Field Lines Cartographer - Dreamtides

My new favourite Castles In Space release

Described by the artist as bring an album that "demands a lot of the listener. It's long and requires patience and stillness to get the best from it". in essence, 80+ minutes of blissful melodies and unsettling drones. It sounds as beautiful as it looks.

Roxy At 50

Roxy Music's debut album was released on the same day as The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars. What a monumental day. Out of the two, this is my favourite.

Prog pop at it's finest - they say more on the first two tracks of this album than most bands manage in their entire career.

Looking at the band photos on the gatefold sleeve you can see why Graham Simpson didn't make it to album number 2.

Ziggy At 50

Bookended by 5 Years and Rock'n'Roll Suicide, two tracks guaranteed to make the hairs stand up on the back of my neck whenever I hear them, Ziggy Stardust is 50 years old today and is ageing much better than I am.

On a good day and when I'm in a "song" mood, this 9/10 album might scrape it into my Bowie top 3. It's certainly hitting the spot today.

Vinyl geeks - this is my early 80s bright-and-punchy black label pressing.