Acid Rooster – Hall of Mirrors
Tonzonen Records / Cardinal Fuzz / Little Cloud Records – 2024
Rock, Psych, Kraut, Space, Instrumental
Rated: *****
Arriving on October 25th through a trio of labels, namely Tonzonen Records, Cardinal Fuzz and Little Cloud Records, the brand new Acid Rooster album Hall of Mirrors. And if you know any of their earlier releases you know you will be tripping balls within no time! Cause Hall of Mirrors will have you see every reflection of every possible universe as you dance yourself into a frenzy. It’s a through the wormhole kind of experience and it keeps amazing me how much the instrumental psychedelic kraut rock albums are still able to deliver that experience. For there are many and many of them are good, Acid Rooster is one of the best! Automat opens the ball, momentary echoes of eighties rock, turn into space rock and propellant for a trip through the many iterations of the kraut vibrations. Highly energetic, extremely danceable, the shortest track, almost six minute long, with glittering noises at one point, sets you up in perfect style for the rest of the album. For what follows is the longest one, clocking in at more than fourteen minutes, called Chandelier Arp. The glittering turns into a shimmering diamond of brilliance. Boldly building and leisurely lifting the entire composition into an outer worldly trajectory. And as you float in a sea stars, the embrace you feel will be warm and cocoon like, and the smile will be yours and will be one of surrender and euphoria. Both of them show a lesser experimental side of Acid Rooster perhaps, but in doing so give the listener the trip they’ve been longing for. Even if they weren’t longing for it at first glance, one look through the glass will make them see the time they did chance to explore their inner workings by travelling outwards. Third track Confidence of Ignorance, turns a bit of an oriental and meditative corner, turning towards the other side of transcendental music. And even though the title might suggest otherwise, this track feels its paying homage to the pearl in the lotus. Perhaps that is the key here, that salvation and enlightenment might be found in ignorance. The music naturally flowing through your meridians will give you a sense of healing and regeneration, vibrating at the right frequency, this almost eleven minute long drowsy psychedelic, kraut and space rocking beauty will make you feel lost and at the same time find yourself finally feeling at home within yourself. Transcendental minimalism reaches its peak with the final fourth track When Clouds Part. Especially during that focused opening section, that shows you vibrant fast forward blossoming, like a multitude of Sakura trees going full bloom in minutes. Its beautiful and given the state you are in, might bring a tear to your eye. There is no shortage of beauty to be found on this album, it resonates and reverberates in every corner of Hall of Mirrors.
(Written by JK)
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