ShiMa – Vol.2
Raging Planet – 2021
Rock, Prog, Stoner, Instrumental, Metal
Rated: *****
Vol.2 was released at the end of January and is the second album by Portuguese trio ShiMa. They hail from the capital Lisbon and have produced a superb instrumental progressive rock record. They shimmy up to metal just as much as borrowing influences from the stoner and psychedelic rock environment. Opening track Shamash starts out slowly, with jazzy guitar work and a cosmic feel before slowly turning up the heaviness and letting it all rip. They return to the spacious composition throughout the track and effortlessly combine it with the more explosive parts. As they will continue to do on the rest of the album. But after the second track Iguana rolls out its tongue and melody, you know you are in deep and up the good creek. Starting with a great motif and excellent guitar colors; it turns heavy and fuzzy quick, and you can feel it all burn, melt and come together. It burns like that great golden orb in the sky! Even though you will wonder for a moment if you have heard it before you cannot escape the pull ShiMa exhumes and it will completely absorb you. And after this amazing track there are three more that will submerge and fulfill you to the very brim and then runneth over. Perfect headphone music for these dark times! Or blasting through a stereo while yer outside watching the stars wander by…
(Written by JK)
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