Release
date: March 02nd 2020. Label: Fuzzy Cracklins Presents. Format: CD/DD
UnderMudBlues
– Tracklisting
1.Shamanic
Owl 07:47
2.The
Crimson River 06:16
3.Magic
Circle At Twin Moons 05:29
4.Green
Swamp 05:35 video
5.Creeping
Snakes 02:03
Members
Mark
Wolf: Vox, Harmonica, Fx
Machen:
High and Low Guitars
S.M.
Ghoul: Drums
Review
UnderMudBlues
is the debut release from Italian Psych Blues/Doom/Stoner Rockers –
Lunar Swamp – who we featured previously when they released their
debut song – Shamanic Owl.
Opening
song – Shamanic Owl and it's almost 8 minutes of delicious and
neck-breaking Stoner Metal that is powered along by a heavy
streetwise Blues Rock/Fuzz Rock attitude. The band also show they're
a dab hand at adding layers of distorted noise to the mix and the
vocals from Mark are quite powerful allowing Lunar Swamp to create an
almighty racket.
If
you dig bands such as Black Sabbath and GEEZER then Lunar Swamp
should be on your radar and they keep that powerful momentum going on
through the rest of the EP with the band creating an action packed
sound that’s overflowing with different ideas.
The
overall sound of the EP is quite dirty in places but it matches the
Swamp groove that is perhaps the best thing of the entire record. The
music has it’s own caustic approach and allows the band to show
their appreciation for different time periods of music ranging from
70s Doom Metal to modern day Sludge/Stoner Metal. So expect a lot of
different variety on this EP.
The
final song Creeping Snakes is the only part of the EP that did
nothing for me. As it’s just a collection of sounds that don’t
really bring anything exciting to the EP. Maybe the band could have
included this song in the middle of the EP and ended with Green
Swamp. That’s
my only complaint for UnderMudBlues.
UnderMudBlues is a superbly produced release that should allow the band to make a name for themselves within the Doom/Sludge/Stoner Metal community.
UnderMudBlues is a superbly produced release that should allow the band to make a name for themselves within the Doom/Sludge/Stoner Metal community.
Words
by Steve Howe
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