Spirits Burning general make music that fits along the lines of space rock. There can be some definite variation there, but it’s usually not as much diversity as found here. This stuff tends towards folk music, but blues is another definite reference. The vocals on this remind me of Mick Jagger’s spoken stuff and his country tinged moods. Lou Reed is also a valid comparison. For the most part, this album was recorded live and basically improvised, even the vocals. It’s an intriguing set.

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Starting with spoken words, an acoustic based space rock jam rises up from there. The vocals get more sung as this continues and it really calls to mind Robert Calvert quite a bit, but with some folk music in the mix, too. This could almost be considered folk space jam band music. It’s quite cool and a great way to start the set in style. Some world music comes into the mix later, but it never really takes over the cut. There’s also some cool acoustic guitar soloing later.