Number 12

 

 

Number 12

 

Low Orbit created not just a crater but an entire black hole on Number 13! What an album indeed! And now we jump only one point. Indeed, one mere point. To reach Number 12! Where we find a band that has made the Stoner HiVe Top 20 Countdown multiple times. And we are glad that this one has once again found itself into the hearts and minds of all the voters. Released early April we immediately fell in love with their opening track. That driving rhythm, those propelling riffs, that melody, that theme, that refrain, all so wonderfully circling each other. And we knew the boys did it again; only to find out that most of this album was recorded for the album that came before and just did not fit back then. So, in that case we are very lucky the guys found a way to rework and release it all. Cause hottdamn, these are so intense and so good once again. We already mentioned that circling aspect, but it is so prevalent on this record and it seems to do so around every conceived theme. They often feel like giant improvisations that immediately turned into a full-fledged rock song. And then there is the meaning behind it all, the bigger picture, the larger legacy; so well described by Jasper from that great No Man’s Valley outfit and his own Weirdo Shrine blog: “The band at least spoke out, had their say. It might not be too late for us. But if it is, and some future civilization will dig out this record they will hear a perfect echo of what this age of man was about: what great powers of creation we possess, and what great powers of destruction at the same time.” The album we find on Number 12 is yet another warning and another great moment in music…

 

Motorpsycho – Kingdom of Oblivion

 

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