{"product_id":"alpha-test-4","title":"Alpha Test 4","description":"\u003cp\u003eIntergalactic prog-ravers Henge launch \u003ci\u003eAlpha Test 4.\u003c\/i\u003e The album, the band’s third, is a collection of indescribable sounds garnered from far off worlds. Side A contains six blistering, energetic tracks designed to stimulate and educate - each one taking the listener on a brief, adventurous musical encounter beyond their wildest imagination. It features the single “Get A Wriggle On”, a joyous electro\/prog banger calling for immediate action to tackle the climate crisis looming over Earth, along with a glitchy vignette about malfunctioning robots called “Self Repair Protocol”. Side A also contains squelching paeans for the virtue of discovery, both in the galaxy (“Wanderlust”) and the mind (“Altered State”), as well as a trippy tribute to one of the most resilient creatures known to humans, “Tardigrades”.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mind-expanding Side B, meanwhile, sees Henge collate a batch of cosmic, melody-melting epics. Listeners will be taken on a psychedelic journey through the arpeggiated radiations of “Ra” to the Space Rock salute of Asteroid, arriving at the love letter to Earth that is “First Encounter”.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHenge have been delighting audiences across the UK and Europe since they landed on Earth seven years ago. Their music - known as “Cosmic Dross\" - escapes definition, but occupies a space between rave and prog rock that nobody knew existed - going ‘where no band has gone before’. Ultimately, Henge spread a message of hope that leaves audiences feeling amused and uplifted in equal measure.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cosmic Dross Records","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50466044477771,"sku":"2019324","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50466044608843,"sku":"2019325","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/bqNvxZBw_7e4c9ea0_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727302574","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/alpha-test-4","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}