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SIMPLY SAUCER

Half Human Half Live

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BY Nick Flanagan   April 30, 2008 14:04

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After spending the past two decades honing John Fahey–inspired acoustic guitar work, Edgar Breau recently returned his focus to the influential and awesome Simply Saucer, the Hamilton group who fused psychedelic elements with ’70s rock and a herky-jerky sound before breaking up in 1979. The title of Half Human Half Live explains itself, pairing six new studio songs with a six-song live set. The results often shred, displaying the immediacy of their earlier work whether it’s in a colossal epic like “Clearly Invisible” or the instrumental blast of “Exit Plexit.” Lower-key, folkier songs like “Dandelion Kingdom” change things up without wrecking the mood.
  

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