The Eclectic Measure

by Hypnos 69

The Eclectic Measure cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: October 2006
  • Label: Elektrohasch
  • Country: Belgium
  • Length: 48:25
  • Community rating: 3.62/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Dave Houtmeyers, Jean-Pierre Kerkhofs, Tom Vanlaer

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'The Eclectic Measure' sees the Belgian quartet expanding their stoner rock foundations with heavy doses of 1970s progressive instrumentation. By incorporating vintage synthesizers, Mellotron, and saxophone, the arrangements venture into expansive, cosmic territory reminiscent of early King Crimson and Pink Floyd. The ambitious release marked a creative zenith in their tightly-wound discography.

Genres

Descriptors: progressive, complex

Tracklist

  1. I and You and Me, Pt. 1 (1:26)
  2. The Eclectic Measure (6:56)
  3. Forgotten Souls (3:45)
  4. My Ambiguity of Realty (1:55)
  5. The Antagonist (3:56)
  6. Halfway to the Stars (3:38)
  7. I and You and Me, Pt. 2 (6:25)
  8. Ominous (but fooled before) (5:41)
  9. The Point of no Return (7:42)
  10. Deus Ex Machina (6:57)

Credits

  • Tom Vanlaer - bass, synthesizer [moog taurus], electric piano [hammond, fender rhodes], music by [music arranged by]
  • Dave Houtmeyers - drums, percussion, timpani, glockenspiel, synthesizer, music by [music arranged by]
  • Steve Houtmeyers - music by [music arranged by], vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, theremin, synth [space echo], words by, songwriter [songs]
  • Steven Marx - music by [music arranged by], tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, electric piano [fender rhodes, hammond], mellotron, clarinet

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