Astro-Sounds From Beyond The Year 2000 – 101 STRINGS****

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The 101 Strings were far from cutting edge in the late 1960s. However, their Astro-Sounds From Beyond The Year 2000 has gained something of a cult status. Sixties psychedelic fans would have been very disappointed had they known what the actual music in the year 2000 would turn out to be.

"Astro-Sounds was the perfect soundtrack to accompany the optimism offered by the final frontier of space. The tracks were tasty and 'supersonic' to 1968-69 ears. I wondered if the future music of the year 2000 would sound anything like Astro- Sounds. I am sad to say that it did not.”

“101 Strings were known for their 'elevator music' style instrumental albums. This album is something else entirely. Space muzak with vintage synth sounds and fuzz guitars. One of those kitschy albums only the 60s could have produced, and only contemporary ears can fully appreciate its weirdness and (probably accidental) inventiveness. This is one cool album, get it and tell all your friends about it. Build the cult.”

“It's hard to imagine how the moribund stylings of the 101 Strings could mate with bythe- numbers psychedelic sounds and space themes to produce something as compelling as this release. But brilliantly compelling it is. Though certain to have confounded 101 Strings fans of its day, and failed in any appeal to the contemporary rock or jazz crowds, its reappearance as part of the lounge revival is a blessing.”

“There's a nearly unexplainable alchemy that makes this so hypnotically listenable. Once past the kitsch factor, listeners will find themselves enveloped in superb bubblegum melodies, rendered with orchestrated strings and guitars that range from crystalline to exotically fuzzed. The drumming would fill any discotheque dance floor, and the organs hum with the power.”

“How ironic that a bunch of squares should end up producing this psych monster, a whirling, swirling mass of phasing and astro effects that sends the listener into orbit. These are great sounds, trippy and groovy, but with a touch of class. This is 60s bachelor music, the real deal. No psych or 60s collection is complete without this feast of sound.”