Stone Tape Theory speculates that inanimate materials can absorb energy from living beings, that electrical mental impressions released during emotional or traumatic events may somehow be “stored” in such materials and “replayed” under certain conditions. Theorised by the archaeologist, parapsychologist and explorer Thomas Charles Lethbridge in 1961. It's been a prolific year for Stephen Lawrie having released two albums in 2017. The second of those Stone Tape came out last month on Italian label Yard Press and is a much more stripped back affair than its predecessor As Light Return. (Dom Gourlay- Drowned In Sound. Some Velvet Mixtape - 30 best albums of 2017) Close your eyes for added effect and hit repeat – by the end of round 3 you’ll be hitting the peyote sands of shamanic trance territory. (Paul Scott-Bates- Louder Than War) Classic electric psychedelic drone that invests the listener. Within this stormy sea of sound, there are subtle notes of acoustic guitar and pain, as well as a whispered voice. ENERGIES CAPTURED IN A BLACK DISC. (Gianluca Polverari- Rockerilla)