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

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Papir from Copenhagen, Denmark have gradually developed their unique vision of instrumental psychedelic rock over the course of three albums. On IIII, their fourth, they have created their most condensed and realized work to date.

The amazing thing about Papir is how they transform heavy, psychedelic music into something new and relevant, something truly unique. Sure, Papir knows their kraut- and progrock history, but unlike the majority of bands in the present day psych-rock scene they venture far beyond mere pastiche. Guitarist Nicklas Sørensen and Bassist Christian Becher aren’t afraid to explore sounds and styles usually associated with post-rock, minimalism or even shoegaze, and drummer Christoffer Brøchmann plays with a skill, ferocity and richness of ideas that is so rare. By now the bands concerts have become awe-inducing experiences, earning them slots at major European festivals including Roskilde (2012), and Roadburn (2014).It’s stunning to witness how Papir pull numerous influences together with natural ease in these three lengthy excursions. It sounds inspired. Not only is it heavier than previous efforts, it seems more lush and atmospheric as well. IIII is the sound of a band fullfilling its potential.

ooh that sounds good
"instrumental" ahhhhhhh

I gotta say, after listening to the entire results of the Tracks poll the past couple days, listening to Papir is like a warm Epson salt bath after being bludgeoned by hard icy pellets for 5 miles. Yes that happened, why am I not in the Caribbean? Why did I try to appreciate Classixx, Rich Homie Quan, Disclosure, etc?

That Papir is some good stuff.

First one available for Name Your Price on band camp: http://papir.bandcamp.com/album/papir

Yeah I've been bugging band and label to put the others on Bandcamp too. The first one isn't nearly as good as the new stuff, but a good intro.

http://www.truckfighters.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/TF-Universe-cover.jpeg

Forecasts for continued below zero temps for yet another entire week, and a shitload of more snow in this shittiest of shit winters had me slumping into lethargic despair. But then I got an email with my download to the new Truckfighters album! It's freakin' magnificent, and if I didn't have to work tomorrow I'd be listening to it all night, drinking bourbon and smashing things.

http://theobelisk.net/obelisk/2014/01/03/truckfighters-universe-review/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XPY_8AYaJI&feature=youtu.be

So far this Papir album is fun, if pretty cheesy.

*wibbly-wibbly guitar*

is it okay to talk about old releases on these threads?

I def shouldve put that Wolf People album on my metal ballot

xp sure! why not?

well i just wanted to say that i am really enjoying this year-old egypt album, "become the sun"

http://f0.bcbits.com/img/a2756230320_10.jpg

Oh you liked that? I wasnt totally into it

Of course, this isn't limited to new releases. Despite Wolf People not originally making my Lucky 13 list, I did sneak it onto my Pazz & Jop ballot: http://www.villagevoice.com/pazznjop/critics/2013/685986/

It got three votes, enough for 289. I just wish I could have done the same for Hidden Masters. I think I finally heard the album the day after the deadline. If I gave it 14 points, it would have gone from 633 to 326. I guess that's still low and it wouldn't have mattered. I think the real issue is, why aren't there more people here voting in it? You don't have to be published in corporate newspapers or magazines, blog writers are accepted too, you just have to ask. They want to keep participation up. pazzand✧✧✧@villagevo✧✧✧.c✧✧

Let's look at Avatarium, for example. It got 16 votes in the ILM Metal poll and placed 13th. The ballot being limited to 10 limits things, so let's say it got 12 votes in Pazz n Jop. It could have placed as high as 54th. So much unflexed muscle here! ;)

This is my belated review of Hidden Masters & Wolf People
http://fastnbulbous.com/hidden-masters-wolf-people/

Truckfighters - Universe
http://fastnbulbous.com/truckfighters-universe-fuzzomania-2014/

Here's a newish discovery for me. UK electro-Kosmische, Eat Light Become Lights
http://eatlightsbecomelights.bandcamp.com/

http://www.head-fi.org/content/type/61/id/1032738/width/500/height/1000/flags/LL

Dr. Fester's prescription for winter blues...

Let the darkness consume you
And turn your mind to jelly
Or drink the Darkness
'Til it's all in your belly

Truckfighters - Universe is officially out today via Amazon, iTunes, Spotify, etc.

"We strongly advise you to listen to this album in full length, from start to finish, without interruption or distraction. Only then you will embrace the true power of the fuzz."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3tbrhz2f98&feature=youtu.be

http://www.head-fi.org/content/type/61/id/1032745/width/350/height/700/flags/LL

Oh shit, nice shout out! I'm hoping to find that album waiting for me when I get home tonight.

a little more than halfway thru - it's great

Saw Roky Erickson and The Black Angels last night. Roky was plodding and listless, quite an endurance test. I couldn't get into The Black Angels either, kept thinking how they're not nearly as awesome as Truckfighters ;) Part of my problem is that I needed something stronger than root beer, but am fighting off a cold so could not indulge on a Wed. night.

Stoner heads, the Lizardia self-titled full-length is really great. My favorite stoner record of the year so far, NB - I'm still waiting for my Truckfighters disc to arrive.

http://lizardia.bandcamp.com/

i like this:
http://woodsmanman.bandcamp.com/album/woodsman

Re: P&J. I have never voted in one of those, was not at all aware of the open call, not sure you'd've dug my ballot even if I had, fnb. It wouldve been way more like the top 10 of my main ILX ballot than anythinf else. I know jvc voted one year as the sole representer for Cosmic Dead, (and one of maybe 3 I think along w you to vote for Uncle Acid)

I saw Wo Fat at a benefit show last night and they played the title track from their upcoming album, The Conjuring. Might be the best thing they've done; a nearly perfect blend of their Southern-fried Texas blues and proper heavy proto-metal. Maybe this will be the album that finally captures their live sound.

Didn't know Wo Fat had another one coming already, that's good to hear.

I think in May?

Cool, thanks for the heads up. I'll keep my eyes out for it.

I hate to say it, but I'm finding the Truckfighters a little underwhelming. I'm not sure if the anticipatio had my expectations unfairly elevated, but I find it just good instead of amazing. I keep wanting to go back to the Pontiak record instead. Speaking of Pontiak, which of their previous albums are worth hearing? I kinda can't believe I haven't heard of them before now.

er, strike that, "heard them" not "heard of them".

All of Pontiak's prior albums are worth a listen. One of the most consistent bands out there right now.

That's great to hear, because I'm really loving the new one.

If this is your intro, I'd work steadily backwards to hear how they reached this point. It's not that Pontiak is radically different from their start, but they've honed that style over the few years they've been around.

The new Pontiak is excellent, but I love the hell out of the new Truckfighters. Am very excited about new Wo Fat too. Maybe they'll actually tour the U.S. for once.

Wo Fat won't be touring the US until maybe late summer/early fall. They do have a European tour in place right around the album's release.

Yeah, Europe always comes first -- I helped with their Kickstarter campaign to get to Europe for Roadburn, etc. last year. I just checked out Woodsman last week via a Spotify recommendation, pretty good. Liking the Lizardia so far (3 tracks in). I like the drummer.

Sadly, Europe pays the bills in a way the States haven't so far. Maybe this record will change things. Cover got released today and it's great.

Lizardia's solid. You guys heard the new Morgue of Saints? Instrumental doom with some sweet classic rock vibes mixed in:

http://morgueofsaints.bandcamp.com/album/monolith

http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2014/02/11/275385347/vikings-choice-psalm-zero-masters-its-own-undoing

After accumulating these stoner/doom/metal patches over the years, I need to man up, sew these babies on and represent. I may have to give up waiting for a Slough Feg patch though. Also on my wishlist, Elder, Colour Haze, The Obsessed and Kyuss.

http://fastnbulbous.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/metal-jacket.jpg

Okay, so a really loud listen to Truckfighters on Lake Shore Drive last night after working a 16-hour day really opened it up for me, it's pretty damn great.

I picked up Pontiak's previous album, Echo Ono, the other day... so I'm working through your advice and going back through the catalog.

Super stoked for new Wo Fat. When I was in Half Price Books a few weeks ago, I stumbled onto another round of stoner rock albums - looks like some stoner fan dumped his collection and thankfully the store was smart enough to take 'em. Anyway, got ahold of Wo Fat's first two albums that way.

Wow, nice find! I got all their first four CDs during their Kickstarter, and they're definitely all worth getting. The new cover by Alexander von Wieding:

http://theobelisk.net/obelisk/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wo-fat-the-conjuring.jpg

Aw they took away the computer font!

It's still on the bass drum. I don't think it's going anywhere.

Guys, I'm totally digging these Swedes in Agusa. Their album is due out in April on Transubstans Records and it's a wonderful mix of late60s/early 70s pysch, prog & krautrock.

Check this out:

https://soundcloud.com/transubstans-records/agusa-uti-v-r-hage

Wicked cover, stoked for that one.

The new Radar Men from the Moon, Strange Wave Galore, is hitting me right today. Nice stonery krautrock goodness.

Strange Waves Galore is a fun record.

Echo Ono is my favorite Pontiak record. The new one is great, too.

But yes, as someone said upthread, they're all pretty worthwhile. I do think they hit on something special around Comecrudos and could live with that one and the two others I mentioned without hanging into the others.

Helms Alee - Sleepwalking Sailors
I'm really into this. Moving from defunct Hydra Head label to Sargent House, this triggers a jumble of impressions for me, from Rodan and Lungfish to Floor and the early Baroness EPs, it all comes together in a powerful, cohesive statement.
https://helmsalee.bandcamp.com/album/sleepwalking-sailors

Slomatics - Estron
Sludge/doom from Belfast evolving nicely with creepy atomospherics and some prog.
https://slomatics.bandcamp.com/album/estron

Just started listening to Conan's Blood Eagle, which is as good as I hoped. Haven't tracked down Motorpsycho's Behind The Sun yet. Like on last year's Still Life With Eggplant, Dungen's Reine Fiske is practically an honorary member. BTW it's high time for a new Dungen album.

What I'm looking forward to this year. Most of these are not confirmed, but I reckon they're due for something new:
Arenna, Been Obscene, Blues Pills, Cherry Choke, Christian Mistress, Julie Christmas, Corsair, Dead Man, Dungen, Elder, Electric Wizard, Fellwoods, Goat, Gojira, Graveyard, Hammers Of Misfortune, Humo del Cairo, Rose Kemp, Mansion, Mastodon, Northwinds, Om, Opeth, Ovvl, Radio Moscow, Rival Sons, Royal Thunder, Spiders, Torche, Troubled Horse, USX/U.S. Christmas, Witch Mountain, Witchcraft, Wo Fat.

I'm not sure if we'll get a new Torche as we're getting a new Floor record and tour.

Torche is a done deal, signed to Relapse, recorded at Pinecrust Studio in Miami, produced by Nunez, mixed by Kurt Ballou, due in the summer. I hope the Floor thing is true! I also heard a rumor that Sleep will finally do a proper U.S. tour. Dare we hope for a new album too?

I've heard rumors of new Sleep.

New Floor is called Oblation, out April 29th on Season of the Mist. There's a song over at stereogum:

http://www.stereogum.com/1662561/floor-war-party-stereogum-premiere/mp3s/

Awesome!

Did more digging, here's some release dates:

Jeremy Irons & the Ratgang Malibus - Spirit Knife (Small Stone) 29-Apr
Mars Red Sky - Mars Red Sky Apr
Serpent Venom - Of Things Seen And Unseen (Church Within) Apr
Dwellers - Pagan Fruit (Small Stone) 6-May
Greenleaf - Trails & Passes (Small Stone) 13-May
Radio Moscow - Magical Dirt (Alive Naturalsound) May
Wovenhand - Refractory Obdurate (Deathwish) Spring
Wo Fat - The Conjuring (Small Stone) 17-Jun
Corsair - One Eyed Horse (Shadow Kingdom) June

Electric Wizard has announced a new album is due in May on their Witchfinder Records, but no title yet. They'll distribute it with a bigger company. Don't really understand why they feuded with Rise Above.

You once said, you'd like to make the heaviest, dirtiest album. Even more evil than “Dopethrone” It’s kind of hard to believe you can make even more heavy stuff?

"I think we have done it. It was easy once Liz, Mark and I started riffing…we all gravitate naturally to this dirtier, nastier sound. Every line-up created its own 'sound', its own vibe. But this time it seemed as if this was what should have happened after Let Us Prey. It was chilling actually. Too my ears its just savage and hateful and mind-destroying…but then it transcends to something more, beyond emotions and human failings. It becomes a really honest and maybe beautiful thing…..to me it sounds like the Stooges play Dopethrone….or something…man" - http://psychedelicbaby.blogspot.com/2014/02/electric-wizard-announces-new-album.html

Pilgrim - II: Void Worship (Metal Blade) 1-Apr

Also, they're touring with Spirit Caravan!
http://www.metalblade.com/us/news/pilgrim-to-release-sophomore-album/

So excited for that Pilgrim record, really loved the first one.

Oh man that album is awesome! Dead Skeletons were mentioned early in the '12 space metal thread. Or the psych drone thread, perhaps, if there were one of those that year

Obelisk Reader Poll. Not too different from the StonerHive.
http://theobelisk.net/obelisk/2015/01/02/the-top-20-of-2014-readers-poll-results/

1. YOB, Clearing the Path to Ascend (560 points)
2. Wo Fat, The Conjuring (404)
3. Electric Wizard, Time to Die (367)
4. Pallbearer, Foundations of Burden (334)
5. Conan, Blood Eagle (275)
6. Orange Goblin, Back from the Abyss (254)
7. Greenleaf, Trails and Passes (240)
8. Truckfighters, Universe (237)
9. Brant Bjork and the Low Desert Punk Band, Black Power Flower (235)
10. Earth, Primitive and Deadly (230)
11. Fu Manchu, Gigantoid (225)
12. Blues Pills, Blues Pills (211)
13. Lo-Pan, Colossus (202)
14. Eyehategod, Eyehategod (198)
15. Monolord, Empress Rising (190)
16. Mastodon, Once More ‘Round the Sun (188)
17. Mars Red Sky, Stranded in Arcadia (161)
18. John Garcia, John Garcia (156)
19. Bongripper, Miserable (141)
20. Radio Moscow, Magical Dirt (127)

Honorable mention to:
Goat, Commune (126)
Swans, To be Kind (117)
Monster Magnet, Milking the Stars (116)
Blood Farmers, Headless Eyes (105)
Floor, Oblation (104)
Mothership, II (104)

The 2014 psych journey simply never ends!

Thelightshines – Now The Sandman Sings (thelightshines)
Quilt – Held In Splendour (Mexican Summer)
Doug Tuttle – Doug Tuttle (Trouble In Mind)
Blank Realm – Grassed In (Fire)
Cool Ghouls – A Swirling Fire Burning Through the Rye (Empty Cellar) | Bandcamp
The Paperhead – Africa Avenue (Trouble In Mind)
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – I’m In Your Mind Fuzz (Flightless)
CreaturoS - Popsicle | Bandcamp
Bozmo - Leather Umbrella | Bandcamp

Also keep discovering more 2013 albums, several at the end of this playlist: http://open.spotify.com/user/1212496385/playlist/2jwma4l2gY4ZlcU6MUIv2L

I think that King Gizzard record is a lot of fun, surprised not to see more love for that among the stoner rock fans out there.

2015 thread time?

that Doug Tuttle album is absolutely stellar. top 20 (maybe 15) of 2014 for me; my favorite pure psych record of the year, I think.

the whole thing is streaming here: http://www.spin.com/articles/doug-tuttle-self-titled-debut-album-stream/

and yes to a 2015 thread.

Yeah it grew on me quickly. I was catching up the two albums from his previous band Mmoss, and they're alright, but not nearly as good as his solo disc. I'm holding off on starting a new thread in case someone else has a new clever title for it.

One album I haven't heard beyond one very enticing krautrocky tune on Soundcloud is Herbcraft - Push Thru the Veil. Tuttle listed it here:
http://bostonhassle.com/2014/12/top-7-2014-doug-tuttle/

I'm thinking maybe it's just a single though. They have five other albums from 2010-13.

Thinking of ordering the new Sapat; anyone heard it yet?

https://soundcloud.com/sophomorelounge/sapat-rock-face

Rolling Ridiculous Naked-Lady Cover Art As Far As The Eye Can See Thread 2015

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Rolling Yoni Power?

More!

Heaven’s Gateway Drugs – Apropos (HGD)
https://heavensgatewaydrugs.bandcamp.com/album/apropos

Violet Woods – Violet Woods (Violet Wodos)
https://violetwoods.bandcamp.com/album/violet-woods

The Love Dimension – Create And Consume (Warrior Monk)
https://thelovedimension.bandcamp.com/album/create-and-consume

These are ones further down my list that I didn't mention above but have been enjoying on my playlists over these holidaze:

Woods – With Light And With Love (Woodsist)
White Fence – For the Recently Found Innocent
The Brian Jonestown Massacre – Revelation (A Records)
Thee Oh Sees – Drop (Castle Face)
Allah-Las – Worship The Sun (Innovative Leisure)
The Soundcarriers – Entropicalia (Ghost Box)
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Oddments (Flightless) | Bandcamp
The Movements – Elephants 2 (Crusher)
Black Lips – Underneath The Rainbow (Vice)
Guardian Alien – Spiritual Emergency (Thrill Jockey)
The Black Angels – Clear Lake Forest (Blue Horizen)
Donovan Blanc – Donovan Blanc (Captured Tracks)
Secret Colours – Positive Distractions
Elephant Stone – The Three Poisons (Hidden Pony)
The Soft Walls – No Time (Trouble In Mind)
Pink Mountaintops – Get Back (Jagjaguwar)
Bardo Pond – Looking For Another Place (Fire)

2011 Rolling Doom/Stoner/Sludge/Drone/Psych/Space Metal Thread
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Rolling Stoner/Psych/Freak/Doom/Sludge/Retro/Drone/Space Thread 2015: Red With Purple Flashes

Probably reflecting my current obsession with lots of 60s psych inspired albums. Any other suggestions?

no suggestions, but to me doom/sludge is more the purview of rolling metal

stoner/psych/freak/retro/space makes sense together, in my mind

drone seems like its own thing, but then the whole discussion is kinda silly anyway, right?

All valid points. I think maybe some preferred to track stoner/doom/sludge metal subgenre stuff in this smaller discussion. However, it's all still discussed in Rolling Metal anyway. I don't track much drone myself, and someone said they'd like it separate. So...

Rolling Stoner/Psych/Freak/Retro/Space Thread then?

Rolling Fringe Metal

I don't even know what Freak represents TBH, Ned added that.

Fringe Metal, I like that, but again, that's all included in Rolling Metal.

Freak as in freak folk & freak outs

Sorry, I cut it from title but feel free to include it in discussions.

Rolling Stoner/Psych/Retro/Space Thread 2015: Red With Purple Flashes

my only suggestion is that you include Folk in the title but now i see it's too late oh well

That Heaven's Gateway Drugs album is turning into something I listen to constantly. The name makes it sound like it's going to be all heavy. It reminds me a bit of Billy Nicholls actually.

http://gurugurubrain.bandcamp.com/album/guruguru-brain-wash

comp of japanese psych from the guruguru brain label

― j., Monday, July 14, 2014 11:03 PM (2 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

good lazy autumn sunday music, at times i'm put in mind of comets on fire

― j., Sunday, October 12, 2014 3:09 PM (8 months ago)

still nice, just a coupla hours of unpretentious freakouts

only just got exposed to sonic jesus' https://sonicjesusband.bandcamp.com/album/neither-virtue-nor-anger-2, i'm enjoying it. the vintage gothiness of Reich etc was something that sort of surprised me.