After their debut EP, East Vermont freak and neo-hippie band have thankfully issued their full-length debut on CD -- finally. Initially released on vinyl under their own steam, it is the second CD to come from and 's imprint. The cover is the first thing to grab one's notice: it apes cover -- and they did theirs as a faux tribute to LP. (Come to think of it, did a similar things...hmmm). Ultimately, it's the music that counts and these eight musicians do create as a collective -- song titles are credited only by first names and no instrument credits are given. Musically, one can hear everything form the original 's cosmic flower power Brit folkiness to 's dark gentleness to the more ambiguous stridency of themselves, albeit in a far gentler manner. It's the heart of the matter itself: are the gentlest, most good-natured bunch to come out of the whole experience. While can reflect ecstatic experience, under-the-skin tragedy, and the spiritual balancing of dark and light, puts it all on simmer; it's all quiet, poetic, dignified, and in its own way, moving. It's music that would have sounded dated 30 years ago and sounds like it's out of time and spatial dimensions now. There is a real kindness in this music that reflects something truly genuine. There are engagements with here, such as on with its big, deep hand drums, fuzzed-out electric guitar, chant-like chorus vocals (almost everything on is in a chorus-like vocal, though), and some unidentifiable high-pitched organ sound in the backdrop. There are also like which is childlike in its presentation, its lyric reflecting childhood as a sacred space. which ends the album, has a beautiful singalong chorus. It's difficult to discern if it's a love song or a child's rhyme. Anglo- tradition shows its face in many places here, most notably on (no kidding, that's the title!) with its magical chorus, but also in which seemingly begins as an interlude but becomes a beautiful -style that sounds like it could have been done by had they done a lot of LSD -- and that's hardly a criticism. Ultimately, this isn't going to be for everybody; however, it takes discipline, a deeply lyrical sensibility, and patience to play music like this. Keeping oneself in balance with a group of people without showing off any one ego or gift is a difficulty -- especially in Western culture. is a very enjoyable, kind, and loving recording that listeners with open minds will be able to appreciate whether or not it's their cup of tea. Neo-hippie image aside, the music presented with such care here is lovely, soothing, and seductively beguiling; taken in enough times, it becomes utterly magical. ~ Thom Jurek