Release
date: March 18th 2016. Label: Suburban Records. Format: CD/DD/Vinyl
EXO–
Tracklisting
1.Uncharted
2.Surface
Crawler
3.ET
Oasis
4.LHC
09:46
5.Moebius
Trip
Band
Members:
Selwyn
Slop
Sander
Evers
Peter
van der Meer
Thomas
van den Reydt
Tjerk
Stoop
Review:
Dutch
Psych Space Doomsters – Monomyth – return with their third album
– EXO. It sees Monomoth opt for a more laid-back style of music
compared to their previous albums. This is the final album in the
trilogy that they started with their S/T debut album and then
continued with their second album – Further. EXO is perhaps their
more experimental album to date. Their sound is more psychedelic with
spaced out trippy noises being the main driving force here. Monomyth
still include heavy riffs on the album though their not as heavy as
past albums. That’s not a bad thing as Monomyth have always
experimented with noise, tone and volume in equal measure.
Opening
track – Uncharted – is a spaced out fifteen minute epic that
starts very slowly before the band add different layers of noise,
textures and drone based atmospherics. Fans of 80s synth music will
find much to enjoy here as they’ve included some delicate synth
based sounds. The loud Doom/Stoner guitar riffs come screeching in
around the 11 minute mark and it turns Uncharted into a different
song from the one it started from.
Second
track – Surface Crawler – is vintage Monomyth with the band
opting for a more guitar driven sound with psychedelic noises being
added at different stages. Things turn slightly progressive as the
band once again blends ambient based noises and heavy riffs for
another spaced out opus.
Third
track – ET Oasis – is my fave song on the album as it reminds of
the classic synth TV/Movie soundtracks from the 80s especially Blade
Runner as this song contains some haunting musical passages. The song
contains the heaviest riffs on the album and Monomyth are in there
element exploring many different sounds that they possibly can.
Fourth
track – LHC sees Monomyth create ten minutes of heavy spaced out
stoner sounds. The drumming is fantastic on LHC as the guitars slowly
build upto a frantic pace that ends in a loud volume of noise that
comes crashing down around you.
The
final track – Moebius Trip – sees Monomyth finally play a
straight forward Psych Stoner Rock song. Shame it’s the last song
but it’s good to see the band return to their earlier sounds. If
you dig the songs from their debut album then Moebius Trip will
appeal to you the most. It’s a delicately played song that explores
the many different genres that Monomyth have explored previously on
EXO.
EXO
is a psychedelic wonderland of Instrumental Rock. It may not be the
loudest album that Monomyth have released to date but it’s
definitely their most creative and adventurous work to date. A
fitting end to a brilliant musical trilogy. Lets see what Monomyth
come up with next.
Words
by Steve Howe
Thanks
to Bart at Suburban Records for the promo. EXO will be available to
buy on CD/DD/Vinyl via Suburban Records from March 18th
2016.
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