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maandag 11 februari 2019

Stoner HiVe’s Top 5 artists listened to last week…


Stoner HiVe’s
Top 5 artists listened to last week…

Colour Out Of Space

Good Monday. Or errr, I mean morning. Finally someone righteous winning a Grammy. Congratulations to Matt Pike and High On Fire ofcourse. But as he already stated: “We don’t need an award for doing something we love.” Right on maestro! Right on! We shall refrain from mentioning that we listened to David Bowie a lot; because we need to! And shredder Ygnwie Malmsteen, cause we need to prepare for an interview with the man. No, we shall list the other five we listened to the most… The Grand East for instance and their What A Man release. Soulful rock that just mainlines the groove directly into your heart. The self-titled release Colour Out Of Space was instant love! We don’t know much about these cats, except that we immediately understood that this is stoner metal from out of this world! Davenport Cabinet is a side-project Coheed and Cambria's lead guitarist Travis Stever. We had their 2013 album Our Machine on a lot, mainly because we were tracking projects maestro Pete Stahl had been a part of. But it’s damn good and the Stahl track hauntingly majestic! American trio Skirt released their new record Reinstate The Guillotine a few weeks ago and we it’s still on heavy rotation. Spacey heaviness with overtones of fast paced psychedelic goodness and a garage sounding take on hardrock. Grimy and druggy! And if you’re looking for something messy, check this out: King Cig! Stoner punk straight from the Melbourne gutters.! And their new EP Cult 45 is an intense and wild ride through those sewers filled with lovely filth and energetic nastiness! You just gotta love it! So check it out! Check’m all out!

donderdag 7 februari 2019

The Grand East – What A Man


The Grand East – What A Man
Self released / BB Records – 2018
Rock, Blues, Soul, Classic, Psych
Rated: ****

Are you looking for something soulful? Something with an irresistible groove? Check out the new effort What A Man by Dutch five-piece The Grand East. These cats show their love for their influences and there are influences a plenty. Think The Doors, The Who, Velvet Underground and even something classic like the Allman Brothers. But none of them become more than influences cause it’s The Grand East we hear here. A feel for the days of yore and everything retro; but with so many modern touches that it never becomes anything but a majestic rock record that quickly warms your heart. Producers Pablo van de Poel (from DeWolff) and Simon Akkermans (from Bombay, Jungle By Night) have delivered an intense crispy and energetic sound that works extremely well on the song with a more garage approach, the psychedelic ones and all that soulful gold that is spread out across the album! What A Man, what a record!

(Written by JK)


The Grand East - What a Man



The Grand East - What a Man

Official music video for the song 'What a Man' from The Grand East, out since October 2018. What A Man is featured on the album with the same name. And check out the mention just above this video post... What a record!