Wo Fat

these guys are a somewhat new find for me. first heard about them last year, but i kind of dismissed them as just another sleep tribute act. boy was i wrong! these guys fucking rule! wo fat has mastered the riff in a way few bands ever will.

Wo Fat - Psychedelonaut

(2009, Self Released)

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Wooden Shjips

acid drenched peyote rock from san francisco. repetive drums & basslines with trance inducing psych fuzz guitars and vocals with a shitload of reverb. in short shit that would turn the pope into a hippie. album of the year contender.

Wooden Shjips - Dos

(2009, Holy Mountain)

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Necrodamus

Necrodamus - No Rest For The Wizard [2007, Necrowizard/Shifty]








Quick one. Project of Scott Stearns from Fistula, Ultralord, King Travolta and so on (and I think other members of Fistula). Mix of thrash and sludge, even a bit of punk here & there. Includes a take on Integrity's Judgement Day and a cover of the Misfit's Skulls. Heavy, evil riffs throughout (besides the short last track which is kind of a throwaway).

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Julie Doiron

this time something not quite so heavy. julie doiron is a canadian singer-songwriter. now i'm not a huge fan of stuff like this, but this album is kind of unique in that it has a lot of realy fuzzy guitar riffs that would sound more at home on a new dead meadow album than on some canadian girly folk album. anyway worth a listen if you're into folk or the softer side of stoner.

Julie Doiron - I Can Wonder What You Did With Your Day

(2009, Jagjaguwar)

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U.S. Christmas

U.S. Christmas - Salt The Wound [2006, R.A.I.G.]






is it stoner/sludge? is it psych? is it space rock? all are true to an extent. all i know for sure is that it's good. i'm sure this comparison has been made before about this North Carolina band, but they sound like a mix of Hawkwind and Neurosis with rougher vocals laid over the top.

they also have a 2008 album called Eat The Low Dogs on Neurot.

by the way, i saw them last weekend at the Scion Rock Fest and they killed. see them if you have the chance.

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sounds from the dark backward mix

wintermix for sludge swamp. some bands have been posted here, some have not. if you want full albums leave a comment. i'll make covers for this tonight.

01 Salome - The Vivification of Ker

02 Pombagira - Castdown Earthbound

03 Thou - Smoke Pigs

04 Zoroaster - The Book
05 Morne - Force

06 Gnaw Their Tongues - Glossolalia

07 Grey - Wither (13 Cover)

08 Bones Of Seabirds - Serpent

09 Quttinirpaaq - Highway Tzar

va - sounds from the dark backward

(2009 wintermix)

lords of bukkake

lords of bukkake play ultra slow and heavy space sludge. 20 minute pummeling sludge anthems that are as slow and inevitable as huge meteorite smashing earth and ending all life, with high pitched vocals of hateful worship for death and violence. or not, the songs might be about drinking beer and smoking pot for all i know. either way one of the best albums of 2008.

Lords Of Bukkake - Self Titled

(2008, Odio Sonoro)

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Cuzo

long time no post...

alone records from spain have been one of the best european labels of all things heavy and pyschedelic for a while now. they introduced us to orthodox, and signed the almighty moho last year, a union which spawned one of my favourite 2008 releases, chotacabra. i haven't heard a single album they've released i havent liked, or like in some cases listened to religiously for months (mohos chotacabra and was one ofmy most listened albums last year).

here's their latest offering, a psych doom band from barcelona called cuzo. they've got a great goblin meets sabbath thing going with a strong desert feel to it. recommended for fans of the already mentioned goblin, mammatus, earthless, zombi and all things heavy and psychedelic.

kudos to the ripper & original uploader, a man who goes by the name of porn.

Cuzo - Amor Y La Muerte En La Tercera Fase
(2009, Alone)
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