Release Date: April 28th 2023. Record Label: Frekete! Records. Formats: CD/DD
Adriatic Desert: Tracklisting
Wild Boar
Adriatic Desert
Acid Lime
Mammatus
A Giant Summer
Hysteria
2007
Fluorescent Dinosaur
Members
Angelo 'Xunah' Mirolli - Guitars
Marco D'Aulerio - Drums
Review
Desert/Stoner Rockers Le Scimmie return with their third album Adriatic Desert. The album runs for a very concise but very action packed thirty minutes. Le Scimmie offers a chaotic blend of Punk Rock, Psych Rock, Noise Rock and Sludge Rock but lovingly contained within a thrilling Desert/Stoner Rock package. The album does have some DIY ethics being used in the production side of things. Though it still sounds wonderfully LOUD and even DARING in places.
Influenced by the likes of KYUSS, Karma To Burn and FU MANCHU but with the creative attitude of Nick Olivieri especially with the more OUTLAW vibe the album contains on tracks such as Wild Boar, Adriatic Desert and Acid Lime. These tracks allow Le Scimmie to explore the more outlandish side of the Desert/Stoner Rock sound with trippy theatrics being added for a heavier and a slight level of Sludge based distortion.
Amplifier Distortion and Guitar Reverb is a big part of how Le Scimmie deliver their grooves on the album. The album is purely instrumental and should keep fans of the WEEDIAN underground scene gloriously entertained. Le Scimmie aren't reinventing the wheel here but they've written a collection of great tracks that have a certain classic Stoner Rock approach. Adriatic Desert also excels in the FUZZ ROCK department with plenty of levels of distorted FUZZ within the album's creative DNA.
Other great tracks to check out are: Mammatus, A Giant Summer, Hysteria and Fluorescent Dinosaur.
Certain parts of the album can be quite freaky and jazzy in places which brings a more classic Psych Rock vibe into the overall mix of the album. The final track Fluorescent Dinosaur even allows Le Scimmie to be a bit more progressive with their music and show a different side to the band. The album maybe could have done with a couple more songs. As it's quite a short album barely clocking in at thirty minutes. However, Le Scimmie have released a great album that is jam-packed with RIFFS galore.
Adriatic Desert is Le Scimmie's best album to date and will no doubt allow the band to build their fanbase within the underground Desert/Stoner Rock scene.
Excellent and Highly Recommended.
Words by Steve Howe
Thanks to Metaversus PR for the promo.
Adriatic Desert will be available to buy on CD/DD via Frekete! Records from April 27th 2023.
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