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Legendary Pink Dots – Island of Jewels (Metropolis)Recorded in 1986, remastered and reissued in 2020, “Island of Jewels” is a dense, somewhat muddy but nevertheless masterful entry of the Dots into the arena of Rock in Opposition, with a style that hearkens to a degree to the Samlas or even Henry Cow.Consisting of Edward Ka-Spel on voice and keys, The Silverman and Graham Whitehead on keys, Patrick Q Wright on violin/mandolin/keys/drum programs, Jason Salmon on bass and Stret Majest Alarme on guitar; the band again redefines themselves with an avant-garde approach to what is now an arm of progressive rock.Artistically not content with their previous CDs, the Dots experiment even more by tinkering with their initial space and psychedelic style into a strange but marvelous new realm of art-rock.(4.5 stars out of 5)MC Mahan