Statospheria Cubensis makes Redefine's Top Ten Albums of 2010
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This album's title is a reference to the most potent psychedelic mushroom available to man, and I would be the first to suggest that it would be impossible to drop such a densely brilliant slab of prog- metal mindfuckery without the aid of such performance-enhancing chemicals. This disc is like a Gordian knot of riffs within riffs that I found myself compulsively listening to over and over and over again, determined to make sense of the overwhelming complexity. It just seems impossible. They're really redefining the word "labyrinthine" with this, their sophomore outing, which can seem kind of wanktastic to the casual observer. But what I found with repeat listens is that they're always building to something -- and when that wave finally breaks, it's a gloriously decadent euphoria. THE MOST EPIC METAL ALBUM IN HISTORY!
Link here: http://www.redefinemag.com/music/reviews_album_2.php?artist=Albums-Of-The-Year---2010&id=2139
19 December 2010
08 December 2010
FIGHT AMP is here!
I am very excited to announce that FIGHT AMP is now part of the Starbird Booking family!
Hailing from New Jersey, FIGHT AMP is a trio that channels a sound and presence that harkens the days of old and is reminiscent of the AMREP/dirty dingy side of extreme music. They've spent nearly six years toiling over their sound, traveling the country, self-releasing records, self-booking their own tours, sweating in basements and sleeping in vans crafting what is best described as a more punk-influenced Unsane or Jesus Lizard. Fight Amp has shared the stage with such bands as Baroness, Helmet, Coliseum and Intronaut, in addition to performing at a few of Scion's metal showcases.
Their most recent full-length release, Manners and Praise, was recorded by Philip Cope (Kylesa, Baroness) and was released by Brutal Panda (vinyl) and Translation Loss (CD) in Oct '09. A 12" split with Kowloon Walled City and Ladder Devils was released this past September and they'll be recording a new EP in Summer 2011.
Immediate plans include a 2 week tour of the East coast with Kylesa to be followed by a full US tour in April and May.
TOUR DATES WITH KYLESA:
13-Jan : Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
14-Jan : Savannah, GA @ The Jinx
15-Jan : Orlando, FL @ Back Booth
16-Jan : Tampa, FL @ Brass Mug
19-Jan : Raleigh, NC @ Kings
20-Jan : Washington, CD @ Black Cat
21-Jan : Pittsburgh, PA @ 31st Street Pub
22-Jan : Toronto, ONT @ Wreck Room
23-Jan : Kingston, ONT @ Time To Laugh
24-Jan : Montreal, QC @ Il Motore
25-Jan : Boston, MA @ Great Scott
26-Jan : New York, NY @ Santos Party House
27-Jan : Philadelphia, PA @ North Star
28-Jan : Harrisonburg, VA @ Blue Nile
29-Jan : Charleston, SC @ Oasis
Find them here:
www.myspace.com/fightamp | | www.facebook.com/fightamp
"Fight Amp’s live show is akin to a sonic tornado. Fast, furious, and noisy! This band is flying the tattered noise rock flag high and doing it right!! Maybe even better than the glory days of Amrep! Prepare for your pummeling.” – Decibel
".....accumulations of slightly tricky grooves and biting, dissonant rock riffage." - Metalreview.com
"When you look up 'tight' in the dictionary you should see a picture of Fight Amp. Monstrously, perfectly, lockbox, virgin tight." - Metalsucks.net
".....angularity is masked only by the girth of distortion." - Dead Sparrow
Hailing from New Jersey, FIGHT AMP is a trio that channels a sound and presence that harkens the days of old and is reminiscent of the AMREP/dirty dingy side of extreme music. They've spent nearly six years toiling over their sound, traveling the country, self-releasing records, self-booking their own tours, sweating in basements and sleeping in vans crafting what is best described as a more punk-influenced Unsane or Jesus Lizard. Fight Amp has shared the stage with such bands as Baroness, Helmet, Coliseum and Intronaut, in addition to performing at a few of Scion's metal showcases.
Their most recent full-length release, Manners and Praise, was recorded by Philip Cope (Kylesa, Baroness) and was released by Brutal Panda (vinyl) and Translation Loss (CD) in Oct '09. A 12" split with Kowloon Walled City and Ladder Devils was released this past September and they'll be recording a new EP in Summer 2011.
Immediate plans include a 2 week tour of the East coast with Kylesa to be followed by a full US tour in April and May.
TOUR DATES WITH KYLESA:
13-Jan : Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
14-Jan : Savannah, GA @ The Jinx
15-Jan : Orlando, FL @ Back Booth
16-Jan : Tampa, FL @ Brass Mug
19-Jan : Raleigh, NC @ Kings
20-Jan : Washington, CD @ Black Cat
21-Jan : Pittsburgh, PA @ 31st Street Pub
22-Jan : Toronto, ONT @ Wreck Room
23-Jan : Kingston, ONT @ Time To Laugh
24-Jan : Montreal, QC @ Il Motore
25-Jan : Boston, MA @ Great Scott
26-Jan : New York, NY @ Santos Party House
27-Jan : Philadelphia, PA @ North Star
28-Jan : Harrisonburg, VA @ Blue Nile
29-Jan : Charleston, SC @ Oasis
Find them here:
www.myspace.com/fightamp | | www.facebook.com/fightamp
"Fight Amp’s live show is akin to a sonic tornado. Fast, furious, and noisy! This band is flying the tattered noise rock flag high and doing it right!! Maybe even better than the glory days of Amrep! Prepare for your pummeling.” – Decibel
".....accumulations of slightly tricky grooves and biting, dissonant rock riffage." - Metalreview.com
"When you look up 'tight' in the dictionary you should see a picture of Fight Amp. Monstrously, perfectly, lockbox, virgin tight." - Metalsucks.net
".....angularity is masked only by the girth of distortion." - Dead Sparrow
06 December 2010
Shreddblog
Dog Shredder has a blog now. You should follow them and keep up on all the minutia in their lives.
http://dogshredder.blogspot.com/
Also, while we're on the subject of Dog Shredder, check out this awesome piece from Seismic Sound. They did "Rad-Libs" (sort of like "Mad Libs") with singer/guitarist Josh Holland:
"If you are remotely a fan of metal and have been wondering whats going down in the Pacific Northwest as far as whats hot on the metal radar in particular goes - this Saturday is your lucky night. Nik Christofferson a metal enthusiast to almost obnoxious proportions and founder of metal music blog Seattlerockguy.com has booked one of the strongest local bills in metal, (next to my own selections, which is fairly similar) hands down. Every band has headline potential, and all bring their own bit of originality to the bill which balances everything out perfectly. One of these kicks ass bands is called Dog Shredder. I asked front man Josh Holland to partake in our weekly Rad-Libs and feed us some bullshit in which he quickly obliged, and we thank him for that."
More HERE.
http://dogshredder.blogspot.com/
Also, while we're on the subject of Dog Shredder, check out this awesome piece from Seismic Sound. They did "Rad-Libs" (sort of like "Mad Libs") with singer/guitarist Josh Holland:
"If you are remotely a fan of metal and have been wondering whats going down in the Pacific Northwest as far as whats hot on the metal radar in particular goes - this Saturday is your lucky night. Nik Christofferson a metal enthusiast to almost obnoxious proportions and founder of metal music blog Seattlerockguy.com has booked one of the strongest local bills in metal, (next to my own selections, which is fairly similar) hands down. Every band has headline potential, and all bring their own bit of originality to the bill which balances everything out perfectly. One of these kicks ass bands is called Dog Shredder. I asked front man Josh Holland to partake in our weekly Rad-Libs and feed us some bullshit in which he quickly obliged, and we thank him for that."
More HERE.
23 November 2010
Dog Shredder and Lozen tour - this Spring!!
Achtung!! Tour happening!
DOG SHREDDER + LOZEN - SPRING 2011
24-March : Seattle, WA
25-March : Portland, OR
26-March : Arcata, CA
27-March : Oakland, CA
28-March : Long Beach, CA
29-March : Flagstaff, AZ
30-March : San Diego, CA
31-March : Los Angeles, CA
1-April : San Francisco, CA
2-April : Eugene, OR
And here are some links and things people have said about them....COME OUT!
http://dogshredder.bandcamp.com http://www.myspace.com/dogshredder
"Dog Shredder are quantum physics. No space left untouched. Garage insanity? The soundtrack to M.I.T.? Blistering connections that were impossible to predict. If you took a bottle of narcotics and got pushed out of an airplane flying to Naked City without a parachute by No Means No and land on John Zorn, you may end up as a Dog Shredder." - SF Examiner
"Mathematical metal might sound like a turnoff to some, but if you appreciate whiplash-inducing time changes and intricately woven, progressive writing, Dog Shredder may just cause your heart to implode with glee..........but the blur of his fingers and the complexities of the resulting compositions suggest Yes and Rush as equally plausible influences" - Seattle Weekly
http://www.myspace.com/lozenpower
"And while there are melodies, the songs are far from pretty, veering more in the direction of the spaced-out bilge of the Melvins and the laser-precision of Helmet, where odd-timed beats thrash about with boulder-heavy riffs." - Newsreview (Chico)
".....an album of burnt power chords churning against militant drum beats; their voices are fitful combinations of barbed smokiness and glacial placidity." - The Independent
DOG SHREDDER + LOZEN - SPRING 2011
24-March : Seattle, WA
25-March : Portland, OR
26-March : Arcata, CA
27-March : Oakland, CA
28-March : Long Beach, CA
29-March : Flagstaff, AZ
30-March : San Diego, CA
31-March : Los Angeles, CA
1-April : San Francisco, CA
2-April : Eugene, OR
And here are some links and things people have said about them....COME OUT!
http://dogshredder.bandcamp.com http://www.myspace.com/dogshredder
"Dog Shredder are quantum physics. No space left untouched. Garage insanity? The soundtrack to M.I.T.? Blistering connections that were impossible to predict. If you took a bottle of narcotics and got pushed out of an airplane flying to Naked City without a parachute by No Means No and land on John Zorn, you may end up as a Dog Shredder." - SF Examiner
"Mathematical metal might sound like a turnoff to some, but if you appreciate whiplash-inducing time changes and intricately woven, progressive writing, Dog Shredder may just cause your heart to implode with glee..........but the blur of his fingers and the complexities of the resulting compositions suggest Yes and Rush as equally plausible influences" - Seattle Weekly
http://www.myspace.com/lozenpower
"And while there are melodies, the songs are far from pretty, veering more in the direction of the spaced-out bilge of the Melvins and the laser-precision of Helmet, where odd-timed beats thrash about with boulder-heavy riffs." - Newsreview (Chico)
".....an album of burnt power chords churning against militant drum beats; their voices are fitful combinations of barbed smokiness and glacial placidity." - The Independent
22 November 2010
Prog Archives reviews "Stratospheria Cubensis"
Another review of the new LESBIAN album:
"While the group's name may connote some sort of feminine notion, make no mistake that Lesbian has one of the heaviest sounds I have heard this year. Having a sound very familiar already to the likes of Bison B.C and a legion of other thrashy sludge bands, there is little of big surprise here. However, the band makes good use of the style, taking advantage of the genre's inherent heaviness to deliver some incredibly convincing pieces of riffage. While there are sections (especially towards the middle of the record) that incorporate much more of a post-rock sound over the typical crushing intensity of the rest, a listener should dive into Stratospheria Cubensis with the intention of having a very loud and generally blatant experience."
Full review here: http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=330334
"While the group's name may connote some sort of feminine notion, make no mistake that Lesbian has one of the heaviest sounds I have heard this year. Having a sound very familiar already to the likes of Bison B.C and a legion of other thrashy sludge bands, there is little of big surprise here. However, the band makes good use of the style, taking advantage of the genre's inherent heaviness to deliver some incredibly convincing pieces of riffage. While there are sections (especially towards the middle of the record) that incorporate much more of a post-rock sound over the typical crushing intensity of the rest, a listener should dive into Stratospheria Cubensis with the intention of having a very loud and generally blatant experience."
Full review here: http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=330334
Roadburn loves Lesbian
Roadburn gives Lesbian's new album some love:
"Now moved over to the Important imprint (they have good taste in labels, and vice versa), Lesbian present a solid follow-up in the form of Stratospheria Cubensis. Giving off a serious, melancholic vibe, this new opus, resplendent in Seldon Hunt artwork, should meet all your epic prog-doom-stoner-psych-metal needs quite handily.
The disc starts off with a great song, with a great title: ‘Poisonous Witchball’, full of proggy angular riffs, and very metal ones too. It’s the shortest song on the album, but still manages to fit in a great number of shifts and surprises, foreshadowing what’s in store on the rest of the disc, which consists of looooong songs, five of ‘em, that shortest one a relatively brief 8’28″, the others in the double digits, up to 22’31″, which gives them plenty of space to stretch out and psychedelicize…
Rather than go track by track, let’s just say you get a smorgasbord of avant-metal mayhem and majesty, with repetitive sludge-bludgeon, speedy attacks, postrock soft-loud dynamics, sharp shredding guitar shards of quirky math metal, mammoth doom riffage, shoegazing melodic pretty parts, and more. It flows, though, how it flows. From ripping it up like Darkthrone one minute to crushing like Conifer or Samothrace another, there’s no false steps, and no boring (but many beautiful) moments. We note that the “Lesbros” thanks list does not omit drugs, and likewise *your* thanks list should not omit Lesbian!"
Full post here: http://www.roadburn.com/2010/11/album-of-the-day-lesbian-stratospheria-cubensis/
"Now moved over to the Important imprint (they have good taste in labels, and vice versa), Lesbian present a solid follow-up in the form of Stratospheria Cubensis. Giving off a serious, melancholic vibe, this new opus, resplendent in Seldon Hunt artwork, should meet all your epic prog-doom-stoner-psych-metal needs quite handily.
The disc starts off with a great song, with a great title: ‘Poisonous Witchball’, full of proggy angular riffs, and very metal ones too. It’s the shortest song on the album, but still manages to fit in a great number of shifts and surprises, foreshadowing what’s in store on the rest of the disc, which consists of looooong songs, five of ‘em, that shortest one a relatively brief 8’28″, the others in the double digits, up to 22’31″, which gives them plenty of space to stretch out and psychedelicize…
Rather than go track by track, let’s just say you get a smorgasbord of avant-metal mayhem and majesty, with repetitive sludge-bludgeon, speedy attacks, postrock soft-loud dynamics, sharp shredding guitar shards of quirky math metal, mammoth doom riffage, shoegazing melodic pretty parts, and more. It flows, though, how it flows. From ripping it up like Darkthrone one minute to crushing like Conifer or Samothrace another, there’s no false steps, and no boring (but many beautiful) moments. We note that the “Lesbros” thanks list does not omit drugs, and likewise *your* thanks list should not omit Lesbian!"
Full post here: http://www.roadburn.com/2010/11/album-of-the-day-lesbian-stratospheria-cubensis/
21 November 2010
Black Math Horseman confirmed for Roadburn 2011
"In addition to the bands previously announced, we are very happy to report that Black Math Horseman will be part of the 2011 festival lineup. Originally scheduled to perform at this years Roadburn Festival in April 2010, Black Math Horseman ended up stuck in LA due to logistic complications arising from the volcanic eruption in Iceland. Black Math Horseman is now scheduled to play on Saturday, April 16 at the 013 venue, Tilburg, Holland.
LA’s Black Math Horseman live somewhere between the psychedelic world of 70′s stoner and contemporary shoegazers which they adorn with touches of goth and post rock to create their mind altering sound."
More here: http://www.roadburn.com/2010/11/black-math-horseman-confirmed-for-roadburn-2011/
A European tour is being scheduled around this and will be announced soon.
LA’s Black Math Horseman live somewhere between the psychedelic world of 70′s stoner and contemporary shoegazers which they adorn with touches of goth and post rock to create their mind altering sound."
More here: http://www.roadburn.com/2010/11/black-math-horseman-confirmed-for-roadburn-2011/
A European tour is being scheduled around this and will be announced soon.
20 November 2010
Live performances on KEXP
I'm going to post some old stuff so that it's on here for you to peruse. Get you up to date on shiz.
Lesbian performed on KEXP back in October to promote their new album, Stratospheria Cubensis (Important Records) and you can listen here: http://kexp.org/live/liveperformance.aspx?rID=32446
Giant Squid also performed on KEXP when they were up here last and you can listen to that here: http://kexp.org/live/liveperformance.aspx?rID=31798
Lesbian performed on KEXP back in October to promote their new album, Stratospheria Cubensis (Important Records) and you can listen here: http://kexp.org/live/liveperformance.aspx?rID=32446
Giant Squid also performed on KEXP when they were up here last and you can listen to that here: http://kexp.org/live/liveperformance.aspx?rID=31798
18 November 2010
I'm baaaaaack
It's been awhile since I've updated this thing. My apologies. I am just now realizing that in lieu of a "real" website, I should really take advantage of this since MySpace is going the way of the dinosaur and Facebook isn't really conducive to listing tour dates and whatnot.
My aim is to post tour dates, announcements, awesome press.....really, anything to do with the radtastic bands I work with.
To bring you up to speed, here is a little taste of what everyone is up to:
Black Math Horseman - writing a new album; playing Roadburn and touring Europe in April
Dog Shredder - releasing vinyl early next year; West coast tour in Spring
Fight Amp - I haven't technically announced that I'm working with them so wait for that
Grayceon - signed to Profound Lore; new album out in Spring; playing SXSW
Giant Squid - working on EP; more shows in April and beyond
Lesbian - just released their new album Stratospheria Cubensis on Important Records; SXSW as well as East coast tour in the Spring
Via Vengeance - releasing new album next year
My aim is to post tour dates, announcements, awesome press.....really, anything to do with the radtastic bands I work with.
To bring you up to speed, here is a little taste of what everyone is up to:
Black Math Horseman - writing a new album; playing Roadburn and touring Europe in April
Dog Shredder - releasing vinyl early next year; West coast tour in Spring
Fight Amp - I haven't technically announced that I'm working with them so wait for that
Grayceon - signed to Profound Lore; new album out in Spring; playing SXSW
Giant Squid - working on EP; more shows in April and beyond
Lesbian - just released their new album Stratospheria Cubensis on Important Records; SXSW as well as East coast tour in the Spring
Via Vengeance - releasing new album next year
26 July 2010
Lesbian tour - November 2010
LESBIAN is doing a 2 week West coast tour to support their forthcoming album, Stratospheria Cubensis.
Here's the scoop:
3-Nov :: Tacoma, WA
4-Nov :: Sacramento, CA
5-Nov :: San Francisco, CA
6-Nov :: Los Angeles, CA @ Three Clubs
7-Nov :: San Diego, CA
9-Nov :: Long Beach, CA
10-Nov :: Santa Cruz, CA
11-Nov :: Oakland, CA
12-Nov :: Chico, CA
13-Nov :: Arcata, CA
14-Nov :: Eugene, OR
15-Nov :: Portland, OR
Here's the scoop:
3-Nov :: Tacoma, WA
4-Nov :: Sacramento, CA
5-Nov :: San Francisco, CA
6-Nov :: Los Angeles, CA @ Three Clubs
7-Nov :: San Diego, CA
9-Nov :: Long Beach, CA
10-Nov :: Santa Cruz, CA
11-Nov :: Oakland, CA
12-Nov :: Chico, CA
13-Nov :: Arcata, CA
14-Nov :: Eugene, OR
15-Nov :: Portland, OR
23 June 2010
VIA VENGEANCE joins Starbird Booking roster!
I am thrilled to announce that VIA VENGEANCE has joined the Starbird Booking roster!!
Arizona-based Via Vengeance is a one man band - but not your typical one man band. No. There is no makeshift suitcase kick drum, there are no loop pedals; it's just a man, his drums and his guitar. The days of clangy knee cymbals have made way for hard melodic guitar chords. Slow irrevocable lyrics and precision drumming. This is sludgy stoner rock fueled by pain, anger and amplified electricity.
Having played with such bands as Mastodon, Pelican, Jesu, Melt Banana and Black Cobra in addition to a national tour this past Spring with A Storm of Light, this September will see Via Vengeance venturing out on a 2 week West coast tour. He will be showcasing new songs from his forthcoming sophomore album entitled Dead In the Snow, which features album art and a musical appearance by Josh Graham (ex-Neurosis, Red Sparowes, Battle of Mice).
"Musically, the album is reminiscent of early Godflesh, with Ocell's guttural growl and crushing riffs laid over bare-bones drumming." stonerrock.com
"The chromatic-scaled Black Sabbath-y riffs are simple, stripped down and covered in barbed wire." SLUG Magazine
"The rhythms are snappy and solid, with seamless, simple timing changes that often lead into even simpler guitar interludes, but show attention to composition nonetheless. This is raw, hard stuff, oozing with slow, booming backbeats, and bludgeoned by stoner rock power chords." - Phoenix New Times
"....feeds fat, gritty guitar sounds through effects pedals and Sunn amps with one hand while drumming with the other hand and stomping out steady, stalking rhythms with his feet. It's stoner doom-metal with the structural ambitions of prog-metal bands such as Isis and the raw, analog ambiance of garage-punk terrorists Drunk With Guns." - New Times
Visual idea of VV performance: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1518803676672070467
http://viavengeance.com | | www.myspace.com/shadesofbloood
Arizona-based Via Vengeance is a one man band - but not your typical one man band. No. There is no makeshift suitcase kick drum, there are no loop pedals; it's just a man, his drums and his guitar. The days of clangy knee cymbals have made way for hard melodic guitar chords. Slow irrevocable lyrics and precision drumming. This is sludgy stoner rock fueled by pain, anger and amplified electricity.
Having played with such bands as Mastodon, Pelican, Jesu, Melt Banana and Black Cobra in addition to a national tour this past Spring with A Storm of Light, this September will see Via Vengeance venturing out on a 2 week West coast tour. He will be showcasing new songs from his forthcoming sophomore album entitled Dead In the Snow, which features album art and a musical appearance by Josh Graham (ex-Neurosis, Red Sparowes, Battle of Mice).
"Musically, the album is reminiscent of early Godflesh, with Ocell's guttural growl and crushing riffs laid over bare-bones drumming." stonerrock.com
"The chromatic-scaled Black Sabbath-y riffs are simple, stripped down and covered in barbed wire." SLUG Magazine
"The rhythms are snappy and solid, with seamless, simple timing changes that often lead into even simpler guitar interludes, but show attention to composition nonetheless. This is raw, hard stuff, oozing with slow, booming backbeats, and bludgeoned by stoner rock power chords." - Phoenix New Times
"....feeds fat, gritty guitar sounds through effects pedals and Sunn amps with one hand while drumming with the other hand and stomping out steady, stalking rhythms with his feet. It's stoner doom-metal with the structural ambitions of prog-metal bands such as Isis and the raw, analog ambiance of garage-punk terrorists Drunk With Guns." - New Times
Visual idea of VV performance: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1518803676672070467
http://viavengeance.com | | www.myspace.com/shadesofbloood
13 January 2010
Black Math Horseman (Tee Pee Records) joins Starbird roster!
I am very pleased to announce that LA's BLACK MATH HORSEMAN has joined the Starbird roster!!
Call it ambient post-doom. Call it alchemic psych-rock, only without all those annoying freeform guitar freakouts. Black Math Horseman is reminiscent of something along the lines of Isis meets Black Mountain. Their debut album Wyllt was produced by Scott Reeder of Kyuss and released on Tee Pee Records in April '09.
BMH recently played the Fog Rising Fest in San Francisco and also trekked to SXSW in '09. Catch them on their forthcoming Spring European tour, which sees them playing the infamous Roadburn Festival in the Netherlands, as well as supporting Shrinebuilder in London. US tour coming late 2010.
"....sinewy guitar lines recall Pelican or even a sad Fugazi, the drums are subtle but inventive, and bassist/vocalist Sera Timms sounds like Jarboe getting voice lessons from Grace Slick after downing a bottle of Tylenol PM in the back of a church (all of which is bolstered by reverb-drenched production)." - metalsucks.net
"While you’ll find plenty of ritual doom crush on the L.A. quartet’s debut album Wyllt, BMH know that heavy comes from within. Much of Wyllt swirls in the middle ground between lullaby and nightmare, etching its blurry edges in the smoke and fog. Some of its heaviest parts actually come in between depressions of the distortion pedal. The repetitive guitar fragments that open “Tyrant” lure us in to the dank cave where Sasha Popovic’s drumsticks drip on to dead animal skins, and den mother Sera Timms chants monastic spells. Even before the first eruption of crash cymbal and guitar squall, the song is pregnant with voodoo." - Prefix Mag
"Combining the art house horror vibe of bands like Espers and Ghost Bees with the sludge-metal riffs of Black Sabbath, BMH have arrived at a nightmarish kind of proto-metal-doom-psych that one would imagine the Nazgul would have come up with were they to form a band." - popwreckoning
Listen and learn more here:
www.blackmathhorseman.com
www.myspace.com/blackmathhorseman
www.facebook.com/pages/Black-Math-Horseman/77475471220
Thanks for your support!
-Carly
Call it ambient post-doom. Call it alchemic psych-rock, only without all those annoying freeform guitar freakouts. Black Math Horseman is reminiscent of something along the lines of Isis meets Black Mountain. Their debut album Wyllt was produced by Scott Reeder of Kyuss and released on Tee Pee Records in April '09.
BMH recently played the Fog Rising Fest in San Francisco and also trekked to SXSW in '09. Catch them on their forthcoming Spring European tour, which sees them playing the infamous Roadburn Festival in the Netherlands, as well as supporting Shrinebuilder in London. US tour coming late 2010.
"....sinewy guitar lines recall Pelican or even a sad Fugazi, the drums are subtle but inventive, and bassist/vocalist Sera Timms sounds like Jarboe getting voice lessons from Grace Slick after downing a bottle of Tylenol PM in the back of a church (all of which is bolstered by reverb-drenched production)." - metalsucks.net
"While you’ll find plenty of ritual doom crush on the L.A. quartet’s debut album Wyllt, BMH know that heavy comes from within. Much of Wyllt swirls in the middle ground between lullaby and nightmare, etching its blurry edges in the smoke and fog. Some of its heaviest parts actually come in between depressions of the distortion pedal. The repetitive guitar fragments that open “Tyrant” lure us in to the dank cave where Sasha Popovic’s drumsticks drip on to dead animal skins, and den mother Sera Timms chants monastic spells. Even before the first eruption of crash cymbal and guitar squall, the song is pregnant with voodoo." - Prefix Mag
"Combining the art house horror vibe of bands like Espers and Ghost Bees with the sludge-metal riffs of Black Sabbath, BMH have arrived at a nightmarish kind of proto-metal-doom-psych that one would imagine the Nazgul would have come up with were they to form a band." - popwreckoning
Listen and learn more here:
www.blackmathhorseman.com
www.myspace.com/blackmathhorseman
www.facebook.com/pages/Black-Math-Horseman/77475471220
Thanks for your support!
-Carly
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