Tom Vanlaer: Bass, Moog Taurus, Hammond, Fender Rhodes Steven Marx: Tenor & Bariton Sax, Hammond, Fender Rhodes, Mellotron, Clarinet Dave Houtmeyers: Drums, Percussion, Timpanis, Glockenspiel, Korg MS20, MS50, SQ10
Tracklist
I And You And Me – part I (1:26) The Eclectic Measure (6:56) Forgotten Souls (3:45) My Ambiguity Of Reality (1:55) The Antagonist (3:56) Halfway To The Stars (3:38) I And You And Me – part I (6:25) Ominous (but fooled before) (5:41) The Point Of No Return (7:42) Deus Ex Machina (6 :57)
Discography
Where Al The Ends unit 10” (2000) RocknRollradio - Sold Out Timeline Traveller (2002) RocknRollradio - Sold Out Promise Of A New Moon (2003) RocknRollradio The Forrest Of Illusion split 10” with Colour Haze (2004) Elektrohash – Sonic Rendezvous The Intrigue Of Perception (2004) Elektrohash – Sonic Rendezvous Timeline Traveler – re-release (2006) Elektrohash – Sonic Rendezvous The Eclectic Measure (2006) Elektrohash – Sonic Rendezvous Split 10” with Monkey 3 (2006) RocknRollradio


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