Release
date: March 2016. Label: Totem Cat Records. Format: DD/Vinyl
In
The Wind – Tracklisting
1.
The Scythe
2.
In The wind Part 1
3.
Tremble
4.
Black Leather
5.
Smoke and Lightning
6.
In The Wind Part 2
7.
The Tombstone
8.
Bereaved
9.
Brave In The Grave
10.
In The Wind Part 3
Band
Members:
Fuzz
– Vocals
Angel
Martinez – Guitar
Jon
Mullett – Bass
Willie
D – Drums
Review:
Have
you ever dropped in on your mate’s band rehearsal and opened the
door to find them already lost, eyes closed, writhing and spellbound
amidst the throws of a fucking sweet jam? Intro track ‘The Scythe’
is sort of like that, but you have stumbled through the door into a
vortex in the fourth dimension; a heady haven where drugs are still
cool, where the chicks rock a mean bush and where groove is timeless.
This particular fucking sweet jam hasn’t stopped to catch a breath
since the 70’s and you hope that it will continue to last forever.
‘In
The Wind’ is the impressive output of a reliable and well-oiled,
vintage groove machine that relentlessly and unapologetically keeps
plugging away as newer models come off the production line, fall
apart and die. It is the classic VW Camper that hurtles past some guy
standing on the hard shoulder looking furiously into the smoking
bonnet of his modern 4x4. It is a record that is completely
comfortable with the size of its dick and has nothing to prove.
Hogtied
and convulsing in avid delectation, R.I.P drag you right into the
epicentre of their fucked up storm as a shrill, melodic voice
resounds through the tempest with grave messages of desolation and
chaos. Warm tones with more fuzz than Iommi’s upper lip deliver a
superb array of solid riffs that will make you want to drink, drive,
fight and fuck. All at the same time. It is an assembly of satisfying
sounds; from the slow, beastly grooves of ‘In The Wind Part 1’,
‘Black Leather’, ‘Smoke & Lightning’, ‘Bereaved’ and
‘Brave In The Grave’, through the skull swinging, driving force
of ‘The Scythe’, ‘Tremble’ and ‘In The Wind Part 2’ to
the lulling chill of ‘The Tombstone’ and ‘In The Wind Part 3’.
R.I.P
will be touring the Totem Cat Records release across the US this
coming spring. If you have the means to be there then be sure not to
miss out. This is a diverse collection of mammoth songs that deserves
a buzzing crowd that are up for a party.
Words
by ThisHairyGuy
Thanks
to Claire at Purple Sage PR for the promo. In The Wind will be
available to buy on DD and Double Vinyl from Totem Cat Records in
March 2016.
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