Release
date: March 11th
2017. Label: Totem Cat Records. Format: CD/DD/Vinyl
Trails
Of Kozmic Dust – Tracklisting
Astral Warlord
Celestial Empress
Beyond The Electric
Sun
Dimensional
Interlude
Visions
Trails Of Kozmic Dust
Super Acid Magick
Righteous Ruler
Band
Members
Rory Rummings
Kam Wentworth
Jared Soloman Handman
Review
Cloud
Catcher return with a new album - Trails Of Kozmic Dust - and their
first for their new label Totem Cat Records. The new album sees the
band with an extra spring in their step as they bring more of heavy
Sabbathain based sound compared to their debut album. With the band
injecting a spaced out feel with a vintage Doom/Stoner Rock sound.
This
album pulls you in from the start with heavy rhythms and cosmic based stoner
riffs. The vocals are your normal Psych/Space/Stoner Rock sound with a dash
of The Sword back when they were a lean mean doom making machine.
Opening track - Astral Warlord - opens the album with
seventies/eighties Doom Metal swagger set against a trippy Stoner
modern sound. Lead vocalist - Rory - maybe singing about sci-fi
related items but he pulls it off with huge style. The riffs have a
more cosmic feel to their last album and it makes the album a more
well-rounded experience. The production is first rate as the energy
of the album is loud, clear and highly infectious.
Second
track - Celestial Empress adds a more Blues Rock feel that allows
them to play some jam-based riffs. The album veers in to Classic
Rock/Heavy Metal territory for brief moments and it shows that Cloud
Catcher isn’t afraid to play other elements of music. Trails Of
Kozmic Dust is primarily a Space/Stoner Rock album but the band will
change the tone and atmosphere of the album depending on how they see
fit.
Third
track - Beyond The Electric Sun has a certain Mothership influence to
it but Cloud Catcher manages to play a more psychedelic blues/stoner
vintage sound. The pounding bass make this one of the standout songs
on the album. Cloud Catcher excels most on the lengthier tracks such
as Beyond The Electric Sun, Trails Of Kozmic Dust and Righteous
Ruler. As they have more time to fully explore their cosmic based
sound. Lengthy riffs are backed up by superb vocals of Rory.
The
excellent album cover and album title gives you an idea that science
fiction plays a big part with Cloud Catcher's music. The album cover
was designed by the always reliable Adam Burke. The second half of
the album sees Cloud Catcher adding almost ambient noises into their
music. Especially on the superb title track with the band adding
moments of classic power-trio jamming setting the album for an
exciting finish.
The
album does change direction multiple times but that's a good thing.
As Cloud Catcher don't play one set sound. They play many different
elements of Hard Rock. It makes Tales Of Kozmic Dust a more rewarding
experience. All in all, this is a fantastic album with Cloud Catcher
on truly outstanding form.
Words
by Steve Howe
Thanks
to Claire at Purple Sage PR for the promo. Trails Of Kozmic Dust will
be available to buy via Totem Cat Records on CD/DD/Vinyl from March
11th 2017.
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