Though not as prolific as his fellow Legendary Pink Dots compadre Edward Ka- Spel, The Silverman, aka Phil Knight, has a back catalogue boasting some of the most beautiful ambient music you’ve never heard. A favourite among fans of the keyboard wizard is this, State Of Union, which was previously released as a CD-R on the Dots’ private label. This BLR reissue features all the tracks from the original release, including the obligatory bonus track (not a leftover, but a beautiful full-length excursion, which is definitely a reason to buy this reissue).
State Of Union contains beautiful ambient meditative music, well played, well produced, and comes here with considerably less hiss than on the original release. Nothing like the Dots’ music, State Of Union is more a mid-70s cosmic dreamscape, and if you think that sounds naff, you’re wrong. This is a beautiful record that deserves to be heard (again).
