Hey guys! Leaving for the weekend towards the countryside with my gal', my buddy and possibly couple o' lesbians. What a pack, eh? Well sounds like it's gonna be a lot of fun. Some beer, some pot, jamming on acoustics and jambes and sauna... A motherfucking sauna! So wishing you all too a good weekend, chill out, zen and when I get back I promise to throw in some nice band reviews for you guys.
Peace out! And here's an Orange Goblin track for you, and some Floyd to set the mood:
A freshly arrived instrumental two-piece with their freshly released self-titled album from Montreal. Slow, full of blues with the distinct buzzy guitar. Feels really jammy and nice. If you ask me - it's all not very different from their EP, yet somehow sounds less repetitive. Well and the production is definitely there, you can hear it as clear as a rain drop, that just dripped into that filled up barrel on a rainy day. Funnily, this metaphor was born while listening to their "Sons of the desert", lol. Oh, well, I guess sons got them selves some rain finally.
Overall really solid and jammy sounding band, drug influenced and trippy at times. Closest thing I could remember is All Them Witches and a bit of Wo Fat. But I guess they've found a lot of inspiration in the olden heavy metal band sounds too. Anyway, this is to all you blues rock/metal lovers out there. It's fresh and good. Though next album - they'd have to mash things up somehow and really bring something new into the sound or direction. Maybe try to go for occasional vocals? Well, enough of me yapping, go, listen, support!
Something to blow everyone away with the powerful mighty riffage of a warship heading into space! A fresh act, started out in 2011, here is Neon Warship, Ohio's finest stoner metal/rock! This trio has released their first demo that really blew my mind! And there's nothing better for me that suits this day, than this powerful ship getting crushed by waves, yet it's neon wood doesn't even creek and it's sail never goes down. And the vocals sound outstanding and fresh: they've managed to nicely mix 70's occult voice with the freshness of today's stoner rock. Give these guys a warm welcome! Immerse your self in this universe of proper heavy rock and don't turn back!
Oh and don't forget to fly this baby into space with the closing track - "Burn The Breeze".
The first word that comes to mind to describe Jex Thoth is sexy. The whole imagery of a woman being the force of nature, the woman being a witch, in a ritualistic, occult and a kind of a close to nature way, - it's unbelievably sexy. I've always fell for that like a sucker. I am a sucker for pagan themes. This music to me is the definition of it. The quality of the record and some songs may seem odd or not very interesting to some of you, but trust me - it's the feel that works here and it really hypnotizes you.
The very heavy raw and distinctive guitar sound, the brilliant vocals and keyboards, the flutes and percussions... And bam! You're there, you're in the woods, by the fire. With a sacrifice being made to the moon. Ok, sorry, I'm getting carried away sometimes, lol!
So far since 2008, the band released 1 full-length and 3 EP's, but another full-length and an EP is coming our way this year. Supposedly, the album is gonna be available next month. I do highly advise this to all you pagan, doom and nature lovers.
Don't really know where to start. If you haven't heard of these guys, I guess you've missed the whole 2011 stoner/doom scene. In 2011 Elder really shook the scene with it's mind-blowing release of mesmerizing psychedelia doom. Think of Samsara Blues Experiment going less wall-of-sound and more structured. But that's still a whole different thing, still nothing like that!
What started out in 2005 as a bunch of kids, who then in 2008 released a first full-length of questionable value; It sounded straightforward, not too bad of an, but absolutely forgettable record; well... It ended up here, with Dead Roots Stirring. And is still going. Dead Roots Stirring definitely gone in my top 5 albums of 2011. There are it's flaws, or filler tracks I guess, but you completely don't mind that as long as you hear the first 3 tracks off the album. Breathtaking passages, brilliant vox and beautiful mood. Riffs are amazing and unforgettable and I still catch myself playing them out in my head from time to time.
Their latest unnamed EP, "Spires Burn/Release", is really reaching the same way and I really hope that guys will progress their sound even further with the next release. Which, by the way, is in works and according to them slowly but fruitfully reaching towards it's end. New songs may soon be shared.
In the mean while, go and listen, children of doom! Go and listen!
Oh the fuzz, the winds of Ra, the raw, sandy guitars! Egypt do know how a 70's influenced heavy desert rock/doom band should sound. And this is it. I mean, I was in love with their EP for years now. All the time I worshiped the EP, I thought the band ceased to exist, and here I open their page to review these great bastards and I realize they've made another release. And further more - there's a Wo Fat/Egypt split almost knocking on our doors!
The sound is perfect and riffs are catchy and raw, all that wrapped in occult themed lyrics and an eyecandy of a cover art! Now there goes a desert rock band from North Dakota (!), that really bares it's distinct sound.
