Friday, May 17, 2013

Three days of green smoke over berlin...

Three days of green smoke over berlin... 

What a unforgettable weekend in berlin's great location Astra Kulturhaus, with a big high quality line up for all music lovers of heavy, fuzzy, doomy and underground sounds. Three days pure music enjoyment with all facets of high quality stage technique and sound.
The first step was done by the polish dude's from Satellite Beaver, what a fucking start for this year...
It was a real experience to see the godfathers of stoner rock like John Garcia, Andy Seay with Unida it was like a dream for me, sometimes the sound make some problems on the big stage but but even that was mostly resolved quickly.
Tommi Hollapa with Dozer was a blast, after a long time back on stage and fresh like a new band, it was really amazing to see them live again(last time: Vienna 10.05.2007 with Tank 86). And surely not to forget Mario Lalli and his great desert bands Fatso Jetson and Yawning Man.
Sometimes it was to much for the big Stage but most of all songs where a orgy in my ears.
Not to forget the great show of Lowrider, they are back again with big energy and good mood...a very emotional concert for me. The one and only Legend of Funeral Doom Bobby Liebling with Pentagram was a party for my ears and my eyes. Like a puppet, like in a dream and a great man to photograph, bobby is a fucking model, he always looks so unreal to me...respect of this guy, what a great show.
Also the smaller bands have shown their best side, ear rotating shows of 1000 mods with a fat opener on Saturday, Alunah with a great performance and heavy deep doom moments, Belzebong with a giant final concert perfect to chill and enjoy...what a groove!!!,also from Poland Satellite Beaver this Guys rocked the small stage on the first day, great opener for the desert fest,Naam also makes a feelingful show with all the great Hits, Troubled Horse, Blues Pills with a murder performance, what a great line in this band(Ex-Radio Moscow Members)Cough, Lonely Kamel, Free Fall.. And other great band's from all over the world.
A lot of new material of different bands such as Orchid, Naam and Victor Griffins In-Graved. Kadavar...also with new bassist player named Simon(i know him as Driver from the last Kadavar Tour and the band "The Oath")small disputes between singer and bassist were the basic of the distinction...but our landman from Kärnten takes it easy because he have more his great Mammut Bar in Berlin there is also plenty to do.
A cool location with all important and significant people of the scene...Davidew from Vincebus Eruptum present his new Magazine with great  important infos in it(thank's for my exemplar)check out a lot of interviews, reviews and new albums of the whole stoner world....get your own on the following link under the picture. Also Max of Go Down Records was there with the newest stuff of finest Vinyls and CD's, Kozmik Artefact's also with recordings of each quantity.A big merch stand for all the artists and enough beer and food for all the music enthusiasts. 
get your own Mag here
Sometime i thought it was good to have a second clone of myself  the two stages suck intens on my energy and makes it hard to photographs all bands, but enjoy the best photos on the following link, its a package of the finest moments of this great festival. Use it in your blog,mag or just send it your grandma...


Also i want to thank Orchid for their great show and their spooky occult sabbath song's...for me the highlight on this festival, all was perfect, the sound, big stage, the mood, the time and in my hand a full beer...Orchid for president!!! Satellite Beaver for the great Interview and the much fun with Rob, the possibility to go backstage and hang out with my friends of 1000 mods and Kadavar. It was a blast and a unforgettable festival..Next year will probably again a duty schedule!
I want to thank the whole sound of liberation team, Matte, Beth and silva for all the nice things and the organization of  the rockzilla crew Dave and co. for the Rockzilla Stage and for the great sound.
...the Interview with SATELLITE BEAVER will come online in some weeks on youtube...
SEE YOU SOON IN THIS NICE GROWING SCENE...USE THE FUZZ ON!!!

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

...fuzz drifter...

DRIFTER
AUSTRALIA
Grunge/Desert Rock

So, let's turn the globe around and have a look to Australia, and the Band DRIFTER. The Guys from the 7th continent describe their music themselves as:

“DRIFTER are a grubby little three piece band, buzzing like vagrant flies around the inner suburbs of Melbourne. Dark, cutting and insolent, Dan King (Vocals/Guitar), Scott Fraser (Bass), and Dave Payne (Drums) have eaten the fruit of the 90’s and spat out a sound that will put some fuzz on your muff and make you long for the touch of flannelette. 


DRIFTER’S live shows have been described as loud, on edge, and tight with a loose undertone leaving the audience unsure of what is to come next. This rawness has seen them increase their local following and gain reputation as a must see local act. The lazy-underground transient three, have finally done some time in the studio, and have released their debut EP – HEAD...”
The HEAD EP comes with 5 short, but powerful songs.

01 “I've been bad”
02 “Halo” 
03 “All over town”
strictly hold a classical Stoner Rock and Grunge mood.
04 “Priest” 
there is a little Punk attitude I think :)
The last Track 
05 “So long” 
 made me click the “repeat all” button on my device. 
This song reminds me of QOTSA or Mondo Generator and similarly stuff.


The voice of singer Dan King has a range from deep baritone to powerful screams. The Guitars and the Bass are nicely fuzzed and distorted, the drums are simply but tight. All in all it’s a good match. I  definitely want to hear more of DRIFTER!

GET IT HERE

At the end, if you are a fan of typical Stoner Rock, this Band might wake your interest!! I really enjoyed it for myself.

8 from 10 Stonerpoints

Monday, May 13, 2013

...hammer time!!!!

HAMMERHANDS
SLUDGE/DOOM/DRONE
CANADA

HAMMERHANDS debuts with an unforgiving epic. Aptly titled as “Glaciers,” HAMMERHANDS explores the coldness of the human condition in a matter-of-fact manner. With long droning parts, mixed with slowed down crushing riffs, amongst eerie death-march beats, the record plays as a requiem mass for the ill-fated. Fearlessly crafted, this Streetsville quartet has created a bewildering companion piece to natural disaster and manmade calamity alike. 
Citing influence from musical acts such as Neurosis, Converge, The Melvins, and Sleep, HAMMERHANDS take the aggressive temperament of their contemporaries and present it in a poetically charged arrangement that is hauntingly engaging. This atmosphere translates well to their live show which is jarring and peculiar—hypnotic and apocalyptic. 
HAMMERHANDS’ intent isn’t easy to pin down, but perhaps that is the power of their essence. Sanctified by soured attitudes, a commanding presence, and a proclivity towards retribution, HAMMERHANDS is the architect of our own devastation.


get it here

"If you like band's like Morkobot,Talbot, Eyehategod, Sleep...you will maybe like the Hammerhands...sometime it's seems like a chaos on music but similar it's hard,raw and evil sound who come's out of their cabinets, the vocal's remember me sometimes on Neurosis, not so deep but hard and rare. The sound of the cd is in the midfield, After a few songs makes the asynchronous and the comic rhythms of the listening pleasure but a little strong. A hard piece of music, somebody some are the teeth like a tough time...other's will love it...make your own mind!"

6 from 10 Stonerheadpoints

Sunday, May 12, 2013

...coyotes of darkness...

COYOTES
STONER/DOOM/SLUDGE
ARGENTINA
I don't know much about this band, they are a trio and makes really good and interesting...they have only two song's...so i will say more about these tracks:

IRIS
Iris begins like a old Kyuss song but sadly not in the same quality, the recording is very dull and deep-heavy, it's hard to find structures sheer bass but that what i can hear is good so...a good song.

ATLANTICA
Like Sleep they have a high gained sound and simple song ideas but with some psych parts,hall,delay and minimalistic vocals it's not bored...it kick's ass.


get it here

"At all a nice album with a nice jam atmosphere and up's and down's...only the sound is not the yellow from the egg... but hopefully we get more of the COYOTES in a better sound quality...for even more orgasmns...!"

6 from 10 Stonerpoints