I don’t know
when it finally sank in, what I was doing, or why on earth I’ve been so excited
about it lately. But the horn in rock n roll has been something I have really
been enjoying lately, I’ve even ventured into to soul/R&B/Jazz type music
which employees a hefty amount of horn and its just a great break from the day
to day standard 4-piece rock band. Anyhow, not to bore you with any details,
below you’ll find a slug of albums that blew my horn, and one of which actually
does master the art of the rock horn.
Blind Horse – Patagonia
South America has been making noise in the heavy sludge
scene for quite a while. Blind Horse take the path of psych on their journey to
Patagonia. What a stunner although it took me
a couple listens to fully get into the groove. After a couple listens I found
myself not wanting to turn it off and just keep repeating.
Blind
Horse navigate the midnight pampas with an illusory vision of crushing rock n
roll. The Brazilian stoner funk destroys the airwaves with poignant
psychedelia, dynamic riffs and a tranquil groove. Think the South American
'Jeremy Irons and the Ratgang Malibus' Favorite
track: Soul Locomotive.
Blind Mess – Blind Mess
This one
popped up on the feed a week or so ago and I gave the preview tracks a spin.
Well consider me impressed as the vibes were strong right away. Fast forward to
adding to collection I received the full album download even though it is still
on pre-order. Whether it was a glitch or the band wanted me to hear the whole
thing early I listened and I listened repeatedly. You have nothing to lose by
placing that pre-order now.
The
downtuned serrated riffs throttle wide open like a dirt bike across the German
desert fueled by high octane punk. The stoned out distortion creates a hot mess
of deep cuts penetrating like carb cleaner on a fouled plug. Favorite
track: Capricorn.
Samsara Blues Experiment – One With The
Universe
Unfortunately
(but fortunately) I do not have this in my bandcamp collection. I pre-ordered
the vinyl from the label and since received along with their available
discography on wax. SBE play an expansive progressive heavy psych that hits you
like a ton of bricks with heavy riffs, trippy solos, and hazy vocals. One of
the better psych albums of the year no doubt.
Baleful Creed – Seismic Shifter
I am a big
fan of these guys. I reviewed their self-titled album in
full here back when I was working with Grip of
Delusion Radio’s short lived blog, and they finally released their acclaimed
new one called Seismic Shifter. They play straight on hard groovy rock n roll
that sinks in almost immediately. Having had a promotional copy for a while,
Seismic Shifter quickly became one of my most played new albums of the year
with its catchy chorus lines and powerful vocals.
'Seismic
Shifter' picks up right where the debut left off amassing a 10 on the
"riff"ter scale. The strapping vocals tremble with a mountain
splitting groove as catchy as "A-fuckingmen" closing a beer bong
prayer in church. Highly addictive album.Favorite track: Baleful Creed - Lose
Religion.
Green Lung – Green Man Rising (Single)
Singles are
hit and miss most the time but it is refreshing when you hear a new one,
especially when its submitted for review among the army of shit we get sent in
on a daily basis. Green Lung isn’t recreating the wheel but they exhibit
something worth sticking around for to see what’s next.
Green
Lung take a sweet doomy drag of dank jams on their debut single filling the
aural lung with a paralyzing stench of stoner blues meets psychedelic riffs
that will have you flying high like a freak on a peak.
Coogans Bluff – Gettin’ Dizzy
What more
can I say about this band? Probably a lot, but to spare you the time I demand
you listen to their entire discography and report back to me that what you
heard was nothing but exquisite. They incorporate the saxophone and trombone
into their funked out stoner blues rock to create a mystical aura of hard rock
tunes. The horns work and create a funky atmosphere to the already heavy
grooves. I found them years ago on iTunes via some youtube videos that are not
only hilarious, but demonstrate their ability to really play a unique take on
rock n roll blues. I recently purchased the available vinyl directly from the
band which can be viewed on Noisolution
Records store, but unfortunately doesn’t work too well in the USA. The band
hooked me up with 4 of the albums including a limited and numbered 7” single
sung in their native German tongue. I’ve made the claim that these guys fit The
Ripple Effects slogan of “The Best Music You’re Not Listening To”
Hope you
enjoyed this edition of Buckys Bandcamp
Bonanza and see you in another week.
-The
Huntsman
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