Release
date: May 24th 2017. Label: Fuzzmatazz Records. Format: CD/DD/Vinyl
Revelers
– Tracklisting
1.Leveled Reveler
07:49
2.Pusher 03:04
3.Messina 07:15
4.Walkin' on Air
03:50
5.Fuzz Muncher 04:42
6.Rolling Hitch
10:03
Band
Members:
Eggat - Vocals
Dirk - Guitar &
Vocals
Konni - Organ
Dän - Bass
Säsh - Drums &
Vocals
Review
I believe this is
Operators third album. I'm fairly new to their robust Stoner Rock
sound and their new album Revelers - acts a great introduction for
beginners such as myself. Operators have quite a boisterous and
playful angry side with their music that they fuse with psychedelic
blues riffs.
Opening track - Leveled
Reveler - opens with a two minute instrumental piece that shows what
Operators are made of. Fast-paced blues driven psych stoner rock
before the vocals finally appear.Some very cool organs appear and it
allows Operators to play a very different kind of Stoner Rock sound.
Trippy funk based psychedelics appear towards the song.
The vocals
from Eggat feel influenced by Anthony Kiedes of RHCP fame. It's a
strong opening track and one that makes you feel at ease with the
crazy music being played around you. These guys are highly thought of
within the Stoner Rock world and from this song it's not hard to see
why.
Second track - Pusher -
is a thrashier punk kind of sound. A slight change in musical
direction with sixties psychedelic sounding organs merged with the
more modern thrash/punk stoner sound. I don't know why but I can hear
elements of classic heavy metal sounds but given a psychedelic blues
rock makeover when the heavier moments appear. Maybe I'm crazy, just
the feeling I experience when listening to this album.
Third track - Messina -
is a calmer affair with slowly played moments of psychedelic blues
based rock. The organs add a gloomier atmosphere with subtle vocals
from lead singer Eggat. The song does feel emotionally distant at
times but that's probably down to the slow-paced riffs that appear on
the first half of the track. The second half of the song is a very
different story as Operators go slightly demonic with the heavier and
doomier riffs that appear. The song does move into more prog rock
territory especially with the vocals and lyrics of the song.
The final three songs -
Walkin' On Air, Fuzz Muncher and Rolling Hitch all carry on the
experimental vibe of the opening tracks. Crazy Stoner Rock sounds
merged with a blues/hard rock vibe with great lyrics to match
especially on Walkin' On Air.
The final track -
Rolling Hitch - lasts for around ten minutes and it did start to test
my patience at times. It's not a bad song, it's a great song overall.
It's that the band changes the mood far too many times and it can be
quite exhausting to keep up with. Though I do admire their talent and
drive for writing a song such as Rolling Hitch. Overall, Revelers is
a hugely enjoyable album with many exciting moments that will keep
the most jaded Stoner Rock fan entertained from start to finish.
Is this an album I will
be listening to all the time? Possibly not but I will return to the
crazy world of Operators from time to time. Mainly to be entertained
and be thrilled by some of their wacky and strange ideas held on the
album.
Words
by Steve Howe
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