ALPHA STONE
Life's A Motorway EP
2000 Enraptured Records

Though perhaps not the most famous or celebrated graduate of that late great interstellar ensemble known as Spacemen 3, Pete Bassman (aka Pete Bain) has certainly proved adept at creating the kinds of coolly otherworldly sounds that so distinguished his former band. With both his post-Spacemen 3 projects, the Darkside and now Alphastone, Bassman has continued to explore the nebulous waters of dreamy guitar-heavy ambient rock to stirring effect. Avoiding Spiritualized's transcendent, gospel-inflected pop in favor of danceable, mechanized rhythms and electronic washes, Alphastone achieves a maximum of atmosphere with a minimum of pretension. Certainly the focus here is on mood over message, but if that's your thing, Alphastone definitely delivers.

01. Life's A Motorway (EP Mix)
02. Life's A Motorway (Doinky Mix by Flowchart)
03. Life's A Motorway (Changing Lane Mix by Accelera Deck)
04. Life's A Motorway (Bliss Mix by Pacifica)
05. Life's A Motorway (HGV Mix by Steve Janes)

life's a motorway ep