Since this is the first album review ever for this blog, I thought I should start it out with a bang. Psychic Chasms is the first full length album from this 80's reminiscent electronic pop band, created and composed by Alan Palomo. With it's many fuzzy, synthetic, old school arcade like sounds laced with dreamy vocals, you can't help but love this record.
This album starts out with the quick hit "Deadbeat Summer". This track is truly unique in its own way but not totally unlike the others. It's background synths are good but leave room for the floaty lyrics. The opening lines draw you in with the proclomation "Going blind from the heat... In the middle of a sunlit street". The song "Should have taken acid with you" with its slightly over the top N64 shooter background track, leaves nothing to be desired, except a wish that it was longer. The title track "Psychic Chasms" opens with mesmerizing windchimes but soon reverts to the overall synthy trend of the album.
After finishing this album you are left with a feeling that you just took an LSD laced trip through time back to summer of '87 and back again in little over half and hour. Overall this is a great buy and I encourage you to purchase it from your local record stores.
-A.W.
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