{"title":"Cosmic Dross Records","description":null,"products":[{"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":19.99,"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"},{"product_id":"journey-to-voltus-b","title":"Journey to Voltus B","description":"\u003cp\u003eJoin Henge on a mission to Voltus B; a distant planet inhabited by an intelligent species on the brink of discovering the power within atoms. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLP - The stakes could not be higher as you turn over your record to play Side B! With two different endings pressed onto one side, the fate of an entire planet rests on the tip of your record player needle! The record is pressed on Ecomix vinyl which uses the leftovers and reground offcuts from previous manufacturing runs. As well as reducing waste it also means that each record has a unique look with different effects, colours and marbles throughout the run\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCD - Choose between two different endings, each found on its own CD. The fate of an entire alien civilisation is in your hands - which path will you take? 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Despite your worrisome appetite for unabashed consumption, you still hold so much promise. You are, as the song goes, capable of greatness.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe album channels rave and electro, proggy synths and squelching 303 acid. It features cosmic chords and the sort of bass that would rattle the windows of any spaceship. They explore the inhabitants of Earth as they are on the planet, and also through a collage of human endeavours in space, featuring sounds from the Apollo missions and part of a lecture by Stephen Hawking The album builds to a huge cosmic climax, powered by the sort of psychedelic rock riffs that conjure both the vastness of the universe and the heroism of setting out to explore it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTaken as a whole, \u003cem\u003eHumans\u003c\/em\u003e is Henge turning their cosmic gaze back on us: a record that is part affectionate study, part gentle warning, and part celebration. 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