Cosmic Fall – Back Where The Fire Flows

 

 

Cosmic Fall – Back Where The Fire Flows
Clostridium Records / Self released – 2024
Rock, Space, Psych, Stoner, Kraut
Rated: *****

Have you ever just sat there, on a ledge or rock, in the middle of nature and watched the moon rise. And as it rose, did you ever feel like it picked out your little location like a spotlight? Well, the fourth track Chant Of The Lizards felt like exactly that for me. The leisurely flow, meandering like a brook, the nature sounds, the chimes, the blue hue of the guitar, it all seemed perfectly in synch with everything around me and it made me feel at home, connected and made me fall in love hard. Fall in love with Cosmic Fall all over again. Cause we were there back in 2016 for their First Fall release and even more when their 2018 In Search For Outer Space came out. But we kind of missed the intermediate Kick Out The Jams release (still set to private on bandcamp), Jams For Free and their Lackland single. Which was the last release from Cosmic Fall all the way back in 2019. But now the boys are back… Back Where The Fire Flows has five tracks that move confidently through the psychedelic and space rock genres, opting for a bit of stoner rock on occasion and some more krautrock approaches when needed. And the space, it’s soaring, but also very natural. Naturistic even, almost every composition feels like an ode to some natural force or geological beauty. Opening track entitled Lucid Skies Above Mars feels like the hot steamy vapors above some island born volcano, shimmering and rising, floating and gliding. And you glide along as the guitar takes you higher. Propelled by the drums to ascend and see it all. Picking up speed towards the end and perfectly transitioning into second track Magma Rising. With only four and half minutes, a short song for the Cosmic Fall three, that sees the magma rise instantaneously and flowing out in all directions. Highly direct, yet so groovy and steaming, with lovely bass work underpinning that wild drumming and ever freakier guitar sound. Another short one follows, Under The Influence Of Gravity, grooves hard, has a funkier touch and will have you smiling from ear to ear. A highly jam like middle section in combination with the laughter at the end will turn that smile even wider and will leave the impression that most or all of this was recorded in one majestic take. Whatever the case, you’ve just experienced three wonderful propelling tracks that will have made you dance, air drum and absolutely giddy with glee. Chant Of The Lizards follows and we already told you what it does to us, now go listen to all of it yourself and prepare for the powerful kraut rocking final track Drive The Kraut.Cosmic Fall is back! And on fire!

(Written by JK)

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