Mooch
Bandname
Mooch
Country
UK
Founded
1992
Musicstyle
Electronic • Space Rock
Homepage
Contact
Steve Palmer - keyb, g
Garry Lewin - analog keyb
Phil Watson - analog keyb
Pete Wyer - g
 4 Reviews / 2 Links
REVIEWS OF 1967½

"The trip I’m on is one solely catalyzed by the music of Mooch, a project fronted by Stephen Palmer, a.k.a. Dr. Silbury. Last year Mooch released the incredible double disc Dr. Silbury’s Liquid Brainstem Band which featured loads of guest musicians from the space rock community and was a cosmic masterpiece. On this new disc, there is a single focus of psychedelic music inspired by the sounds of the Summer of Love... What I found most amazing about this album is how familiar it all sounds especially tracks like “The Ice Cream Song”, “Wouldn’t It Be Good” and “English Wisdom”. After only one play, I was singing along almost like I had known the album for years. The songs are very contagious at first listen and when inspected closer reveal many complex layers…"

"Not full review stevepalmer

REVIEWS OF Dr SILBURY'S LIQUID BRAINSTEM BAND

“Since the early 1990s, Mooch have released several fine albums of space-ambient-ethnic-rock. Headed up by musician, artist and sci-fi novelist Stephen Palmer (also of Blue Lily Commission), Dr. Silbury's Liquid Brainstem Band takes the Mooch concept into very new territory. The focus
on this ambitious 2-CD set is numerous collaborations revolving around the Dr Silbury theme. So we've got 2-CDs covering a variety of music and participants… In summary, this is a wonderful album that will appeal to Space Rock and surely lots of Prog fans. Some people might think there's too much variety on the album but if you take the time to get into the story and read the album notes you'll find that it really all works very well. Be sure and visit the 
full review stevepalmer

REVIEWS OF GAIASPACE

“… this is consistent, cohesive and varied, and although each track is a different setting, the music flows perfectly throughout its seventy two minute running time… Overall, one totally consistent, stunning album that is sure to please a whole host of synth and ambient electronic music fans for years to come…”

“Mooch plays ambient, ethnic electronica with a rather psychedelic touch. Keyboards and synthesizers are always playing the leading role… I must say that Palmer has again succeeded in making an interesting album of good quality and the graphics on the booklet work very well with the music…”

”Mooch are a British space rock band who have been around for a long time, having recorded five previous albums. This is their first after a long layoff and it's nice full review stevepalmer

REVIEWS OF FLIGHT OF THE DUB VOYAGER

“Flight Of The Dub Voyager is something from the Mooch archives, namely this full-length album recorded in 1996. It comprises of a single fifty-seven minute track split into 12 sub-sections. It was recorded over two sessions, with five musicians, and it’s described by the band as “a psychedelic patchwork of ambient rock that would transport the listener to the fantasyland of the good ship ‘Dub Voyager’ – the band’s favourite album of the period”. You need to be aware that this album is something very special indeed – It’s not readily comparable to anyone else around, save the faintest of nods to Steve Roach & Vidna Obmana along the way, but it is an album from which you will derive lots and lots of long-lasting musical heaven for years and years to full review stevepalmer

Fanpage This is Mooch at MySpace. Here you can find regular updates, sound samples, pictures, and more!
Interview with Steve Palmer Steve Palmer recently gave an extensive interview to Santtu Laakso at the Psychotropic Zone.

Records:
In Search of the Acid Metal Grille
Record ID: 1756
Label
Dead Earnest
Released
1998
Time (minutes)
70
Tracks
4
Format
CD • LP ?
Musicstyle
Electronic • Space Rock
 3 Links
Aural-Innovations review
Sonic Space review
Synthiemusic review
3001
Record ID: 1755
Label
Taste
Released
1994
Time (minutes)
52
Tracks
5
Format
CD • LP ?
Musicstyle
Electronic • Space Rock
 1 Link
Reviews of the first three records

 

 
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