Photonz - Daylight Saving 2 Ruled By Venus (Photonz)

 

Title: Daylight Saving 2 Ruled By Venus

Artist: Photonz 

Label: Photonz

Cat Number: PBC002 

Genre:Who Knows?

1: Rising From The Waters

2: Ace Of Cups

3: Wish Fulfillment

4: The Sunday

5: The Moon

6: The Wheel Of Fortune

7: The Empress

8: Lust Strength

9: The Magician]

10: The Hanged Man

11: The World

12: The Fool

Photonz are from Portugal, and I live in a town in Suffolk that has a large population of Portuguese  immigrants. There are some who live on my street, and when taking my dog for a walk at around 7am, I bumped into one, Grace, who was going back to Portugal to do some work. And then I thought, I’d better listen to that Photonz album today. Funny how the mind works innit. It’s also funny how this album works. It is, according to the press release “A free-spirited, sun-soaked collection of music put together under a loose definition of what the astrological Venus could signify aesthetically.” Well, that’s me told. In truth it feels like Photonz have gone up to their attic, salvaged what they could and stuck it on here for your listening pleasure. Up to now they’ve entertained us with all manner of decadent acid disco, filtering new beat, techno and a cosmic smorgesbord through their sonic prism in order to elicit wild abandon. This isn’t necessarily the case here. The first four tracks are each mood setting jams which evoke a range of approaches but feel unified by a reimagined 60s west coast hippie ambience (‘Rising From The Waters’, ‘Ace Of Cups’). In truth there are probably only a couple of tracks here that stick with their normal recipe for success: ‘The Moon’ and maybe ‘The Empress’. In the main we’re treated to a swirling hinterland of different approaches which range from the aformentioned Californian aestheitc and that of the slowed down grinding disco not disco, to drum and bass (‘The World’) and the languid *jazz club* approach (‘The Fool’). There’s a conceptual tarot layer to this collection, and also a lively use of spoken word. It’s also been out since last month and is donating 50% of its profits to a Portuguese anti racism organization, so get on it.