World In Sound 
Michael James : Runaway World (US,1978,re.2006)****'
This is one of the strangest song-related albums I've heard so far. Even after three listens I could not entirely grab it or write anything about it. I even asked advice on how to listen to it. It had to be clear from the beginning that this is one of the most acid headed song productions that still ask to be treated completly seriously. I could have guessed this already by the smoked pothead words and intonations on the spoken word opening track, “Guatamalan Strange”. The four spoken word tracks, which makes the tracks, after some breaks, hang together better, are like coming from a completely stoned radio producer. There’s a lot of alternation in the singing and arrangements, with an emotionality close to each of the many different moments of expression. Here and there the wind breathing in and out the huge pothead cigarette introduces some tracks. There are calm, more acoustic, psychedelic tracks expressing this magic place, and more electric improvisation of great guitars, organ and drums. It took me a while to grab it, but I realize a unique masterpiece, an inner world of acid.
The bonus tracks give an alternative version of one track, and a few harder in core, more dark rhythmic alternative rock tracks, from a mini-release called “Mountain Santa” in 2006. These tracks are different and are not a real necessary inclusion to appreciate the album better, but it gives an idea of the evolution of the musician.
Michael James : guitars, vocals ; Paul Lagos : drums, percussion ; Billy Peterson : string & electric bass ; Bobby Peterson : keyboards, Rick Dwinnell : special effects and vocals.
