It's A Lonely Planet

Given the variety on the first three Photon Band CDs and the radical departure of the "Alone on the Moon" LP, it should be obvious that we can never expect the same thing from the Photon Band. This album is no exception, but somehow, it's still immediately sounds Photonic. This time our ship touches down on a weird piece of turf shared by Barrett, T-Rex, Axis Bold as Love era Hendrix, and Hunky Dory era Bowie, without the previous touches of The Who or Neil Young. Along the way this combination can result in something that sounds more science fictional than anything The Photon Band has ever done before, or as alienated, fragile, and just plain weird as solo Barrett or post-breakdown Bryan Wilson. All Photon Band material is still entirely written, recorded and mixed by Art on the infamous Frizz Mobile Unit, a vintage 8-track, ¼” tape machine that lives with Art and has helped produce all Photon stuff to date. While The Frizz is like a band member, and it’s complete overhaul has made it’s sound quality hi-fi, we can’t help wonder what it would be like if Art ever got into a recording studio with a good engineer. Look out! It just might happen someday.