Label: Pseudonym Records (Netherlands), CDP-1106
Style: Art Rock, Symphonic Rock
Country: Netherlands
Time: 76:28, 75:09
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 420, 411 Mb
A nice attempt at being progressive but slipping into the psychedelic. Cosmic Dealer doesn't really bring the pain, but instead remains pretentious, not really knowing what they want to be. It feels like the group is attempting to give you just a little bit of everything they know.
There is some tasty guitar work and feel on "Find Your Way" but this album is just a big ball of confusion. Too many clashing ideas.
Review by breakwind. Jan 29 2023
Not the kosmische Timothy Leary-inspired "deal for real" counter-cultural trip I was expecting, but still quite nice. Cosmic Dealer play high-quality psych of the late-60s variety, with an emphasis on writing catchy "songs" instead of staging transcendent "freak outs." I like it for what it is, though it does seem out of date for 1971!
Review by Phallus_Dei. Nov 16 2015
Crystallization is a real good hard rock heavy psych album with nice guitar work. There is some so-so flute and the singer doesn't do much for me at all. There is a second compact disc full of out-takes, demos, and different arrangements that, although not up to the sound quality of the original, is a good listen as well. All in all this is a nice package of hard rock heavy psych from 1971, the best year for music ever.
Review by rod45. Feb 20 2014
(rateyourmusic.com/release/album/cosmic-dealer/crystallization/)
01. Daybreak (02:08)
02. If There Is Nothing Behind The Hills (01:18)
03. Child Of The Golden Sun (03:47)
04. Swingin' Joe Brown (03:42)
05. I Had A Friend (03:59)
06. Crystallization (05:54)
07. The Scene (02:46)
08. The Fly (02:59)
09. One Night (00:44)
10. Find Your Way (02:24)
11. Flying In The Winter (03:37)
12. Head In The Clouds (03:34)
13. Illusions (02:00)
14. The Scene (Single mix) (02:47)
15. Child Of The Golden Sun (Single mix) (03:49)
16. Head In The Clouds (Single mix) (02:45)
17. Find Your Way (Single mix) (02:26)
18. Winterwind (We'll Be Walking) (Demo) (04:08)
19. Child Of Tomorrow (Demo) (03:40)
20. You're So Good (Demo) (03:01)
21. Sinner's Confession (Demo) (04:50)
01. Daybreak (Demo) (02:11)
02. If There Is Nothing Behind The Hills (Demo mono) (01:21)
03. If There Is Nothing Behind The Hills (Mix 1) (01:29)
04. Swingin' Joe Brown (Demo) (03:47)
05. I Had A Friend (Demo) (04:06)
06. Crystallization (Demo) (05:28)
07. Crystallization (Mix 1) (05:33)
08. The Fly (Demo) (02:51)
09. One Night (Demo) (00:45)
10. One Night (Mix 1) (00:42)
11. Find Your Way (Demo) (02:29)
12. Flying In The Winter (Demo) (03:34)
13. Head In The Clouds (Demo) (03:41)
14. Illusions (Demo take 1 mono) (01:11)
15. Illusions (Demo take 2 mono) (02:06)
16. Illusions (Demo take 3 stereo) (02:07)
17. Fast (Live 1) (06:41)
18. Child Of The Golden Sun (Live 1) (03:31)
19. Fast (Live 2) (04:57)
20. Swingin' Joe Brown (Live) (02:43)
21. Child Of The Golden Sun (Live 2) (03:48)
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