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Dj59 | Festival City (Edmonton) - Canada | 04/16/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Hot Trip to Heaven may be a bit of a departure from their earlier albums, but what a wild detour. When I first picked it up, I was thinking this was a short contractual obligation album, as they were a band in trouble - I mean 10 songs, so maybe 40 to 45 minutes of music? How about just over 64 minutes, with the opening track clocking at 14 minutes, and 5 more tracks over 7 minutes. The music is moody, atmospheric, pulsing, brooding, tortured and intriguing. Body and Soul, the first track (and also the 14 minute one), can put you into a trance state, and yet every time I listen to it, I hear different and subtle things that I wonder if I heard the last time. It may be the best chill out track recorded. And then the album gets under way, with twists and turns in the music that leave you wanting more. I really can't imagine my music collection without this album - I have easily listened to it 100 times, and it still fascinates me."

Best CD to make love to EVER!

Dj59 | 06/11/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Somewhat different, although not as much as others have stated, than the 80's music that L&R recorded, it is never the less a fantastic collection of songs that deserves repeated listens before critiquing it. With the electronica explosion in England in the early to mid nineties came L&R's foray into the field, and what a worthy effort it is. With slow and boiling rhythms underneath saxophone, guitar and synthesizer, most of the first 3 songs start at a snails pace but continue in an indian like texture and tone. The moodiness and otherworldly quality of this Cd will bring passion from places you never knew existed. "Body and Soul" is the opening track and sets the mood for the rest of the cd. Ambient at times and truly breathtaking at others. Let the Hot trip to heaven wash over you like ocean waves on a summer night."