Forthcoming: Sand Pebbles
News posted Friday, July 15 2011 at 10:00 AM.
Related: Sand Pebbles.

What: Dark Magic by Sand Pebbles.
When: August 26 through Dot Dash/Remote Control.
Key notes: Fifth album for the Melbourne psych-rock collective, who boast a member born in each decade of rock’n’roll (1950-1990): singer-guitarist Tor Larsen, guitarist Ben Michael, bassist Christopher Hollow, singer-guitarist Andrew Tanner and drummer Wes Holland. Guest contributions from Dean Wareham (Galaxie 500), Britta Phillips (Luna), Tim Holmes (Death In Vegas), Will Carruthers (Spacemen 3, Spiritualized), and Malcolm McDowell. Features first single 'Occupied Europe [Take Me Across The Water]', a "love song from a male perspective".
From the presser: “Dark Magic … speaks from many minds and many times. Hypnotic, cosmic, kinetic and freewheeling.”
Tracklisting:
Spring Time [Who Hasn't Lost Their Head?]
Because I Could
Long, Long Ago
River Sparkle
One of These Mornings
Dark Magic
Occupied Europe [Take Me Across The Water]
Another Way to Love
Entrance to the Stream
Blue Eyes in Black & White
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nice
Wow, all star guest list. What I've heard of this band has been really great, actually.
Although that's a pretty shitty cover. :)))))
mal mcdowell! great work
ooh, er, going all aleister crowley.
looking forward to this.
wow Malcolm McDowell
Malcolm also recorded the album, or at least past ones, so I assume he did this one too.
I'm pretty sure it was mastered by Casey Rice as well. What I've heard is fantastic (what I've heard of this record)
Casey is great!
Where will CDs of this be available when it comes out?
Saw it at Basement Disc
album's fucking great, well done guys
see you at the album launch at the NSC
I'll be there with something other than bells on???!
clothes presumably
presumably!
Bought this on a whim knowing very little about the band. It's pretty nice. Some of the more straight forward rock tracks are a little mannered for my tastes, but I really dig the rest. The recording is immaculate, too. How do their older albums compare?
Ceduna and A Thousand Wild Flowers are keepers even though they have some tracks in common. I'm not so keen on their earlier stuff.
I've come to really love this album. All of it. Even the dorky rock at the start. It'll make good summertime listening.
Recorded by Malcolm, mixed by Malcolm and the guest stars, and mastered by me. Really nice record!
I would like to add that Malcolm did a great job on this record...he 'gets it' for sure.
Rice and McDowell a winning combo.
a tune from the album... mixed by will carruthers of spacemen 3 fame...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAxD51SNSPY&feature=player_embedded
fuck, happydays - you just killed my third eye.
this albumn rules.
My favs: Occupied Europe, Dark Magic and Spring time..
Does anyone else think Dark magic is a little teeny bit Guided By voices-esque?
there are tiny echoes of under the bushes.. era GbV - but it's not pronounced
gbv great band! .
Thanks Casey! Right back at you mate. Mastering tracks from different engineers isn't an easy task. Nice one.
We do the best we can I suppose!