Nadeem Salaam
“Sandy’s new work is an ambitious journey into metaphysics; it asks the question of universal oneness, we all want to believe in exists. The former founding member of Botticellis creates a project that has been on his mind for sometime. It features cosmic subject matter over earthly affairs, there is no stand-out “single,” per say, it often blends world instruments. In a recent interview, song-writer Sandy had stated that he was listening to, “Mostly 80’s Dad-rock anthems like Toto’s “Africa,” and Kenny Loggins “Heart to Heart.” Fourth Dementia features a wide cast of west coast indie-kids like, Blythe Foster (the Botticellis), Zack Ehrlich, (Sonny & the Sunsets, Vetiver, the Botticellis), Burton Li (Sandy’s, Citay, the Botticellis,), Ryan Browne (Sonny & the Sunsets, Tortured Genies, the Botticellis), Jeremy Black (Apollo Sunshine), and Nick Aives (Range of Light Wilderness), and Kacey Johansing (Yesway,) recorded in bedrooms, garages and home-studios around San Francisco this record is naked in the way outer space is exposed in endlessness.”