Pure Phase

by Spiritualized, Spiritualized Electric Mainline

Overview

Much of the reason that the Pure Phase album seemed a tad disappointing upon its 1995 release was that the Electric Mainline teaser EP issued over a year earlier was so fantastic -- its three tracks possess an organic vitality and soulful grit that the overly fussy versions reprised on Pure Phase sorely lack. "Good Times" exists at the intersection of cosmic rock & roll and salt-of-the-earth R&B, fusing a chugging, hypnotic guitar riff with backing vocals and horn arrangements channeled from some off-planet franchise of Muscle Shoals Studios. "Lay Back in the Sun" somehow manages to achieve exit velocity despite (or maybe because of) a grinding, circular melody that actually goes nowhere, and the two-part instrumental title cut captures the same arriving-without-traveling zeitgeist. Jason Pierce advises in the liner notes to "play loud 'n' drive fast" -- words worth heeding at all times. ~ Jason Ankeny

Product Details

Release Date:	06/25/2021
Label:	Fat Possum Records
UPC:	0767981175218
Rank:	52974

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Medication
2. The Slide Song
3. Electric Phase
4. All of My Tears
5. These Blues
6. Let It Flow
7. Take Good Care of It
8. Born Never Asked

Disc 2

9. Electric Mainline
10. Lay Back in the Sun
11. Good Times
12. Pure Phase
13. Spread Your Wings
14. Feel Like Goin' Home

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Spiritualized   Primary Artist
Spiritualized Electric Mainline   Primary Artist
Rico   Guest Artist
Balanescu Quartet   Guest Artist,Cello,Viola,Violin
Steve Sidwell   Trumpet
Jason Pierce   Guitar,Vocals,Dulcimer
Jon Mattock   Percussion
Sean Cook   Harmonica,Fender Rhodes
Marilyn McFarlane   Vocals
Tim Sanders   Saxophone
Simon Clarke   Flute,Saxophone
Stuart Gordon   Violin
Helen White   Vocals
Chris Sharrock   Drums
Caroline Crawley   Vocals
Roddy Lorimar   Trumpet
Bammie   Flute,Saxophone
Mark Refoy   Guitar
Kate Radley   Piano,Farfisa Organ,Multi Instruments
Leon Hunt   Banjo

Technical Credits

J. Spaceman   Producer,Composer
Andy Wilkinson   Engineer
Mads Bjerke   Mixing,Engineer,Post Production
John Coxon   Mixing,Post Production
Jason Pierce   Mixing,Composer,Producer,Post Production
Mike Long   Engineer
Chris Blair   Mastering
Barry Clempson   Engineer
Laurie Anderson   Composer
Richard Baker   Assistant Engineer
Clare Connors   String Arrangements
Julian Withers   Engineer
Scott Powell   Assistant Engineer
Michael Lavine   Photography
Merton Gauster   Photography
Spiritualized Electric Mainline   Performer