Based
in Austin, TX the improv
power trio that had been steadily releasing mind blowing heavy psych
jams since the early 2000s, cultivating an underground cult around
the band, have gone awfully quiet since their last LP Cosmic
Priestess released in 2011 by Detroit´s legendary fuzzy record label
Small Stone Records. After almost 10 years of radio silence with only
the single "Laid Back" serving as a teaser released in 2017, the cosmic
entity known as Tia Carrera returns now with two new hazy jams,
Visitors / Early Purple, out via the same label exclusively on digital and vinyl, moving onwards
and upwards
on their sonic odyssey that started almost 2 decades ago.
Forming
around the same time as Earthless and sharing a similar sound
experience, with free forming and slow fuse exploding jams, the three
piece comprised of Jason Morales (guitar), Erik Conn (drums) and Curt
Christenson (bass) show that Tia Carrera aged like a fine Port and
continues sexy as hell... Two brand new psychedelic dabs to melt your
brain with fuzzy riffs and incandescent solos of the acid drop hendrixian
guitar supported by a roaring and grinding rhythm
section that carves these amazing bowls of
hard psych and heavy blues grooves with so much steeze. Displaying a beautiful
musicianship and such smoothly dynamics, the band creates a loud
sonic bridge between the vintage 70s and dusty 90s heavy rock scene
with intense, vivid and colorful instrumental long trips ridding in a
swirling abstract pattern.
With such a solid and gnarly release Tia Carrera cements their legacy as one of the best, if not the ultimate heavy jam band of our time.
With such a solid and gnarly release Tia Carrera cements their legacy as one of the best, if not the ultimate heavy jam band of our time.
