Release
date: June
14th
2019.
Label: Self
Released.
Format: CD/DD
Clarity
Through Distortion
– Tracklisting
1.Intro
02:07
2.Sea
of Ruin 06:06
3.Moanin'
and Groanin' 10:00
4.Supercell
14:40
5.Julius
Pleaser (Rides Again) 06:04
6.Ultimate
Dropout 04:32
7.Lotus
Throne 10:39
8.Outro
03:06
Members
Chad
Heille - drums
Neal
Stein - guitar
Chris
Gould - keys
Cam
Dewald - bass
Review
El
Supremo features Chad Helle and Neal Stein within their ranks and they used to be part of sadly missed Doom/Stoner Metal collective EGYPT who sadly
called it quits last year.
El
Supremo are an Instrumental Rock/Metal band who fuse Psych Rock,
Stoner Rock, Doom, Space Rock against a heavy Blues Rock atmosphere.
The album runs for almost an hour and the band create their own heavy
style of Doom/Stoner Rock. The album does take a few songs to fully
understand and appreciate. As the album has many different things
going on at the same time especially on songs such as: Sea Of Ruin
and Moanin' and Groanin' .
Some
of the songs run past the ten-minute mark with one of the songs
hitting fifteen minutes in length. So it’s good to see El Supremo
playing a more vivid and progressive style of music compared to other
instrumental bands within the Stoner Rock/Metal scene.
The
album has a free flowing attitude that embraces the legendary sounds
of the 60s Psychedelic Rock scene that soon gives way to heavier
style of 70s Doom based Rock/Metal. El Supremo enjoy playing a more
“Jam” based sound on certain parts of the album and that’s
where the band really find their own groovy sound. The instrumental
work is excellent throughout and you can hear echoes of EGYPT when
the heavier and spaced out moments are played.
The
best parts of the album are perhaps all contained on the lengthier
tracks such as Moanin' and Groanin' Supercell and Lotus Throne. As,
El Supremo have time on their side to create more complex rhythms and
melodies that become heavy and intense in places. Though the other
songs held on the album are still mighty impressive in their own
right with Sea Of Ruin and Ultimate Dropout being two of my favourite
songs held on the album.
The
production is superb and quite stylish especially when El Supremo
slow the mood right down and play a more stripped back style of
Stoner Rock/Metal. Clarity Through Distortion is quite a rebellious
album and I didn’t expect that at all. Look at some of the song
titles to see what I’m talking about.
The
album maybe slightly too long for its own good. However, El Supremo
have still managed to release an exciting and action packed album
that will appeal to anyone who is a fan of Stoner Rock/Metal music.
Excellent
and Highly Recommended.
Words
by Steve Howe
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