PERMANENT CLEAR LIGHT – Maurice N’Est Pas La 2018 (7” Fruits de Mer Records)

Markku Helin and his psychedelic Finnish vehicle Permanent Clear Light is back with a new 7inch release through the most delicious label of this planet, Fruits de Mer Records. The Single is spinning to 33 1/3 because the 3 songs are almost 16min long! Also, the 7inch comes with two different cover artworks! “Maurice” (8:03) occupies the whole “A” side, for obvious reasons. It’s an interpretation of “Astro-Funk” – as the band states – it’s a rather strange track, an amalgam of cosmic disco psych funk sound with a groovy beat, dynamic solid drumming, burn-like-hell bass guitar, shimmering synth and distinctive theremin! Add to all these the super-wide stereophonic Morse Codes towards the end and you’ll get the ideal soundtrack for an early 80s arcade video-game! Side “B” opens with “One In Five”, a more straightforward pop-rock song referring to a recent research according to which 20% of adult Finns have at some point of their lives suffered from mental disorders. Mellotron, keyboards, bass, drums, fewer guitars, nice harmony vocals and you will “hear the grass grow”… The 2^nd and last song is the psych-ballad called “This Quiet Smiling Man”, written for Robert Oppenheimer, extremely topical these days (due to certain idiot Presidents around the world – as Markku says)! The guitar riff reminds me of a druggier “Dark Side Of The Mushroom” while the song towards its end becomes Doors-like! Cool! It’s been already 3 years since “Beyond These Things” LP, so Markku what are you waiting for? (TLM)

RELEASE INFO:

Label: Fruits de Mer Records

Format: 7”, Vinyl, Single, 2 different covers

Released: 30 April 2018

Tracklist

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Second Artwork Cover