{"id":8827,"date":"2018-05-30T12:59:36","date_gmt":"2018-05-30T11:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eyeplug.net\/magazine\/?p=8827"},"modified":"2018-05-30T12:59:36","modified_gmt":"2018-05-30T11:59:36","slug":"serotonin-lester-square","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eyeplug.net\/magazine\/serotonin-lester-square\/","title":{"rendered":"Serotonin – Lester Square"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Co-founder of the famed Monochrome Set, guitarist Lester Square continues his exploration of potential soundtrack music with the rangy \u2018Serotonin\u2019<\/strong> CD.<\/p>\n

The Sci-Fi sweep of organ and beeping high notes in \u2018Cassini Godspeed\u2019 puts the listener in mind of the vertiginous skyscrapers of films like \u2018Blade Runner\u2019, punctuated by tense, twangy guitar.<\/p>\n

The pleasing jangle of \u2018Blake\u2019s Dream\u2019, with its cool handling of the treble strings has a love song feel; a sudden stop, trumpets come in, and with crashing, surging guitars and a crystal clear lead guitar, the dream is revealed. The urgency of guitar and the fugitive piping of flutes sit together well with the overall pastoral feel of \u2018Serotonin\u2019, the best-realised mood piece in this selection.<\/p>\n

The marching rhythm and strong guitar resonance suit \u2018Privates on Parade\u2019 perfectly, with electric piano and trumpet ramping up the Edwardian feel, and a touch of humour lightening the mood. Criss-cross riffing and booming, romantic guitar stylings lead us into \u2018Pachelbel\u2019s Pistol\u2019, a Western-themed adventure in sound, with all the excitement of that film genre.<\/p>\n

The peaceful and contemplative sitar riff leads the listener to think an Eastern adventure may be in the offing, but as the macho tonality of lead guitar joins the throng, these two apparent opposites are seamlessly reconciled in \u2018Prime Time (Cowboys and Indians)\u2019, in a satisfying sonic legend of the Wild West. The savannah strings and guitar tonality of \u2018Shaken Not Stirred\u2019 successfully mixes up the spy\/western themes, but perhaps the former could have been explored more for the sake of difference. The breezy lead guitar, trip drums and organ wind of \u2018L\u2019Olivarie\u2019 suggest an opulent setting, with hints of mystery and tension in the scratchy guitars that overlay it.<\/p>\n

Lester\u2019s ambition to assemble fifty guitarists for one thunderous track is realised, at least in the overall effect, in \u201950 Guitars\u2019 winding, hypnotic riff, evoking nothing less than incense climbing the sheer walls of some great temple. The guitars climb further, trumpets blare out, strings fly ever upwards in a glorious and sophisticated piece.<\/p>\n

In complete contrast to all else, \u2018White Christmas\u2019 captures the essence of a child\u2019s experience of the festive season, using children\u2019s voices, background TV noises, jangling bells and carols, and with the mad, bad world of conflict, oppression and war alluded to in background noise, safely out of reach.<\/p>\n

Recline in your Eames chair, sip a long, cold drink and take the time to tune in to Lester\u2019s broad, sweeping travelogue of sound.<\/p>\n

Serotonin
\nby The Fifty Guitars of Lester Square<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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\nreleases July 1, 2018<\/p>\n

01. Cassini Godspeed
\n02. Blake’s Dream
\n03. Serotonin
\n04. Privates On Parade
\n05. Pachelbel’s Pistol
\n06. Prime Time (Cowboys and Indians)
\n07. Shaken Not Stirred
\n08. L’Olivarie
\n09. 50 Guitars
\n10. White Christmas<\/p>\n

Scenester
\n24\/5\/18<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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