Release
date: January
18th
2019.
Label: Ripple
Music.
Format: CD/DD/Vinyl
Orbis
Majora
– Tracklisting
1.
Feeding the Sun
2.
Disorder
3.
The Last Goat Out of Pompeii
4.
Unanswered Prayers
5.
Hemp Fandango
Members
Luke:
Guitar
Jed:
Bass
Henry:
Drums
Burdt
- Guitar/Vocals
Review
Aussie
Psych Stoner Rockers AVER return with their new album Orbis Majora
and it’s a decidedly different affair compared to their previous
albums. As this album has a more progressive and experimental sound
that I didn’t initially expect. The added use of different
instruments such as violins and cello is a superb touch and gives
AVER’s music much more depth than ever before.
The
album does take some time to fully get going and for the heavy riffs
to appear. AVER continue their progressive space rock journey they
started almost eight years ago on their acclaimed debut album which
had elements of Grunge, Psych and Hard Rock buried under the
expansive rock/metal sound the band created even back then. AVER
sound wonderfully different on Orbis Majora as they add a TOOL-esque
progressive delivery to their music that still offers moments of pure
psychedelic bliss.
Opening
song – Feeding The Sun – is a ten minute plus epic which sees
AVER play different aspects of Psychedelic Rock that ventures further
into the Space/Stoner Rock spectrum. The song can be quite
folk-orientated at times but that is a good thing as this allows the
listener to fully appreciate AVER’s sound even more. The song
almost loses its way towards the end but it’s the sheer size and
scope of AVER’s music that makes this song an absolute delight to
listen to. As you don’t know which musical direction AVER will take
you next. Truth be told I don’t think they know either.
Second
song – Disorder – opens with a more laid-back psychedelic sound
that’s played quite casually. However this all builds upto to a
thundering wall of seventies inspired Space/Stoner Rock goodness
that’s quite dramatic and trippy in all the right places. The
vocals from Burdt
are superb and become louder and more passionate as the song reaches
its natural and heavy progressive conclusion.
Third
song – The Last Goat Out Of Pompeii – is a throwback to seventies
prog-rock but with the added heavy modern Stoner Rock influences that
AVER wisely bring to the table. This is one of the standout songs on
the album with the Pink Floyd and TOOL influences shining through.
The
final two songs – Unanswered Prayers and Hemp Fandango – offer
almost twenty five minutes of the heaviest riffs contained on the
album and sees AVER experiment with their sound even further and
perhaps becoming more of a Heavy Space Rock sound than ever before.
Hemp Fandango is perhaps the best song of the album as AVER become
more confident and fully focused on creating a more comprehensive
sound to immerse the listener with.
Overall,
Orbis Majora is a wonderful and equally moving audio cinematic
experience that will only enhance AVER’s reputation even further
within the Psych/Stoner Rock scene.
Words
by Steve Howe
Thanks to Richard at Sheltered Life PR for the promo. Orbis Majora will be available to buy on CD/DD/Vinyl via Ripple Music from Jan 18th 2019.
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