for ELECTRIC ORANGE 1st Album (1993)

from ORGAN (#37, UK August 1994)

from GIBRALTAR (v7, #5, 1997)

For my money, Electric Orange's self-titled debut was one on the best psychedelic releases of 1993 and competes with any psych album released in the 90's. Electric Orange is Dirk Jan Müller, who plays a variety of Keyboards (Hammond and Farfisa Organs, Rhodes Piano, Clavinet, Mellotron, Synths), Vibes, Drums, Percussion, tape loops and occasional voices. Other instrumental dimensions are supplied by a variety of friends who add flute, tenor sax, guitar, bass, whispers and voices. The 8 Songs were recorded in quadrophonic and should be listened to "with headphones or special Q-amplifier" for full effect. Several of the songs titles display a wry sense of humor, as well as suggesting possible influences, both progressive and psychedelic: "Reflections of 2072 and EVerywhere", "Sysyphus's Revenge". "The Return of Eugene, be careful!" is the only track that is close to being a cover of the original, but the song also shows the wizardry behind Müller's madness. His arrangement is faithful to the original Pink Floyd Song yet Müller's layering of synth, organ, voices and other sounds is breathtaking. Müller cuts directly to the psychedelic chase, spacious and spacey, never rushed, and infinitely mind expanding. Always, Müller's keyboard work is a very powerful force that directs the entire mood of each song. Couple Müller's Keyboards with either Markus Burckhardt's (5 Songs) or Frank Burkhardt's (2 Songs) tendrilous guitar lines, haunting voice mutationsm or dreamy flute and Electric Orange turns into a brilliant tour de cosmos.

from AUDION (#38, UK, Spring 1994)

from KEYBOARDS (Germany, August 1994)

from KLEM (#69, Holland 1994)

from CROHINGA WELL (#8, Belgium, May 1994)

from ROCKFABRIK LIVE (Germany, May 1994)

from HARMONIE (#22, France 1994)

from CRYSTAL LAKE (France, 1994)

from FREAK OUT (Italy, 1994)

from PLANET E. (#53, Germany, 1994)