Randall Cousins on the Purple Plateau. 


I will say this, a shock to the system as I put the new CD by Canadian Randall Cousins in the CD player. At first I was expecting a country disk, as that is the normal outlet for Cousins, although it did have a strange title. On further investigation I found that this was by no means a country CD, but that happened to be a good thing this time around. An experimental electronic time travel into the unknown that could as easily be a Sci-Fi soundtrack as a musical experience.

With that said, I must say that for the style and sound, this CD is actually one of the better CDs of it's kind I have heard. No vocals, but many different "sounds" captured and ;layered together that I would expect to hear on the CBC's television show ZED. This is a true mind warp that is not for the fan of the norm, but still a great experiment into the netherworld as any I have heard. You can see yourself being taken to terrestrial plains for certain out of this world as you experience the sound and style of the entire project.

Although it may not have any vocals, the disk still has a continuous sound that takes your mind on a journey far beyond the normal imagination. The flow is evident and actually gives a spectacular feel as you are transported to the inner realms of near madness I was not expecting from Cousins. A wonderful escapist feel that not only holds your imagination, but almost certainly will bring you back for another taboo taste of experimentation. From guitars to synthesized hysteria, and only one bit of vocals that the CD credits were used without permission. A way out there project by Randall Cousins with help from Dick Whithers, Steve Petrie, and Herbie Meeks.

  ( 4.5 Stars out of 6 )
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