Release
date: October 06th 2017. Label: Roadburn Records. Format: DD/Vinyl
Futurians
Live At Roadburn – Tracklisting
Electric Breath
Running Battle
Return to Kraken
And Yet It Moves
Tramontane
Supernothing
Ulysses My Father
March of the 1000
volt Ghost
Members
Chris Couzens -
Guitar
David Majury -
Guitar
Marty Harvey -
Drums/Vocals
Review
"Good
evening, we're Slomatics from Belfast". These words open the
live LP that feels like the culmination of a genre and our community.
While the Roadburn Festival in Tilburg, Netherlands is relatively
unknown to the outside World, it is the Mecca of doom, stoner and all
things heavy in Eurppe. And this years live-release is by none other
than the Irish three-piece known as Slomatics.
If
you haven't indulged in what already feels like a staple and a
classic, Future Echo Return, from yesteryear you should do so before
diving into this. Just to fully appreciate the nuances these guys add
to their live works and to get a taste of exactly how much Slomatics
aggression incorporate in their live-performance. Just listen to And
Yet It Moves and you'll soon know what I mean. Phasers are set to
kill.
The
pure energy that these fellows named David, Chris and Marty have live
really is breathtaking. The guitars doesn't just feel like ten-ton
sludgehammers raining down low end-fury over the World, they really
are. It's why the intro to Electric Breath feels even more vibrant
than it's studio version. The live-album manages to capture the nerve
these guys play with. It's faster and perhaps holds more aggression
than the studio counterpart. This is why the album has such a
triumphant feel. Even though I wasn't there that day at Roadburn, I
feel the energy Slomatics poured out.
It
is when Jon of Conan makes his appearance on the stage to do vocals
for March Of The 1000 Volt Ghost that even the most hardened
doom-veteran should get a fair share of goosebumps. This finale
encapsules perfectly what Slomatics are and stand for. With the added
help of Jon's screams, it's an instant classic with riffs drenched in
what feels like a heavy toxin.
Slomatics
– Futurians Live At Roadburn is the sound of our everyday
fuzz-heroes David, Chris and Marty laying waste to one of the
mightiest festivals in all of Europe. It is why any of us are part of
this big friendly community. When the crowd erupt in claps and
screams over the tonnes of Ritual Beginnings, it feels and sounds
like something had changed. I can't begin to fathom how anyone that
was there could ever recover from the crushing performance that day,
and by recording it the people at Roadburn ensured that no one ever
will. For that I say thank you and good job.
Words
by Simon Ohlsson
Slomatics:
Futurians Live At Roadburn will be available to buy on DD/Vinyl
from Roadburn Records from October 06th 2017.
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