LAMP OF THE UNIVERSE / "transcendence" / CR008

THIS IS THE BLACK EDITION!!!

strictly limited to 200 copies....

*  handnumbered

*  high-glossy gatefoldcover

*  high quality vinyl

*  Insert / Inlay

*  pressed in Germany

Transcendence' is certainly the most active and psych-rock styled album so far from Craig Williamson. As with earlier albums (Acid Mantra, The Cosmic Union etc.) things are still quite diverse....starting with the more acid rock styled opener 'Pantheist', with its backwards guitar effects, fuzz solos and Mellotron passages, to the more psych-folk feelings of songs like 'Creation Of Light' or the fuzzed-out acid fried long final track, this is album is loaded with all the hippy trippy '60s/'70s atmosphere you need.

Strictly limited edition vinyl version of 500 copies.

( 200 x black ** this one ** + 200 x blue + 100 red blue  )

LAMP OF THE UNIVERSE / "Acid Mantra" / CR008red

THIS IS THE RED edition in red wax

strictly limited to 200 copies....

*  handnumbered

*  high-glossy gatefoldcover

*  high quality vinyl

*  Insert / Inlay & door-knob-sign

*  pressed in Germany

Hailing from New Zealand, Lamp Of The Universe is Craig Williamson, master of early '70s styled psychedelic eastern hippy acid folk music for the body mind and spirit. 2009 saw Lamp Of The Universe in its 10th year and Acid Mantra was his seventh album overall. This will please anyone familar with his early albums 'The Cosmic Union' or 'Echo In Light', having for the most part a similar feel to those albums but with musical hints or reminders from later albums such as 'Heru', It's all here brothers and sisters. Interestingly it's the most 'song oriented' album since 'Earth, Spirit & Sky' and probaly the most diverse since the aforementioned 'Echo In Light'. Accoustic guitars, sitars, beauitful fragile vocals, fuzz guitar, mellotron and a whole range of exotic instruments blend together to create a cosmic atmosphere of the highest order!

Strictly limited edition vinyl version of 500 copies.

( 200 x black + 200 x red  **this one**+ 100 red yellow  )

LAMP OF THE UNIVERSE / "Acid Mantra" / CR007

strictly limited to 200 copies....

*  handnumbered

*  high-glossy gatefoldcover

*  high quality vinyl

*  Insert / Inlay & door-knob-sign

*  pressed in Germany

Hailing from New Zealand, Lamp Of The Universe is Craig Williamson, master of early '70s styled psychedelic eastern hippy acid folk music for the body mind and spirit. 2009 saw Lamp Of The Universe in its 10th year and Acid Mantra was his seventh album overall. This will please anyone familar with his early albums 'The Cosmic Union' or 'Echo In Light', having for the most part a similar feel to those albums but with musical hints or reminders from later albums such as 'Heru', It's all here brothers and sisters. Interestingly it's the most 'song oriented' album since 'Earth, Spirit & Sky' and probaly the most diverse since the aforementioned 'Echo In Light'. Accoustic guitars, sitars, beauitful fragile vocals, fuzz guitar, mellotron and a whole range of exotic instruments blend together to create a cosmic atmosphere of the highest order!

Strictly limited edition vinyl version of 500 copies.

( 200 x black ** this one **+ 200 x red + 100 red yellow  )

LAMP OF THE UNIVERSE / "Echo in Light" / CR002

400  x  black **THIS ONE*

99  x  col. as SPECIAL-DELUXE edition **S O L D    O U T**

*  handnumbered

*  gatefoldcover

*  high quality vinyl

*  Insert / Inlay

*  pressed in Germany

Craig Williamson (aka Lamp Of The Universe), from New Zealand plays the kind of music you might imagine hearing while laying on your back in some far away garden. Each song has it's own distinct, trippy vibe, but they all flow together with amazing ease. Featuring a strong melody sung in Williamson's typically blissed out, smiling voice, some of the deepest wah-wahed guitar I've ever heard, coupled with waves of trippy organ and a graceful, fluid rhythm pounded out on the skins. Combine it with swirling, bubbling liquid synth effects and tambourine psychedelic, bluesy guitar swirls around mystical piano, trancey drumming, and spacey effects in a dazzling, cosmically mellow jam that will have you floating away on gentle waves into the starry night. Lay back, and let your mind and soul wander. Totally cosmic!

Lamp of the Universe / The Cosmic Union / CR001

500 x black

 *  handnumbered

*  gatefoldcover

*  high quality vinyl

*  Insert / Inlay

*  pressed in Germany

From Aural Innovations #16 (June 2001)

Lamp Of The Universe is a solo project from Datura bassist and vocalist Craig Williamson. What a surprise! For those of you who don't know them, Datura are a heavy Stoner rock band, while Lamp Of The Universe is a gorgeously lulling cosmic trip into a paisley colored psychedelic land of celestial ragas from Williamson's guitars, sitar, synths, and tablas. We're talking track titles like "Lotus Of A Thousand Petals" and "Tantra Asana". Believe me, these describe the music on The Cosmic Union perfectly. Lightly strumming acoustic guitars and sitars drift throughout as the tablas and other percussion keep a simple but effective psychedelic pace. Williamson's vocals are equally light and drifting making for the perfect marriage with his music. Lots of beautifully meandering jams that will open your mind for exploring the alternate realms that you travel with Williamson to. There are aggressive moments too, particularly on "In The Mystic Light" which sounds like a jam off Amon Düül's Yeti album. And love that organ and shimmering guitar on "Freedom In Your Mind". HIGHLY recommended to fans of deep space flower power psychedelia.

Reviewed by Jerry Kranitz

 
Probably *the* best album I've heard in recent times is Lamp Of The Universe's "The Cosmic Union". Unlike many others who go for heavy one chord jamming, Craig Williamson has chosen a different path. The music is lush and light, with sitars, occasional fuzz, tablas and organ, but the music has an amotional weight which makes it rich and textured. There's always something more to "The Cosmic Union", always another door to open. The music is free, not unlike S.T. Mikael's best moments. It's loving and simply brilliant music! Reviewed by psychedelic-music.net Lamp Of The Universe is a solo project from Datura bassist and vocalist Craig Williamson. What a surprise! For those of you who don't know them, Datura are a heavy stoner rock band, while Lamp Of The Universe is a gorgeously lulling cosmic trip into a paisley colored psychedelic land of celestial ragas from Williamson's guitars, sitar, synths, and tablas. We're talking track titles like "Lotus of a Thousand Petals" and "Tantra Asana". Believe me, these describe the music on The Cosmic Union perfectly.

Posted by Melkezedek

www.psychedelic-music.net

LAMP OF THE UNIVERSE

"from the mystic rays of

astrological light"

limited to 300 hand-numbered copies

on red/orange/white vinyl

presented in a gatefold-cover!!

different track order than the CD!!

CR 015 LAMP OF THE UNIVERSE / CR015 DH

"Inner Light of Revelation"

limited to 500 handnumbered copies

*** pressed in Germany ***

Gatefoldcover ( Artwork by Greg Hodgson )

300 x black 180gr

200 x special-SPLIT as DIE HARD edition ++ THIS ONE ++

+ one-sided 7 inch

+ Down Load Code Card

CR 015 LAMP OF THE UNIVERSE

"Inner Light of Revelation"

limited to 500 handnumbered copies

*** pressed in Germany ***

Gatefoldcover ( Artwork by Greg Hodgson )

300 x black 180gr ++ THIS ONE ++

200 x special-SPLIT as DIE HARD edition

+ one-sided 7 inch

+ Down Load Code Card

LAMP OF THE UNIVERSE "hidden knowledge"

limited to 300 copies in

a sealed DIGIPAK !!!
+ BONUS track !!

New album from New Zealand's psychedelic outfit LAMP OF THE UNIVERSE.
On this limited edition vinyl only release we find sole member Craig Williamson
ramping up the trippy space factor.
4 tracks that cover early Pink Floyd-like excursions, 1970's Kosmische Musik,
Astral folk and Meditative eastern influenced jamming.... all performed in that
distinctive style followers of the Lamp will know.