Release
date: February
7th
`2020.
Label: Self
Released.
Format: CD/DD
Vimana
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Tracklisting
1.Vimana
05:35
2.Villain
06:25
3.Revolution
04:08
4.Only
The Eye 06:31
5.Titans
05:56
Members
Domenico
San Giorgi: Drums
Niels
Budel: Bass & Vocals
Darrell
Laclé: Vocals, Guitars & Theremin
Review
Vimana
is the new record from Progressive Sludge/Stoner Rockers – I Saw
The Deep – and it’s their first album in 8 years. I loved these
guys debut album which was released way back in 2012 and I thought
the band had split-up. As they’ve never released anything since
then. Fast forward 8 years later and the band have recently released
Vimana.
The
EP is a Progressive and Complex journey into the realm of
Sludge/Doom/Stoner Metal and has quite a Mastodon vibe on certain
parts of the album. What makes this EP standout is I Saw The Deep
adding a classic style of Grunge to their Progressive Sound. The
lyrics are quite intellectual and thought-provoking in places and
have a “Sci-Fi” feel to them.
The
5 songs on offer go through a wide range of different musical
emotions and challenges that I Saw The Deep first showed on their
debut album Astronavigation. This EP has more riffs and draws
influences as diverse as Mastodon, Alice In Chains and MUSE. The band
go all out with their creative ideas on this EP and the whole thing
is superbly entertaining from start to finish.
My
favourite songs on the EP are: Villain, Only The Eye and Titans. As
the band add a deeply rich Psychedelic and Progressive sound on these
songs and the band go off a slightly warped journey of their own that
feels slightly out of place but still allowing the listener to be
part of the action, even if you don’t know what it’s going on
around you.
The
instrumental work is quite frantic in places but still remaining
universally excellent from start to finish.
The
production of the EP has been kept in-house with Darrell Laclé not
content being part of the band but also handling production duties as
well. I believe that Darrell did a similar role for I Saw The Deep’s
debut album. So it’s no surprise that this EP sounds even better
than their debut album with a more heavier and cinematic sound which
sounds superb throughout.
I’m
hoping we don’t have to wait another 8 yeas for the next I Saw The
Deep release. As Vimana is an exciting slice of Progressive
Sludge/Stoner Metal that offers a challenging listen but one remains
superbly entertaining from start to finish.
Words
by Steve Howe
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