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The A’dam Sykles — ‘Out Of The Circle Game’
(Teen Sound Records – Delta Top) CD Italy 2009
There’s a definite Byrds & Love influence happening here. Rome, Italy’s A’dam Sykles have their influences down pat on ‘Out Of The Circle Game’ but, with a more contemporary approach. Main man/songwriter & former Others guitarist singer, Massimo Del Pozzo leads this new 5-piece band. Think somewhat of fellow contemporary US/UK Psychedelic/Garage band, The Higher State and you’ll find that both of these bands tread similar abet slightly different U.S. Paisley waters. Album opener, the Sitar-driven ‘Cm’ sets the mood covered up in a Marsh mellow Overcoat. The Sykles dreamier approach separates them slightly at times the former mentioned band like on the Love influenced ‘Shades of Blue’ with its’ delightful flute touches & Beatles backwards guitar. The Baroque touches of ‘Feel The Pain (Roby’s Song)’ & the short instro intro ‘Sugarplum Fairy’, the relaxing solo acoustic guitar instrumental ‘Daisy’, and the gentle Classical acoustic guitar string quartet instrumental ‘Victor’s Lullaby’ set apart these three songs somewhat from the album’s other songs. i could imagine this last instrumental in a films soundtrack. ‘Sunshine Girl’ has a breezy Boyce & HartlSunshine Pop late Spring, groovy dance feel to it. Speaking of soundtracks, this swell tune could’ve fit on the ‘Casino Royale’ soundtrack. The pleasant ‘She lives in my mind’ flows pretty well with Daniele Onorati’s swinging organ levitating this song. The Love/Byrds amalgam melodic drive of ‘Yellow Day’ guides this Sunny song and, it could see it on an early Three O’clock album like ‘Sixteen Tambourines.’ It’s easily the best song on the whole album. I think Arthur Lee would’ve been proud. ‘Ram Child’ however ends the album on a very Rockin’ note with some very cool Freakbeat guitar. lt’s a dose 2nd piece contender for best song with some great ‘67 fuzzy n’ wah-wah guitar & vocal harmonies happening here. Think early Jefferson Airplane, Love, & the Jimi Hendrix Experience at their rocking ‘67 best. Hey, I think The Fuzztones are looking for a song like this?! Don’t give this song up just yet. Hey guys & gal, how about some more memorable songs like the last two here !? I think you’re on to something. Available from Misty Lane Records:
Steve Elliott
SHINDIG’ Magazine (UK)
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"Out Of The Circle Game" review by Goran Obradovic
Coincidence or not, Teen Sound starts the year with a pair of
pop-sike releases that not only both come from Italy, but also share
the “circle” in their titles, and both of them have a (different) song
called “Daisy”!? Psychedelic, eh?
I’ll start with The A’Dam Sykles just because their frontman and
sole author is Massimo Del Pozzo, Misty Lane/Teen Sound records head
honcho himself. After the garage punk and folk rocking jangle mostly
dominating his previous well known efforts with The Others sand The
Tyme Society (not that any of this is lacking now), he seems to have
mellowed a bit throughout the years, which ain’t no bad thing at all.
Most of the tracks here share that Paisley Underground kind of a vibe
(most reminiscent of The Three O’Clock), be it the Revolver-ish psych,
Graham Gouldman-like minor-chord beat, or some jazzy Da Capo-era Love.
However, the ones I consider for stand-outs myself, are those with the
distincitive Britsike touch to them like ‘The Big Green’, ‘Feel The
Pain (Robby’s Song)’ or ‘She Lives In My Mind’.
Goran Obradovic
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