Release Date: September 17th 2025. Record Label: Self Released. Formats: DD
Soundwaves - Tracklisting
1.Flee 07:42
2.Ride the Soundwaves 07:36
3.Clinically Insane 07:21
4.Inhumanity 04:51
Review
Fuzz/Stoner Rockers SuperCollider reside in the same world as the likes of KYUSS, FU MANCHU and TRUCKFIGHTERS with their music moving from areas of classic sounds of the Desert Landscape. Their debut EP Soundwaves is one that relies on heavy distortion and cosmic waves of Space Rock for the most part. This allows the sound to be quite vibrant with layers of aggressive FUZZY melodies developing from the very start of the superb opening track Flee. The vocals allows SuperCollider to have a more melodic and harmonic quality to their music that reminds of KING BUFFALO and HOWLING GIANT in places.
The EP runs for around thirty minutes and could be considered a “mini-album” as Soundwaves has a grand musical vibe throughout with fine amounts of catchy instrumental melodies. This allows SuperCollider to branch out into the heavy arena of “STONER METAL” for some parts but mostly it’s classic Fuzz/Stoner Rock sounds that first originated over thirty five years ago.
The next couple tracks of Ride The Soundwaves and Clinically Insane sees a deeper and progressive sound appearing with multi-layered vocals which offer a slightly warped digitised and electronic feeling. The music drifts into Post-Stoner and Post-Doom surroundings. The sound could be slightly claustrophobic within Ride The Soundwaves but it gives SuperCollider’s sound a heavy apocalyptic energy. SuperCollider moves at a sublime slow-to-mid pace which allows the lyrics to really standout and delicious FUZZY guitars allowing the rhythm section to be quite melodic that perhaps leads into the more interesting melodies developing.
There is an “ice-cold” atmosphere developing once more within the heavily digitised vocals which gives a more deceptive “DOOMED OUT” feeling to the record. You can hear other influences such as Alice In Chains appearing which was another nice touch for classic grunge fans like myself.
The final track of Inhumanity follows a similar path to the previous tracks but within a tighter and shorter runtime with SuperCollider being more low-key with the lyrics and their music in places. This still allows the EP to end on a highly satisfactory conclusion with an over the top approach to the storyline of the EP that takes a step back to SuperCollider’s Desert Rock/Fuzz Rock riff-wizardry which explodes into some epic instrumental solos that’s perhaps some of the best parts of the whole EP.
Soundwaves is a great way to introduce yourselves to the Stoner Rock scene. As it’s bursting with classic sounds of the genre but also allowing themselves every perfect opportunity to inject their own personality into the mix.
Excellent and Highly Recommended.
Words by Steve Howe
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