Release
date: March 17th 2017. Label: Sump Pump Records. Format:
CD/DD/Vinyl
Abominable
– Tracklisting
1.Abominable
2.Electronaut
3.Stoned and
Feathered
4.Colossus
5.Lightbearer
6.Apophis
7.Beneath the Black
Sun
8.Himalayan Hymn
Band
Members
Anthony Dreyer –
Drums
Alex Baumann –
Guitar/Vocals
Review
There
was a time when the very concept of a‘band’ was synonymous with
the four elements, five if the singer did not play any instrument,
six, seven, eight or more if you played prog.
From
time, instead, we are witnessing a real synthesis, in terms of
elements. The band began a work of reductionism, looking at the
essential and removing those elements which, in the end, may not be
functional. Today, many bands rely on the perfect number, three. Some
crazy daredevils, instead, rely on even more tablet formulas,
reducing even more the bone the line-up.
Telekinetic
Yeti, from Dubuque, Iowa, (USA) are a classic example of how,
sometimes, the perfect number is two. The band of Alex Baumann
(guitar and vocals) and Anthony Dreyer (drums) gave the world
Abominable (via Sump Pump Records), 42 minutes of a majestic (almost
instrumental) stoner/doom flavored by peaks of pure psychedelia.
Abominable
is an outstanding album, performed and produced masterfully, and
where there is nothing to regret the absence of a bass line. The
musical synthesis obtained by Telekinetic Yeti translates into a
better care of the sounds and the composition of the songs, where the
vowels raids by Alex give that extra touch in songs, in itself
beautiful. In 42 minutes of pure energy, the band manages to mix the
sounds of bands like Clutch, Red Fang, Asteroid, The Sword in a more
doom/psychedelic key.
Tracks
like the opener Abominable sound like a doomy Clutch while
Electronaut feel the echoes of a riffage worthy of the best Sleep.
All the songs in Abominable travel on high quality levels, always
suspended between classic stoner and ferocious doom, never trivial or
obvious.
Telekinetic
Yeti manage to condense in the 42 minutes of Abominable a knowing
impressive sound spectrum, most probably due to the need to cope with
the lack of a bass line. In Telekinetic Yeti, such failure results in
opportunities. The opportunity to cure in an almost manic their
sound, and composing with a unique freedom their songs that,
ultimately, prove to be of little gems. Stuff that many bands with a
more complete line-up can safely dream of.
Although
only two, Telekinetic Yeti have the power of a supernova.
Good
job guys.
Words
by Bruno Bellisario
Thanks to Telekinetic
Yeti for the promo. Abominable will be available to buy on
CD/DD/Vinyl via Sump Pump Records from March 17th 2017.
