Do we have any Alice
in Chains fans riding the Ripple pipeline? Of course we do, and today we have a
treat for you with the latest offering
by Burn Thee Insects who are signed by our friends over at Twin Earth
Records. Imagine AIC with the distortion dial turned up to fuzzalicious maximus
level.
'Hydroponics' kicks the ride off with a bass line as fuzzy as a swarm of bumblebees buzzing a
Truckfighters
set. Staley swoons swoop in and join the attack inducing paranoia like indoor
ganja hung out to dry. What follows is a plume of raucous riffs and grooves billowing like
burning insects on a sizzling hot hibachi. Burn Thee Insects right?
Irresistibly dark and spacey harmony clouds the path on an
intergalactic desert voyage. Moments of face melting dirge slather the atmosphere as the demented
droid-rage vocal howls grace the starship speakers on their way to Twin
Earth. Poppy licks smothered with Drop-B tuning and drooling
with head bobbing rhythm, circle like hippies in a gluten pit. The album has a
good mixture of hot and heavy hitters to low and slow burners. Elements of 90’s
grunge permeate with an avant-garde experimental state while maintaining an easily
accessible groove with acoustics included at no extra charge. QOTSA-esque
quirks abound as the 3-piece takes what their EP proved to the next level of
weird. Produced/Recorded
(as a 2-piece) by the up and coming talent named Chris Hughes out of Berkley,
CA, the value will pique the production snobs ears into disbelief. The space
factor is high, the fuzz runs deep, the effects are staggering and the overall
impression is lasting throughout each and every song. Droid Intelligence will have you begging for breath as the weight
of the tripped out fuzz buries your brain with venomous riffs and eccentric
groove. Don't say we didn't warn you. Twin
Earth Records has reared its ugly orbit with yet another addition to its
doom laden roster.
Tracklisting:
1. Hydroponics
2. Concrete Pillow (Pretty Comfortable)
3. A Dinner With Fontaine
4. Distorted Seclusion
5. Through the Fog
6. Slow Cookin’
7. An Insignificant Planet of Yellow
8. A Perscription To Burn
9. A Swarm of Bees
-The
Huntsman
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