Black Mountain for Space Rock

Howdy all!

I came across this Canadian five piece recently and wondered how they didn't make any waves on this site! I think these guys would make an excellent addition to Space rock as they've done a great job mixing some of the styles of modern rock music with the old space prog stylings of old. While I haven't heard their new album, their first album is very very good with some great progressive pieces on it.

You can check out some of their songs on their myspace page here:
http://www.myspace.com/blackmountain

Some more stuff here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1Mn8iVSI3I

and here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lgo9VXY8PCc

They've also been discussed on this site once with some good feedback here:
http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=45573&KW=black+mountain

I think they're a worthy addition, what does everyone else think?

The second album is pretty progressive, IMHO- there's a pretty good epic on it called 'Bright Lights'. Hard to say what they sound like; I guess they are like a cross between Tangerine Dream and Black Sabbath!

No takers?

Personally, I think that these guys would do well on here. Heck, this is the site that got me into them -- even without them actually being listed on the site.

"Druganaut" sounds like Black Sabbath plagiarising In Rock-era Deep Purple to me. Even the title is Sabbath-esque as in "Supernaut". I've nothing against it, it sounds like good old 70s heavy rock, which I like.

Are these any more progressive than Purple or Sabbath? I think not....

I'm all up for their addition to PA.  As opposed to many here in PA, I've only heard their second album and not their debut.

In The Future can be seen as prog rock album or at least prog enough to be included here in PA. Aside from their notable Sabbath influences they also have a fair amount of psychedelic and space rock in their sound as well as some simple, but noticeable, prog moments.

Judging by their second album I'd be willing to add them in Psych / Space Rock, but I'll need to listen to their debut just to be sure.

I still need to check out their debut first.

The female singer reminds me a lot to Grace Slick and there are some tasty mellotron and hammond parts on their album which I quickly fell in love with.



Edited by chamberry - March 16 2008 at 16:46

Black Mountain is definitely prog. Their tunes are very eclectic, it would be hard to get a feel for them with just two. There is some heavy Sabbath influence, keyboards from early ELP, hints of Pink Floyd, etc. There are some headbanging tunes, and same spacey psychedelic tunes. The female vocalist has a very haunting melodic voice, reminds me a bit of Kristen Hersh from Throwing Muses. Some stuff reminds me of Porcupine Tree. A very diverse blend of stuff.

I heard one album of theirs and promptly ordered the rest of the discography. It's all amazing.

*reviving thread* 


Just wondering what happened to the addition of this band. What was the consensus? But hey, I know you
guys are busy so if a decision has not yet been reached I can take that as an answer too.

as far as I know, Ruben wants them for Psych after we decided they were more Psych than Heavy..  they just need to be added, though I don't see them on the Psych chart so the team may need more time to discuss