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"Favourites of the Neo-Psychedelic boom who counted the legendary John Peel and Tony Wilson among their fans, The Chemistry Set make their triumphant return with the release of a stunning new mini-lp, Alchemy101"
TRACK LISTING
1) She's Taking Me Down 2) Seeing Upside Down 3) Look To The Sky 4) If Rome Was Meant To Fall 5) Silver Birch 6) Regarde Le Ciel (with Suz from Les Tres Bien Ensemble)
REVIEWS
David Axelrod (Composer/Arranger/Songwriter/Genius!)
"Real music! music that makes you think and really listen to"
Clint Boon (Inspiral Carpets & XFM DJ)
"The Chemistry Set are a f**kin great band"
David Cavanagh (Rock Critic)
"Someone once told me that great songs have no date stamp, and (The Chemistry Set) understood perfectly"
Garwood Pickjon (Popism)
"The omnipresent 12-string Rickenbacker jangle, occasional Syd-like quirk, and Beatlesque harmonies overload, will instantly grab B-bands fans attention, but the production and dreamy vocal delivery make the whole thing contemporary enough, for it to be taken seriously enough by moderndaze kids as well. Refering to The Stone Roses would be an easy way out, but with intelligent orchestration and eclectic arrangements, Id rather go with their Liverpudlian soulmates, Shack"
Shindig Magazine
"This six track mini-album contains their best recorded work to date. The tunes are full of dreamlike harmonies, incisive guitars and mellotron washes. The likes of "She's Taking Me Down" and "Look To The Sky" are always ambitious, inventive and highly melodic"
Nelson Bragg (The Brian Wilson band)
" Got the new EP!! It's just amazing! Every song is just so great. Congratulations Men!! All 6 songs are in fact, as you said, the best songs you've ever done"
Niklas Odin, Ettnolett Magazine (Sweden)
"Like being taken on a rollercoaster ride back to the heady days of the late eighties, with a glance or two even further backwards but with eyes peeled firmly on the future, with both the mind and music going in all kinds of directions but being held together by a shimmering vision to reach a musical nirvana"
Plastique Pop Mag (USA)
"When it comes to solid gold songwriting with an in depth 1-2 Psychedelic punch, no one does it better than The Chemistry Set. Just listening to them is like a shot of transcendental bliss. Go out and discover this goldmine today!"
Danny Watson (Deathdisco)
"Just been listening to the songs on your site&...bloody fantastic!"
DJ Gato (Spain)
"Since I discovered The Chemistry Set's "Don't Turn Away" when I was fourteen, it became one of my favourite songs. I've danced to that tune more times than I can remember, and it's still in my all-time top ten. I can't even begin to explain how grateful I am to be able to work with them these days; their new songs are the best they've done so far, but even more important is what the new stuff means; that the Chemistry Set is back!"
Phil Mcmullen (Terrascope)
Look To The Sky is classic daisy-fuelled English psychedelic toy-shoppe whimsy, everything I wanted to hear of the band. If Rome Was Meant To Fall and Seeing Upside Down both have that Byrdsian harmony jangle down pat, then each kicks in with a lead guitar break, just like the Long Ryders used to do (bless em).
Shes Taking Me Down is arguably the strongest song on here, featuring rich instrumentation, a gorgeous guitar break and a memorable riff. The most ambitious though has to be Silver Birch, which takes a leaf (arf!) straight out of the Zombies songbook in terms of both production and delivery.
Randy Shone, Psychedelic Velveeta (USA)
"This EP is amazing! Each time we play them on our radio show, the phones light up with listeners, asking where they can find their music"
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