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by Anthony Gibbons
  • Type: Single
  • Release date: 11/04/2005
  • Label: Sony
London’s Pure Reason Revolution fuse together a shared love of The Beach Boys, Pink Floyd, and Super Furry Animals to create cinematic, spaced out signatures which sound like they were beamed in from a parallel universe where prog roolz OK.

So that’s the bleeding obvious statements out of the way now let’s get our ears around the colossal, 12 minute 15 second wonder that is ‘The Bright Ambassadors Of Morning’. This is a song with as many twists and turns as a decent Hollywood thriller, one that could tie the listener in knots just trying to get to grips with it.

So what does it sound like then? God only knows but here goes: ‘Bright Ambassadors…’ starts off like The Orb, mutates into Polyphonic Spree, has a go at being Jefferson Airplane, and tips a wink at Neu! Then this eerie, nerve jangling, guitar riff creeps up from the ether, tiptoeing its way into the subconscious, pausing briefly, before exploding into the biggest, mightiest, guitar riff you’ve ever heard in your life. Ever. It’s like it’s just exploded from some kind of sonic volcano, spurting out a rush of pure, molten, lava, of the kind, one imagines, that fuelled the very legends of rock.

Have sex to 'Bright Ambassdors...' and I reckon this precise point would be an amazing time to shoot your load (at about 8 minutes 33 seconds in case you’re wondering) - just don’t try doing it alone.

A strong contender for single of the year, no question.

  • Pure Reason Revolution 10 / 10
Words: Anthony Gibbons

Pure Reason Revolution - The Bright Ambassadors Of Morning

I would question that. Twice. And answer no at least once. I'm not even sure this'll make single of the week in the Unlixes household. Much like the last single, it's very Cooper Temple Clause with harmonies, isn't it? I've only listening to it once thus far, mind, so I'll re-evaluate when it's actually released I guess.

Pure Reason Revolution - The Bright Ambassadors Of

Certainly is a fantastic song! But as for 8 mins 33 secs... well I'll wait for the radio edit I think.

Pure Reason Revolution - The Bright Ambassadors Of Morning

If you want to hear a REAL 12-minute masterpiece, check out 'Arriving Somewhere But Not Here' by Porcupine Tree, from their incredible new album 'Deadwing'

Pure Reason Revolution - The Bright Ambassadors Of Morning

Credit to MTV2 for a change, they've just played the entire song.

I've never heard of them and I thought it was quite good :-)

NOT the cooper Temple Clause

This is really stupid, PRR are not much like The Cooper Temple Clause, true, both bands display a inclination towards experimentation, but in different ways. They are certainly not, as some people would have it, "very Cooper Temple Clause with harmonies". First there's the vocals, PRR's overlaid vocals seem pretty unique at the moment, and are nothing like Ben Gautrey. Apart from that, there's the general sound, I mean, PRR are nowhere near as electronic as the Coopers. Finally, I would put forward that the only reason this is being said it because they originate from the same place, which is a really, really, stupid way to judge a band.