Release
date: December
1st
2018. Label: Magic
Moustache Records.
Format: DD/Vinyl
Semuta
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Tracklisting
1.Burning
Planet
2.The
Spice
3.Through
The Doors Of Kukundu
4.Semuta
Music
5.The
Mothership Connection
6.Nasubi
Members
Christian
Mariess - Drums
Henry
Fears - Guitar
Joe
Le Long - Bass & Vocals
Review
Lord
Vapour are back with their new album Semuta and the album arrives two
years after their critically acclaimed debut album Mill Street Blues.
Lord Vapour play a loud and heavy mix of Psych, Doom, Stoner and
Classic Rock sounds. Their talent was evidently clear on their
celebrated debut album. However they take things further on their new
opus with the band adding a heavy progressive and jagged sound.
Lord
Vapour have actually took more creative risks on this album. It may
not seem like it when you first listen to the album. However the band
add a more atmospheric and deep style of classic rock to their
overall sound. The album sounds wonderful from the start and has a
much richer sound compared to Mill Street Blues.
Opening
song – Burning Planet – slowly starts weaving psychedelic riffs
amongst the classic Doom based vibes that Lord Vapour excel playing
at. The song soon moves into other areas of music such as Stoner and
Classic Rock and works surprisingly well whilst retaining its
Psychedelic gloomy charm. Once the confident vocals of Joe
appear
the album moves into more dynamic Space Rock territory. As the lyrics
have quite an OTT and science fiction feel to them. That part was
seen in Mill Street Blues but not as fully realized on this album.
Second
song – The Spice – is perhaps named after the much sought after
commodity of the Frank Herbert classic science fiction saga – Dune.
Though Lord Vapour deal in heavy mix of Psychedelic Doom/Stoner Metal
that is quite boisterous at times with the music being distinctively
loud from the start. The guitars are very precise that allows the
band to play a high amount of epic guitar solos. The vocals from Joe
are fantastic yet again with them having a playful doomier edge to
them. The music is a mixture of classic rock and modern Doom/Stoner
based grooves. This is one of the standout songs on the album.
Third
song – Through The Doors Of Kukundu – is a song that was
originally released as a digital single last year and it’s good to
see the song included here. As the song fits perfectly well within
this album. It’s a more of Blues Rock sound compared to the other
songs on the album. However the band still manage to play a high
amount of Doom/Stoner Metal sounds. The song is influenced by Orange
Goblin in many ways in both with the music and vocals.
The
second half of the album is equally as good as the first half if not
better. As Lord Vapour play some of the heaviest and most spaced out
riffs on the album. Two of the songs – Semuta and Nasubi – both
run past the eight minute mark and Lord Vapour impress the most on
these two songs on the second half of the album. With heavy
progressive guitar riffs instantly drawing you into their weird and
spaced out world.
Mill
Street Blues may have made Lord Vapour as a band to look out for.
However, Semuta proves that Lord Vapour are destined for bigger and
better things. Lord Vapour have delivered the goods with this album.
If
you’re a fan of Black Sabbath, Orange Goblin, Kyuss and Fu Manchu
then Lord Vapour are the band for you. Semuta is a gloriously heavy
and brilliantly entertaining psychedelic blast into the Doom/Stoner
Metal cosmos.
Words
by Steve Howe
Thanks
to Lord Vapour for the promo. Semuta is available to buy now on DD/Vinyl via
Magic Moustache Records.
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