Release Date: November 13th 2026. Record Label: Blues Funeral Recordings. Format: CD/DD/Vinyl
Reflect to Rewind: A Rarities Collection - Tracklist
Exoskeleton (Part I)
Day Of The Rope
Down
Dumper Dumper
Twilight Sleep
The Phantom
Infinity x 10
Sonic Reducer
Typhoon
Sub Ethna
Mongoloid
The Wreck
The Cruise Might Have Been Too Much
Lazering The Vault
Bitchin’
Review
Stoner Rock legends DOZER released an incredible greatest hits set last year called Rewind to Return: Rarities, Singles and B-Sides. That album ended up becoming one of my favourite albums last year and they normally say lightning doesn’t strike twice. However, nobody ever told DOZER that as they’ve released another greatest hits set which is right up there as one of the best albums this year.
This album is perhaps a more Punk Rock and rebellious affair as it perfectly shows DOZER’s transformation over the years through the majority of the tracks contained here. There’s some classic tracks here but also a great collection of B Sides I haven’t heard in decades and it was great to see what they sounded like once more. The album is quite extensive, running around seventy four minutes across fifteen tracks that shows how DOZER became Sweden’s premier Stoner Metal band.
Rewind to Return: Rarities, Singles and B-Sides has once more been mastered by their longtime collaborator Karl Daniel Lidén who painstakingly remaster this volume track by track. There’s a refreshing slice of modern fuzzed out atmospherics appearing which still allows the record to sound quite classical in its own right which you can feel right through the opening batch of opening tracks such as: Exoskeleton (Part 1), Day Of The Rope, Down and Dumper Dumper.
There are certain aspects where we see DOZER beginning to create their iconic Stoner Rock/Metal sound with the majority of these tracks having a classic Punk Rock attitude where the later tracks sees that vital sound that has become a massive part of their modern day sound. Which is quite surprising since this record isn’t in any chronological order at all but everything flows naturally throughout. DOZER proves time and time again why they’re one of the most essential acts within the global Heavy Rock scene on tracks such as Day Of The Rope, Twilight Sleep, Infinity x10, Sonic Reducer, Sub Ethna, The Cruise Might Have Been Too Much and Bitchin’.
One of the most superbly entertaining tracks is their amazing cover of the classic DEVO track Mongoloid which is giving a true Stoner Rock makeover whilst paying homage to the original track. There are grooves, riffs and extended instrumental passages that put some modern day releases to absolute shame with DOZER solidifying their reputation as one of the legendary bands within the Stoner Rock/Metal scene.
Reflect to Rewind: A Rarities Collection is the perfect companion piece to last year’s Rewind to Return: Rarities, Singles and B-Sides with both records offering a different perspective to DOZER’s legendary musical career which will leave you on the edge of your seat everytime you listen to the album.
Words by Steve Howe
Thanks to Purple Sage PR for the promo.
Rewind to Return: Rarities, Singles and B-Sides is available to buy now on CD/DD/Vinyl from Blues Funeral Recordings.
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