Stoner HiVe’s Top 10 Most Listened Albums Last Week…

 

 

Stoner HiVe’s
Top 10 Most Listened Albums Last Week…

Dozer
Grande Royale
The Legendary
Madrugada
Iroh
Wallace Vanborn
Fvzz Populi
Padre Cuervo
Abanamat
Emperor's Lair

Paceshifters – Brand New Plan

 

 

Paceshifters – Brand New Plan
Concerto Records – 2021
Rock, Alternative
Rated: ****

We only ever mentioned that third album Breach by the Dutch three called Paceshifters. A damn good album that was. But those earlier two were pretty fine as well and so was the one that came after entitled Waiting To Derail. After that they released a split EP with one of the finest bands ever to come out of Belgium: Wallace Vanborn. And guess what, Wallace Vanborn’s Ian Clement took it upon himself to produce and offer guidance on the Paceshifters new fifth album called Brand New Plan. Main man Ian Clement producing the Paceshifters? Oh! We’ve got to hear this! They ventured out to Ghent, Belgium and captured ten brand new Paceshifters rock anthems! Can we hear Ian’s touch? We think so, he opened things up, made everything grander and wider and opted for huge gestures. It’s still alternative rock and there are still punches of stoner rock and nudges of those wild beginnings, but it’s way more subdued, softened and serene. Indeed, and it sounds way more ambitious, and that ambition is definitely fulfilled. Dynamic in every sense of the word, they lean more on melodic waves and rustic rhythms to pull it through, leaving those grungy and speedy beginnings for small parts and little explosions. It’s definitely a grower and one that does not divulge every intricate detail of the plan from the get-go; and that’s probably another one of those Ian masterstrokes. Leaving loads to be discovered slowly and only for those who dare to open their minds… No warning needed though, cause there also a lot that will be exactly poppy and catchy enough for you to take on easily and immediately… I love it when a Brand New Plan comes together…

(Written by JK)

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Stoner HiVe’s Top 10 Most Listened Albums Last Week…

Stoner HiVe’s

Top 10 Most Listened Albums Last Week…

Wallace Vanborn

Saturn’s Husk

Dungeon Weed

Gramma Vedetta

Karkara

Ritual Earth

The Hawkins

White Manna

Kind

The Space Spectrum

Wallace Vanborn – From A To Yellow

Wallace Vanborn – From A To Yellow

We love Wallace Vanborn. We loved them before they went to Rancho De La Luna to record  The Orb We Absorb with the help from Chris Goss. And we loved them even more after that! And we are on the very of falling in love with their manager as well. Just take a look at the new video for the first single From A To Yellow taken from the upcoming fourth album A Scalp For The Tribe. Yes. It’s him. The legendary Iven Deduytschaver… Hugs and kisses!

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Pukkelpop – 2014

Pukkelpop – 2014

A quick and none detailed rundown; cause it's been three days ago! It was one of those years that the surprises were limited to one or two acts and the ones that we hoped would deliver, did it righteously so. Apart from maybe one… It was one of those years where after the evening had fallen on the first day you could see a crazy blonde little white glue sniffing girl jump on stage with every act screaming: “I think yer freaky and I like it lot!” Or that might have been caused by the weird stuff that might have been thrown in yer beer when you weren’t looking…

It was dry. Or almost dry. Only a little spot of rain here and there and that was much better than we had hoped for. And so was Wallace Vanborn. On the verge of releasing their third album The Orb We Absorb recorded in Rancho De La Luna under guidance of Chris Goss they had the honor of opening the 2014 edition of the Belgian festival Pukkelpop. With a hazy sun and a first beer we witnessed them explode on stage. 

The songs from the earlier albums were hectic, loud and rough and the few new ones were more virtuous and made one long for intense heat and dubious amounts of whisky… What an opener! The rest of that first day we swerved around hoping for intense surprises, but they were limited. We thought Hozier might do the trick, but apart from their amazing hit single Take Me To Church, it was fairly flat. Die Antwoord delivered the entertainment goods and planted the freaky line firm in our heads… Weird selections for the main stage; that is another thing that made up Pukkelpop 2014. Cause when Janelle Monáe is performing for forty-five people and a handful of alpacas, I reckon something went wrong…

The next day we hitch-hiked (once again, cause that damn bus system in Belgium is too weird) back to the festival and were in time to run around a bit. But we wanted to see what The Van Jets were up to nowadays. They did not really seem to turn us on, but it was good to wake up to properly with some Grimbergen Blond and other beers. We decided to make our way early to the Shelter stage where Kadavar would play and Truckfighters would follow. 

Both shows were amazing, loud and good but Truckfighters was way better and way more energetic. Although the drummer of Kadavar is always a sight for sore eyes. But the rest of the Kadavar show could not pull you in; perhaps due to a weird limiter that sometimes took effect in the Shelter. Truckfighters is another beast in itself; bang, bang, bang and kaboom! Holy hell. What a show it was. After which we wandered from one act to another hoping for revelations of instigations… 

On the final day we finally grabbed a bus to the festival and prepared for the QOTSA family day. Unfortunately Sweethead disappointed. Especially the lovely Serrina Sims. It sounded like she had not sung in quite a while. Now, she never was the greatest vocalist, but she did have pazzaz. In this case it all seemed to falter. One or two songs she could bring properly and they ended with The Great Disruptor; which was probably the only memorable song in the set. Later on we would see Brody Dalle almost stumble and fall as well. Luckily she could just in time regain her strength and started punking the whole tent up. 

But before that we saw Uncle Acid And The Deadbeats. Who unfortunately were plagued by sound troubles during the first two songs; driving some people out of the tent. Who then missed what turned out to be a damn performance. Later on we saw Red Fang in the tent who were pleasantly surprised themselves by the reception and the fact a lot of folks new them and their songs. Like Truckfighters they tore the tent up and got the crowd going berserk. 

After which it was time for the headlining show of Queens Of The Stone Age. And they delivered once again; with a perfect execution of a greatest hits show they moved through all of the albums and performed every one of them with immaculate precision. Massive, meticulous, marauding and even wild on occasion. It wasn’t as dangerous as it used to be; but the Queens are a completely different animal nowadays. And we dug the hell out of it! It was a perfect ending to three days of amazing and fairly dry fun. As a desert we got a tight performance by Portishead; who were just as precise as their hard rocking counter parts who played before… 

And then the next morning you wake up and try to remember why those three days seem like only one and you envision yourself in a park somewhere in your neighborhood just sitting on the grass drinking lukewarm beer out of a plastic cup and every now and again jumping up, dancing and screaming: “I think yer freaky and I Like it a lot!”

Wallace Vanborn – Lions, Liars, Guns and God

Wallace Vanborn – Lions, Liars, Guns and God

East/News – 2012

Rock, Stoner, Garage

Rated: *****

The raw bluesy garage sound rubbing up against stoner has been blossoming of late in the beautiful little country called Netherlands. Think of firstwaver De Staat, the amazing Shaking Godspeed, the wonderful Automatic Sam or the tasty Birth of Joy for instance. But the neighbors to the south also have a few of their own advocates for the genre. The new record Lions, Liars, Guns and God from Wallace Vanborn for example. A mean but very catchy record that keeps in vein with other Belgian acts like Triggerfinger and Hicky Underworld, but fresher and younger than the first and less weird and noisy as the second. Its a hefty dose of guitar and drum violence and at times almost possessed vocals. With the help from producer David Bottrill (Muse, Tool) they deliver a second album full of danceable heavy rock heaped with stunning hooks and a wall of sound. It took their earlier sound to a much higher and mature level; one only attainable by a chosen few; the ones with their rock hearts in exactly the right place…

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Wallace Vanborn - Cougars

Wallace Vanborn - Cougars

The great video for the new single Cougars by the Belgian freaks Wallace Vanborn from their new amazing and soon to be released album Lions, Liars, Guns & God... And if we can't remember who the hell these guys were, check out their earlier stuff. Like Free Blank Shots...

Wallace Vanborn – Free Blank Shots

Wallace Vanborn – Free Blank Shots
Pias – 2010
Rock/Stoner
Waardering: ****

The first Flemish additions to the Dutch Courage Month are the three amigos of Wallace Vanborn. Founded in 2005 they quickly stormed the gates and only two years later barely missed winning the Humo Rock Rally and were selected to represent Belgium during an international rock competition. Immediately after this, and without a record to promote, just an EP called I Am Hell recorded in 2006, the guys jumped on to a ship or plane and headed out to the United States to tour the promised land for about two weeks. I guess they felt it was time to record an album; which they did soon after. The record fits snugly in the tradition that started a flood of bands after Queens of The Stone Age conquered the world with Songs For The Deaf. It is damn energetic and very accessible stoner; playful, rhythmic extremely strong and with convincing vocals. Danceable, sexy and damn tasty!

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