Mystical Sun Energy Mind Consciousness (2008)

Peter Thorup, a well-known Danish blues-rock musician, gained an international reputation because of his cooperation with blues icon Alexis Korner in New Church, CCS and Snape in the early '70s. After he dispended his first band The Beefeaters in 1969, Thorup was helped by some old friends from famous Danish groups Young Flowers, Burning Red Ivanhoe, The Beefeaters, and Rainbow Band to record Wake Up Your Mind in February and March 1970. Thirteen titles were recorded of which 7 found its way in 1970 on the Philips-released album Wake Up Your Mind. The music was not restricted to just blues-rock and consequently this release had a much wider appeal, as the rest of Peter Thorup's efforts. The album reflects the musicians' good reputation and it is rather a band project than a solo effort. Fantastic guitar playing by Peter Thorup and Peer Frost (Young Flowers), gorgeous vocals by P.T. and Ole Fick (Burning Red Ivanhoe), excellent organ work by Morten Kjaerumgard and impressive flute and sax playing by Bent Hesselmann (Maxwells, Rainbow Band/Midnight Sun) define this real killer. A must-have.

“Panoramic” is the latest album by Mystical Sun whose work has provided the listener with wide, sweeping other worldly soundscapes for over two decades. This new album, comprised of five movements was conjured from late night improvisations on a custom-built modular synthesizer, processed guitar and Euclidian rhythmic algorithms, later distilling this into a dreamlike soundtrack for psychic journeys. Each movement contains within it sub-movements of sonic explorations to further the evolving audio narrative. Mystical Sun's work over the past two decades has often been hailed as “ethereal and dreamy,” “thought provoking,” “sonic bliss” and “auditory adventures” by many reviewers of ambient music…