JIMMY HOTZ CHRISTIAN PROG PSYCH SPACE ROCK LP 1980 Rare
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Ask any in-the-know collector about the best Christian progressive art rock album and the answer is usually as toss up between Arkangel’s Warrior and this one. Beyond The Crystal Sea is the heavier and spacier of the two, plastered with what seems like layer upon layer of synthesizers. ‘March Of The Dead Souls’ pins your ears to the wall from the start with its hard space rock barrage and eerie banshee choirs. Hotz’s layered hard rock guitar is absolutely venomous on ‘Hand Of The Most High’ and the instrumental ‘Teton’, while ‘Vision Ships’, ‘Beyond The Blue’, and ‘From Love Life Did Begin’ are more reminiscent of the melodic lavish textures of Yes (though vocally Hotz brings to mind Peter Gabriel of early Genesis). Kemper Crabb is in here playing recorder on ‘Alpine Magic’. The production quality is superb as is the fantasy cover art. If you’ve got a good stereo you’re gonna wanna blast this up loud. It’s out of this world! (KS - Archivist)
"A hard-to-find classic Christian prog album from the early 80's, released only on vinyl. Think ethereal Pink Floyd type stuff mixed with Rush 2112 riffing, with vocals inspired by Jon Anderson and songs about heavenly dwellings and the holy lamb. There's some great prog keyboard playing on the disc, as well as Hotz's heavy handed guitar playing. Well worth tracking down. There used to be some sound clips available on the web when mp3.com existed. I have no idea whats out there now. Hotz has a new EP also available as well, and it is rumored to be re-releasing a CD soon from Rad Rockers. Hotz also produced the classic original Christina prog album Warrior by Arkangel. "
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