Sendelica - 2025 - Nirmata

(46:18; Friends of the Fish)






















Guitarist Peter Bingham and keyboard player Colin Consterdine had quite the year, with Colin surviving liver cancer and Peter with a heart condition and then suffering  a severely inflamed, blocked and bleeding bowel. But they were determined to press on and started working together remotely while Colin was travelling around Asia.  Glenda Pescado (bass) and Lee Relfe (saxophone) returned to the fray, and they were joined on this album by Kate Riaz (cello), Calli (vocals) and Shane Beck (spoken word). To show they weren’t phased by the experience, Peter also sampled his ultrasound scan and his talking blood pressure monitor and these both have their part to play on this release.

The band have been around for two decades now, releasing a wealth of material, but if you have yet to come across them then one of the best ways to describe them is probably Can meeting Pink Floyd and The Orb, with elements of Hendrix and Ozric Tentacles, and when played on headphones the music becomes all-encompassing so that nothing else matters. It is a wall of sound, with the saxophone sometimes making us think of classic Hawkwind, space rock combined with psychedelia in their special Welsh manner. Nirmata' is the Sanskrit word for architect/creator and Peter and Colin felt it was a fitting title given what they had gone through, and this certainly sounds as if it is by a band who cannot wait to get on with things as it is full of life, depth and breadth. Yet another fulfilling release from one of the best bands on one of my favourite labels. Fans of the band will thoroughly enjoy this addition to the canon, while those who are new would do well to investigate further. 

Kev Rowland, September 2025

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