Moto UK From Issue 106, 2014

A transitional album on which the band moved from Syd Barrett's relatively concise and vivid songs to spacy, ethereal material with lengthy instrumental passages. Barrett's influence is still felt (he actually did manage to contribute one track, the jovial "Jugband Blues"), and much of the material retains a gentle, fairy-tale ambience. "Remember a Day" and "See Saw" are highlights; on "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun," "Let There Be More Light," and the lengthy instrumental title track, the band begin to map out the dark and repetitive pulses that would characterize their next few records.

Tom Moto is a RIO/Avant-prog band from Pisa, Italy comprised of Marco Calcaprina on trumpet and trombone, Giulio Tosi on bass/guitar, and Juri Massa on drums. They describe their sound as a mixture of 20% jazz, 25% punk, 20% funk, 20% metal, 15% progressive and 100% junk. Their groove-laden sound is very similar to that of Jean Louis, utilizing noise elements with distortion on the trumpet and bass in much the same way as the French trio. They are highly recommended to fans of groove based avant-rock and noise fans.