Rolling Stoner/Psych/Freak/Doom/Sludge/Retro/Drone/Space Thread 2014: These Start at 11

ok, all these sound amazing + i'm salivating but what's the shortlist of stuff from this year i can listen to now???

2014 stuff I'm digging that's already out:

Kult of the Wizard - The Blue Wizard
Major Kong - Doom Machine
Moon Coven - Amanita Kingdom
Morgue of Saints - Monolith
Rainbows are Free - Waves Ahead of the Ocean

So, easily album (of this sort) of 2014 so far for me is Bong's Stoner Rock. Two 35 minute long tracks. One chord. Sheer heaven.

New album by Cosmic Dead announced by Paradigms.

Ooh always happy to have new Cosmic Dead in my life.

Here's my list of this stuff that is out and I've really enjoyed:
Pontiak - Innocence
Mount Salem - Endless (technically 2013, but the expanded Metal Blade edition just came out, fantastic stuff)
Sahg - Delusions of Grandeur (again, 2013, but just got a domestic U.S. release)
Tempel - On the Steps of the Temple (loose connection to the genres in this thread, but I think folks here would dig it)
The Wounded Kings - Consolamentum
Kachatka - The Search Goes On
Greenleaf - Trails and Passes (though I guess this isn't out yet)
Wedge - Wedge (great if you liked Kadavar, though these guys get even more late 60s psych)
Mammoth Storm - Rite of Ascension
Radar Men From the Moon - Strange Wave Galore
Rainbows Are Free - Waves Ahead of the Ocean (hate the name, but the cover art is phenomenal, er, so is the music!)
Bong - Stoner Rock
Truckfighters - Universe
Lizardia - Lizardia

And one that I want to emphasize separately because it is so gorgeous is the new Mark McGuire, Along the Way. It's definitely more krauty than any of the genres we are considering here, but I think this is another one that a lot of you might dig. Just beautiful stuff.

I was crazy for most of the previous Bong albums, but haven't really connected with the new one yet.

My favorites of what's out are Truckfighters, Slough Feg, The Oath (out in UK/Europe), Motorpsycho, Demon Eye (out in Europe), Helms Alee, Papir, Crippled Black Phoenix, Conan, The Socks, Major Kong, Pontiak, Kosmischer Laufer, The Wounded Kings, Grand Magus, Temples, Slomatics, Mount Salem, Dark Forest, The Movements, Goya, Woodsman, Lizardia.

Mount Salem got a shout-out on That Metal Show, heh.

i have actually looked for the oath album this week.

that's how fucking much my world has changed.

i blame this thread and all those who partake herein.

You don't need to partake of the heroin Mark. You just need to be awesome.

~ checked re typo .. ~

phew.

I definitely enjoy some of these albums

np: discography thingy of Hell out of Salem (not the NWOBHM guys). iirc they did a split 7" with Thou but I think I'd decided to get off the Thou bus by then; anyone who likes them might fuck w/ this altho this is dirtier and more varied. kinda sludge guitar tone you've heard tons of times since idk Grief I guess but when it's done right it's so effing invigorating

skipped seeing Conan tonight cos I had stuff to do, sure they'll come round again mind

oh the Hell discography is a pr*mo but the irl version is some crazy pic disc box or something and it's all old stuff and probably online so

I forgot The Socks was out. Surprisingly fun.

Also forgot one of my favorite records thus far: The Cult of Dom Keller - The Second Bardo. Top-notch psych rock

I like the Wedge, Rainbows Are Free and The Cult of Dom Keller. I just got into the latter's first album the end of last year, so it's a nice surprise. Still looking for Kult of the Wizard, Kachatka and Tempel.

Monolord - Empress Rising (Easy Rider) is now on Bandcamp, and it's freakin' great!
http://monolord.bandcamp.com/

If you want the CD, it's on sale for $8 plus shipping here:
http://www.easyriderrecords.com/product-category/easyrider-releases/compact-disc/

...with Monolord, stoner doom no longer has two gods but a holy trinity. ‘Empress Rising’ sits perfectly in between afore mentioned albums. It has the skull crushing heaviness of ‘Dopethrone’ and the drugged out feel of Sleep’s opus, with a bunch of psychedelic effects thrown in for good measure.

Kult of the Wizard is digital only for the moment:

http://kultofthewizard.bandcamp.com/

I reviewed the Monolord and did an email interview with their drummer. Nice guy, really good record.

The new Gallon Drunk, Soul of the Hour fits into this thread oddly enough. Long, pulsing tracks without much of the twang they started with. Cool way to evolve their sound, picking up from some of the looser numbers on their last album, which I thought were the strongest parts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GrMV_ro3qg

I'm a longtime fan of Gallon Drunk, so sure! It is a nice variation of their garage noir.

The new Wolfmother was released only on Bandcamp this week, and it's not bad!

http://wolfmother.bandcamp.com/album/new-crown

The boys in Shooting Guns have curated an really, really good compilation that focuses on the best of Canadian stoner/psych/doom/space. It's an incredible mix (Powder Blue, Krang, Lavagoat, Chron Goblin, Hawkeyes, Mahogany Frog, The Pack AD, and a KILLER new Shooting Guns track), and is available now.

https://shootingguns.bandcamp.com/album/house-of-burners-compilation

Not spamming, I'm a big fan of so many of these bands. It's a great time for psych north of the border.

Sounds cool! Reviews of our favorite Welsh stoner/doomsters are trickling out:

Sigiriya - Darkness Died Today (Candlelight) Apr 24

http://threelobed.bandcamp.com/album/piedmont-apocrypha

couldn't find any horseback/jenks miller thread, i guess this might belong here

I love Horseback so much, this new one took me by surprise since it's not on Relapse like the past few have been. I need to check it out.

Nothing I didn't already mention in this thread, just a few more words here and there, and sorted by my preference at the moment:
http://fastnbulbous.com/winter-album-rundown-2014/

I was double booked and missed most of Pilgrim, but Spirit Caravan were great. Bummed that Saint Vitus' Born Too Late tour isn't coming through the Midwest.

I'd trade Vitus for Spirit Caravan. I've seen Vitus a few times but never got to see Caravan.

This was self-released last year, but just coming out on vinyl via Bilocation now. I don't know if it's my new NAD amp, but the bass sounds amazing on "Spring."

Sonora Ritual - Worship The Sun
http://sonoraritual.bandcamp.com/

Satyress came out yesterday.

http://f0.bcbits.com/img/a1677125922_2.jpg

http://satyress.bandcamp.com/
http://open.spotify.com/album/1Kgoy4rziAEJewSulhN4NS

and this is mighty fun too, came out the 4th:

http://f0.bcbits.com/img/a3474741683_2.jpg

Dopelord - Black Arts, Riff Worship & Weed Cult
http://dopelord.bandcamp.com/album/black-arts-riff-worship-weed-cult

dopelord : $6.66

ha ! seen this quite a few times now.

i'm officially sick of all the naked cartoon ladies on these album covers

Yeah they're pretty silly, and don't do anything to help expand the music's appeal beyond perpetually arrested development males. Nudes in art is no new thing of course, but I feel like many of these are a poor ripoff of John Baizley's work which I think is pretty well done. The Malleus Labs crew (basically Ufomammut) over in Italy are kind of half and half in crossing the line of good taste. I'm conflicted! In one sense, stoner/psych/doom probably has no business being tasteful. On the other hand I hesitate to display certain pieces on a t-shirt as I don't want to feel douchey.

My wife hates this t-shirt:

http://www.allthatisheavy.com/images/covers/ATH-6649.jpg

I think it's cheesy, but not necessarily offensive. I would not want to wear this one though:

http://www.malleusdelic.com/store/image/cache/data/ARTPRINT/flora-300x300.jpg

It's a fine line!

Or maybe not so fine a line, lol. Here's a Malleus poster I love of Theda Bara as Cleopatra:

http://www.malleusdelic.com/store/image/cache/data/ARTPRINT/vampbymalleus2013-500x500.jpg

Turn on the blacklight and it looks like this:

http://www.malleusdelic.com/store/image/cache/data/ARTPRINT/vampbymalleus11-500x500.jpg

Yes I have a blacklight. And a plasma ball. I've regressed to 14 again.

I really wanted this, but was way too pricey. Maybe crosses the line, but the glowy version is all kinds of Cthulu-horror awesome!

http://www.malleusdelic.com/store/image/cache/data/ARTPRINT/DEMONI-500x500.jpghttp://www.malleusdelic.com/store/image/cache/data/ARTPRINT/glowingAPpreview-500x500.jpg

i dunno maybe they could switch it up and include some male or genderless skeleton cherubs from time to time? animals? plants? nonsexualized images?
it's just a boring visual default setting imo

It seems that especially to the European bands (some mentioned above are from Sweden, Poland, Italy) sexuality is never boring. I am curious if there was any conflict over the art between Satyress singer Jamie LaRose and the rest of the band.

Perhaps they could stand to borrow some of power metal's sometimes homoerotic beefcake warriors in loincloth imagery!

or if they're that committed, how about some smutty looking worms or something
i'm just tired of this narrowly defined/juvenile/grotesque female form thing

The Oath and Demon Eye were finally released on Spotify this morning. Also out today, new albums from Kyng, Sir Admiral Cloudesly Shovel, Woods, and still not on Spotify, Smoke Fairies and Mos Generator.

http://open.spotify.com/user/1212496385/playlist/5gEhhxLD3xaqaqEfc1EYNt

Picked up Admiral Sir and The Oath albums at lunch today (along with the new Triptykon), forgot to look for the Woods.

ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. kick off North American Tour tonight 4/23/2014 at Mercury Lounge

Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. begin their North American tour tonight at New York’s Mercury Lounge, in support of their new album Astrorgasm From The Inner Space released May 13th on Important Records. PR follows below.

Preview “Dark Star Blues” from Astrorgasm From The Inner Space here:

https://soundcloud.com/importantrecords/acid-mothers-temple-the-1

A freak-out group for the 21st century founded in 1995 by members of the Acid Mothers Temple soul-collective. Led by Kawabata Makoto.

April

Wed. 04/23 – New York, NY, Mercury Lounge http://www.mercuryloungenyc.com

Thurs. 04/24 – Washington, DC, DC9 http://www.dcnine.com

Fri. 04/25 – Richmond, VA, Strange Matter http://www.strangematterrva.com

Sat. 04/26 – Raleigh, NC, Kings http://kingsbarcade.com

Sun. 04/27 – Atlanta, GA, The Earl http://www.badearl.com

Mon. 04/28 – Nashville, TN, The High Watt http://thehighwatt.com

Tues. 04/29 – Birmingham, AL, Bottletree http://www.thebottletree.com

Wed. 04/30 – New Orleans, LA, Siberia http://siberianola.com

May

Thurs. 05/01 – Houston, TX, Fitzgerald’s http://fitzlivemusic.com

Fri. 05/02 – Fort Worth, TX, Where House http://wherehousefortworth.com

Sat. 05/03 – Austin, TX, Austin Psych Fest http://www.austinpsychfest.com

Sun. 05/04 – El Paso, TX, Lowbrow Palace http://thelowbrowpalace.com

Mon. 05/05 – Tucson, AZ, Solar Culture http://www.solarculture.org

Tues. 05/06 – San Diego, CA, Casbah http://www.casbahmusic.com

Wed. 05/07 – Los Angeles, CA, Echo http://www.theecho.com

Thurs. 05/08 – San Francisco, CA, Bottom of the Hill http://www.bottomofthehill.com

Fri. 05/09 – Portland, OR, Mississippi Studios http://www.mississippistudios.com

Sat. 05/10 – Vancouver, BC, CA, The Media Club http://www.themediaclub.ca

Sun. 05/11 – Seattle, WA, Chop Suey http://chopsuey.com

Mon. 05/12 – Boise, ID, The Crux https://www.facebook.com/thecruxcoffeeshop?rf=146645008785136

Tues. 05/13 – Salt Lake City, UT, Urban Lounge http://www.theurbanloungeslc.com/urbanlounge/calendar/listing.html

Wed. 05/14 – Denver, CO, Hi Dive http://www.hi-dive.com

Thurs. 05/15 – Lincoln, NE, Bourbon Theatre http://bourbontheatre.com

Fri. 05/16 – Minneapolis, MN, 7th Street Entry http://first-avenue.com

Sat. 05/17 – Madison, WI, The Frequency http://madisonfrequency.com

Sun. 05/18 – Chicago, IL, Double Door http://www.doubledoor.com

Mon. 05/19 – Kalamazoo, MI, Louies Trophy House http://louieskzoo.com

Tues. 05/20 – Cleveland Heights, OH, Grog Shop http://grogshop.gs

Wed. 05/21 – Toronto, ON, CA, The Garrison http://www.garrisontoronto.com

Thurs. 05/22 – Montreal, QC, CA, Il Motore http://www.ilmotore.ca

Fri. 05/23 – Cambridge, MA, Middle East Upstairs http://www.mideastclub.com

Sat. 05/24 – New Haven, CT, Cafe Nine http://www.cafenine.com

Sun. 05/25 – Providence, RI, Fete Lounge http://www.fetemusic.com

Tues. 05/27 – Philadelphia, PA, Boots & Saddle http://www.bootandsaddlephilly.com

Wed. 05/28 – Brooklyn, NY, Knitting Factory http://bk.knittingfactory.com

http://acidmothers.com/acid-mothers-temple-the-melting-paraiso-u-f-o-us-canadian-tour-2014-astrorgasm-from-the-inner-temple-tour.html

Hey Kalamazoo! Thats way do-able!

I'm totally annoyed that AMT is playing at the exact same time Medicine is at Psych Fest.

Hey Kalamazoo! Thats way do-able!

― Drugs A. Money, Wednesday, April 23, 2014 3:12 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

way pvmic!

:)

i'd like to see them but i don't like the double door at all. why do they have to play there?!

The Oath, Mansion, and Wounded Kings are all excellent. I hope Mansion do more in this dancey boogie-doom vein. It puts a nice slant on the eschatological lyrics.

The new Tweak Bird is the stoner Ween album they've had running through the veins of their prior two records. Really solid.

Interesting...

jmm, were you referring to last year's 4 song We Shall Live EP by the Finnish Mansion? Or is there a new album completed that I didn't hear about yet?

Satan's Satyrs - Die Screaming (Trash King)
https://trashking.bandcamp.com/album/die-screaming

Aquarius album of the week:

Remember the movie 2000 Maniacs? Where tourists are lured to a small Southern town and are forced to participate in 'games' that are essentially elaborate and ultra gory (and quite inventive) excuses for extreme torture that ultimately lead to their deaths. Or howabout the sixties biker classic Easy Rider? The ultimate drugged out hippie motorcycle road movie. Or maybe the seventies British horror flick Psychomania, about psychopathic suicidal bikers who make a pact with the devil, kill themselves and return from the dead to terrorize the squares? So now, imagine some crazed, druggy, doomy, psychedelic, psychotropic, head spinning mix of all three, and Satan's Satyrs are pretty much the perfect house band. Similarly, Die Screaming is essentially the soundtrack to the above, some impossibly insane, low budget, blood drenched, exploitation-splatter Z-grade alien biker undead epic. The opening track "Thumper's Theme" is uncharacteristically upbeat, but you can almost imagine this fuzzed out organ fueled jam playing beneath the credits as a porky, leather vested biker, presumably "Thumper" rolls into town, as the townsfolk lock their doors and lower their blinds, all to the strains of fuzzed out distorto riffage, wheezing organ, tumbling toms, all a little bit surfy, infused with just a bit of sonic swagger. But it's on "Instruments Of Hellfire" where things get really good, or perhaps bad if you're one of those innocent bystanders, wild squiggly psychedelic leads over blown out Stooges-y metallic garage punk pound, plenty of wild wah wah guitars, totally tripped out, and when the vocals swoop in, totally whiney, high pitched, and echo drenched, somewhere between a young Ozzy, and a more unhinged hysterical version of Uncle Acid, and in fact, Uncle Acid fans should be ALL over this. It's like a more raw and primitive take on the same sort of seventies psychedelic hard rock, but with SS, it all sounds so much more desperate and unhinged, frantic and dangerous. Oh and then out of nowhere, in comes a barrage of bongos and hand percussion, that gives the sound a little bit of a Goat vibe, but only for like 10 seconds, and then it's right back into another, lurching, lumbering psych-doom garage rock blowout.
Apparently UK doomlords Electric Wizard are huge fans, which makes sense, as they share much of the same sonic DNA, a similar psych-doom bent, and the same obsession with exploitation movies, horror flicks from the sixties and seventies, SS's jams even more that EW's evoking rubber suited beasties, blood spurting ultra violence, greasy bikers and bodacious bikini babes, if it's possible for a 'sound' to be greasy, and filthy, dirty and caked in dried blood, well, Die Screaming is as filthy, bloody and lysergic as it gets. And stick around for the sprawling creepfest closer, the 12+ minute title track, which is a drugged out doom crawl: over a bed of whirring organs, SS unfurl a lumbering dirge, a wasted psychedelic downer rock sprawl, that explodes in the last few minutes into a final, frenzied blast of heavy-horror biker rock crush that KILLS!!!
All that, and then when you add in the blood dripping logo, and melting skull cover art, it's pretty much a guaranteed aQ Record Of The Week! YOU WILL DIE SCREAMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I totally spaced on the Kadavar show night before last. I saw Godflesh and Ghost, and looking forward to Graveyard and Bombus tonight. Last night Kadavar opened for them in Mpls, too bad they can't play tonight with 'em. On the fence for Loop on Monday, then there are five consecutive shows starting 5/8 with Television, QOTSA, Slint or Fu Manchu, Floor and Truckfighters. I think I'll have to skip the third day otherwise it might kill me.

I was referring to the Mansion Congregation 7". I assume that Mansion Congregation are just Mansion still, though it's certainly a different sound from the EP.

You can hear it here: https://archive.org/details/SoggyBog164TheMansionCongregationFisterTriptykonTheOathAndMore

Blood Farmers - Headless Eyes (Resurrection)
http://bloodfarmers.wordpress.com/

Wow, I never thought I'd hear from these guys again. NY occult-horror doomsters formed in 1989, put out one self-titled album on Hellhound in 1995. Reportedly an influence on Electric Wizard, though they were contemporaries really. You can order the new one and the remastered first CD directly from the band at link above.

http://youtu.be/YyPTttZBfXI

can't wait to dig into "Black Arts, Riff Worship & Weed Cult" by the band Dopelord and see what these cats are all about

I talked to one of the guys in Mansion a few weeks ago, the new 7" consists of tracks that just didn't fit with the rest of the new album, which is currently being recorded. Expect the album to be more along the lines of the EP, style-wise.

Mansion was incredible at Roadburn, by the way. Great live band, with a freaky singer who stayed remarkably in character throughout. Unflinching.