Name: Consciousology
Brand: Dot Allison

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2023-08-04

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Dot Allison

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Sonic Cathedral

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Indie Pop / Shoegaze

Sonic Cathedral Recordings is a UK-based label that was established in 2006 as an extension of the renowned club night Sonic Cathedral. With a focus on shoegaze and its influences, the label celebrates and promotes this genre through their diverse roster of artists. Founded and managed by Nathaniel Cramp, Sonic Cathedral continues to curate an impressive catalogue of albums and singles that capture the essence of shoegaze.&nbsp;

Dot Allison, born Dorothy Elliot Allison on 17 August 1969 in Edinburgh, Scotland, is a singer and songwriter. She has made significant contributions to electronic music circles, particularly during her time as the lead vocalist of the band One Dove in the early 1990s.
With her unique blend of captivating vocals and innovative songwriting, Dot Allison has garnered a dedicated following within the music industry. Her talent for creating mesmerizing electronic soundscapes has earned her recognition and respect from both critics and fans alike.
Throughout her career, Dot Allison has continuously pushed boundaries and explored new musical territories. Her distinctive style effortlessly combines elements of electronica, pop, and alternative rock, resulting in a sound that is truly original and captivating.

Dot Allison returns with a new solo album, Consciousology. After over a decade away, the former One Dove singer and songwriter broke cover in 2021 with Heart-Shaped Scars and this new album follows just two years later, as she hits a purple patch of songwriting. It’s also her first full release for Sonic Cathedral after contributing to Mark Peters’ acclaimed Red Sunset Dreams last year. Consciousology finds multi-instrumentalist Dot joined by the London Contemporary Orchestra, her new labelmate Andy Bell from Ride, who plays guitar on two tracks, and Hannah Peel, who is responsible for some of the string arrangements with both the LCO and a stellar group of Scottish string players. It expands on the styles and themes of the previous album, all while pushing everything just that little bit further – the songs sound bigger, more avant-garde and experimental and, occasionally, properly out-there and psychedelic.“I wanted to make some albums that felt like a set, exploring love, what lies beyond the visible and how all these aspects dovetail together,” explains Dot. “I see Consciousology a more psych Heart-Shaped Scars with a far fuller, more immersive sound and so, in that sense, it’s a more wayward, bolder, rule-breaking partner.” Right from the eye-catching artwork by PJ Harvey collaborator Maria Mochnacz it definitely does not play it safe. It veers from the techno-played-as-folk of opener ‘Shyness Of Crowns’ and ‘220Hz’ and the Linda Perhacs-meets-The Velvet Underground chug of the first single ‘Unchanged’ to the Mercury Rev-style fantasia of ‘Bleached By The Sun’, the Brian Wilson-esque harmonies of ‘Moon Flowers’ and the kaleidoscopic colour trip of ‘Double Rainbow’. Elsewhere there are echoes of Desertshore-era Nico, Jack Nitzsche’s work with Neil Young, Karen Dalton and Anne Briggs before the relative simplicity of the Tim Hardin-inspired closer ‘Weeping Roses’. It’s a brilliant, breathtaking record.

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