MOTHER-UNIT

Psychedelic/Space Rock • Netherlands

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MOTHER-UNIT are from Eindhoven/Netherlands, a new project of 35007 co-founder and guitar player Bertus Fridael. The band took the chance to participate at Roadburn Festival 2010, their second gig ever, where they could aquire a good reputation. The debut album 'Brain-Massage' was released on German Stickman Records.

In best tradition MOTHER-UNIT play hypnotic heavy psych rock, but also have enough mellow moments in between to take the listener on relaxed cosmic journeys.

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3.30 | 8 ratings

Brain-Massage
2010

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Studio Album, 2010
3.30 | 8 ratings
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Brain-Massage
Mother-Unit Psychedelic/Space Rock

Review by Rivertree
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MOTHER-UNIT are a new project of 35007 co-founder Bertus Fridael (guitar). Superficially speaking in the vein of his predecessor band because they offer hypnotic heavy psych prog as usual. Four songs are included here, trimmed to make a vinyl production possible. Now coming to the album's uniqueness Fridael's keyboard and sample contributions are well put here, just take the dramatic From the Source-Into the Mind which is even provided with a symphonic touch in my opinion.

Birth-Fate-Death starts with an intriguing spacey intro based on string arrangements plus oscillating keyboard additions, sounding like a modified Rhodes piano. This opens the door for a repetive hypnotic rocking course furthermore. The following title track can be treated as the most reminiscent moment concerning the old days I would say. Provided with a straightforward drumming the track comprises heavy psych, stoner as well as space rock ingredients.

Underlaid with quirky electronics the wonderful relaxed Fingerprint-Chemistry proves Fridael's stylistical and technical variety. A blues inspired groovy jam basically, the rhythm team consisting of Shirley Holinsky (bass) and Hans van de Perre (drums) does a great job too. So all in 'Brain-Massage' is a fine album really, in some way presented in the vein of 35007 but surely provided with some progression when it comes to the stylistical approach - 3.5 stars .

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