Unreleased track from He Dream Of Lions LP by The Heavy Eyes.
quarta-feira, 28 de fevereiro de 2018
ERIC CLAPTON LIFE IN 12 BARS - DOCUMENTARY
Eric Clapton: LIFE IN 12 BARS
A look at the life and work of guitarist Eric Clapton, told by those who have known him best, including BB King, Jimi Hendrix, and George Harrison.
A look at the life and work of guitarist Eric Clapton, told by those who have known him best, including BB King, Jimi Hendrix, and George Harrison.
segunda-feira, 26 de fevereiro de 2018
domingo, 25 de fevereiro de 2018
sexta-feira, 23 de fevereiro de 2018
quinta-feira, 22 de fevereiro de 2018
quarta-feira, 21 de fevereiro de 2018
DEAD MEADOW - THE NOTHING THEY NEED (2018) ALBUM REVIEW
Completing 20 years
of existence, legendary heavy psych act Dead Meadow are back with a
new album titled The Nothing They Need, recorded in the band's
studio/rehearsal space, The Wiggle Room, scheduled for release on
March 3th via Xemu Records. The band formed in and around Washington,
D.C.’s punk/hardcore scene that combined their influences from the
psychedelic 60´s with the heavy 70´s to create their unique
trademark sound, reunited with all the past members to create a great
celebratory piece and mark this important milestone on the band's
career.
We are welcomed to the party with the words “Open the door, open the way... open the gate!” from the first track and single released earlier "Keep Your Head" deeply inspired by the Egyptian Book of the Dead... what follows next are 40 minutes of blissful and soothing bluesy psychedelia with warmful guitar tones, scintillating drums, muddy deep lines from the low end and shiny clean vocals in perfect harmony. Maybe not as electrifying or “dirty” as they were in the early days but definitely classic D.M. material nonetheless, featuring the well known dreamy layers with smooth variations and hazy ambiances once again with stellar guitar work by the virtuoso Jason Simon, who keeps on delivering intoxicating riffs and enrapturing solos laced with the gnarly fuzz or wah-wah that melts you inside and makes your mind snuggle comfortably. There´s kind of a gloomy feeling hovering around the music not only by the instruments, with predominant dark tones, but also by the lyrics, heavily influenced by the growing inflammatory rhetoric and negative energy rising in the country for quite some time now... and who can blame them?
Perhaps my favorite album since their debut, this great record is a beautiful and magic celebration of the band´s legacy of two decades deep-seated in the heavy psych scene! Appreciate it and lets hope for another 20 years of more wonderful jams like these...
We are welcomed to the party with the words “Open the door, open the way... open the gate!” from the first track and single released earlier "Keep Your Head" deeply inspired by the Egyptian Book of the Dead... what follows next are 40 minutes of blissful and soothing bluesy psychedelia with warmful guitar tones, scintillating drums, muddy deep lines from the low end and shiny clean vocals in perfect harmony. Maybe not as electrifying or “dirty” as they were in the early days but definitely classic D.M. material nonetheless, featuring the well known dreamy layers with smooth variations and hazy ambiances once again with stellar guitar work by the virtuoso Jason Simon, who keeps on delivering intoxicating riffs and enrapturing solos laced with the gnarly fuzz or wah-wah that melts you inside and makes your mind snuggle comfortably. There´s kind of a gloomy feeling hovering around the music not only by the instruments, with predominant dark tones, but also by the lyrics, heavily influenced by the growing inflammatory rhetoric and negative energy rising in the country for quite some time now... and who can blame them?
Perhaps my favorite album since their debut, this great record is a beautiful and magic celebration of the band´s legacy of two decades deep-seated in the heavy psych scene! Appreciate it and lets hope for another 20 years of more wonderful jams like these...
segunda-feira, 19 de fevereiro de 2018
domingo, 18 de fevereiro de 2018
sexta-feira, 16 de fevereiro de 2018
quinta-feira, 15 de fevereiro de 2018
SNAKES DON´T BELONG IN ALASKA - MOUNTAIN RITUALS (2017) [ALBUM REVIEW]
Artwork by Isla Marie Haddow
Formed
in 2014, the heavy psych power trio Snakes Don't Belong In Alaska (SDBA) based in Newcastle Upon Tyne, have been slowly but steadily
making a name for themselves on the U.K. psych circuit, by supporting
some of the major players on the scene and self-releasing very
limited lo-fi demos and live jams via their own label Infinity Mirror Records. Mountain Rituals, the band`s first release for other record
company, came out last May via US indie label Sky Lantern Records run
by Nik Rayne (The Myrrors) and reveals all the band´s potential with
2 long slabs of spaced out rock on a exploratory voyage through the
cosmos of heavy psychedelic music.
Recorded live in rehearsal at Little Buildings Rehearsal Rooms, the band is captured delivering 40 mins of raw improvised psych sounds, mesmerizing drones, cosmic kraut sections, heavy guitar freak outs and shamanic vocals that meditates on Acid Mothers or Ash Ra Temples and preaches the same other-worldly gospel of fellow UK acts such as The Cosmic Dead or Blown Out.
The jams build slowly with a fully locked rhythmic section of entrancing drums and pulsating bass lines as the acid guitar quietly takes over with transcendental layers and dreamy soundscapes until it unleashes face melting fuzzy riffs and mind bending phased out solos that will eject you from your seat into outer space.
Recorded live in rehearsal at Little Buildings Rehearsal Rooms, the band is captured delivering 40 mins of raw improvised psych sounds, mesmerizing drones, cosmic kraut sections, heavy guitar freak outs and shamanic vocals that meditates on Acid Mothers or Ash Ra Temples and preaches the same other-worldly gospel of fellow UK acts such as The Cosmic Dead or Blown Out.
The jams build slowly with a fully locked rhythmic section of entrancing drums and pulsating bass lines as the acid guitar quietly takes over with transcendental layers and dreamy soundscapes until it unleashes face melting fuzzy riffs and mind bending phased out solos that will eject you from your seat into outer space.
It
may sound repetitive and tedious noise for some... but I just can´t
get enough of this stuff! To me, it´s like sonic aurora borealis
coming out from my speakers through sound waves vibrating and
resonating the entire room with northern lights.
quarta-feira, 14 de fevereiro de 2018
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