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IMPRESSIONABLE SOUNDS OF THE SUBSONIC

First Band From Outer Space

 

Psychedelic/Space Rock

4.10 | 70 ratings

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Mellotron Storm
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4 stars 4.5 stars. First of all thankyou Joolz for bringing this band to my attention. When I heard that they were a combination of Psychedelic / Spacerock and Metal, two of my favourite genres I couldn't wait to hear them. Lets just say I wasn't disappointed. Three of the band members play percussion and the drummer is simply incredible, while vocals are in both Swedish and English.The flute is what really sets these guys apart along with the heaviness of course.

"Novaja Zemelja" opens with eerie sounds before spacey synths and drums come in. All of a sudden we can hear a baby crying. The song kicks in with a melody before 4 minutes. A nice chunky bass adds to the great heavy sound. Flute 7 minutes in as the song blends into "Utan Att Veta". These next three songs are killers ! I really like the heavy, spacey opening of this song with flute,heavy drums, organ and guitar. Some ripping guitar follows. Vocals arrive for the first time on the album in Swedish 2 minutes in. The drumming is outstanding on this track. "Mean Spacemachine" really reminds me of HAWKWIND. It's an uptempo tune that kicks ass. Vocals are in English and I couldn't turn this one up loud enough. It ends with some haunting flute and blends into "Impressionable Sounds Of the Subsonic".The flute continues as a guitar is strummed. What a moving flute solo as light drums are played and English vocals are sung. 3 1/2 minutes in the song gets heavy as drums, bass and organ create a full sound. It sounds awesome 6 minutes in, we're cooking now ! The song ends with some good outbursts of drums as the spacey sounds conclude the song.

"To Be Seen As the Underdog" is atmospheric as the wind blows. Vocals are almost spoken as guitar is gently strummed. Nice. Percussion comes in as song picks up in tempo breifly. "Grona Hander" opens with heavy drums and bass with synths. Flute comes in followed by a guitar solo. Swedish vocals and great drumming are replaced by a long interlude of percussion and spacey synths. Bass and guitar 10 minutes in. What a fantastic ending to this song. "Todo Pasara" has a powerful intro with a lot of bottom end as flute plays over top. The vocals come in and this is where they (vocals) sound the best on this whole entire album. Organ, flute, drums, percussion and guitar all get their turn in this great tune. "Sagarmatha 8848" is the final song. It opens in a powerful way with organ. It turns spacey 2 minutes in with flute.The melody returns 4 minutes in.The last 2 minutes are probably the only two average minutes on this album.

This is without a doubt one of the best Psychedelic / Spacerock albums i've heard so far. It fits my tastes perfectly.

Mellotron Storm | 4/5 |

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