Ufomammut
Oro: Opus Primum
Neurot Recordings (2012)
Ufomammut are certainly not a new band by any means. The Italian psych-doom trio have been kicking around since the turn of the century and over the past 2 years have managed to catch the eye of Neurosis. The previously noted Neurosis noted their power and signed them to their own label. So now with a proper North American label behind them many in this hemisphere will be able to notice them to a greater degree. The reality is it would be hard to say how many people that are already into what Neurot does would not have some knowledge of what these Italians bring to the table.The record starts with some quiet clanging and a drawn out riff that seems phased to all hell giving it an otherworldly feel overall. This song slowly builds using keys and that aforementioned riff skulking and squirming in and out of the track. At about the 3 minute mark light drums enter the picture slowly building into a martial beat to welcome us into the next part of the song. The song continues to build with little evidence of the players having any interest in hurrying up. The climax becomes that much more … Read more
Maudlin Of The Well
Leaving Your Body Map (Re-Issue)
Antithetic (2012)
(This excessive treatise is continued from my review of Bath)You can already tell the second album is going to be … Read more
Maudlin Of The Well
Bath (Re-Issue)
Antithetic (2012)
I think I can tell you the exact moment my perception of music changed. It was a complete Gestalt switch, … Read more
A Whisper In The Noise
To Forget
Exile on Mainstream (2012)
The 2 piece "band" A Whisper In The Noise has been kicking around for the better part of the 2000's … Read more
