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Back in 2012 I joined Psilocybin on bass. Dragos liked my old band HUGENELK, so when that ended he brought me in to replace Tanner. They had a whole album's worth of material already recorded, and Dragos was able to send me some rough working copies of the tracks, which made learning the songs a lot easier. Although Juraj and Dragos had a very clear idea of where they wanted to take the songs, we ended up changing a ton of stuff as we got used to playing with each other. It was a lot of fun! We played some shows, wrote a new song that I really liked, and were in the process of recording new parts to finish the album, but then disaster struck. For some inexplicable reason (there were a lot of inexplicable happenings with this band) the only copy of the masters was on Juraj's laptop, which got stolen. The band was starting to fizzle out at that point anyway, so we ended up going our separate ways. Last year I was catching up with Dragos over Messenger, and I mentioned I still had those rough tracks. He got me to send them over, and I guess they were good enough to salvage something out of, because here's The Marsh Chapel Experiment, by Psilocybin: https://psilocybin.bandcamp.com/ Some of the tracks are real rough, but at least something exists out of all the work that was put into them. edit: I have nothing to do with selling the EP. To be honest, I probably wouldn't buy it, lol I just wish we could have recorded the songs the way we were doing them right at the end, as well as the unrecorded new song, "Ruins." drat, there were some good riffs in that one, and it's probably lost to the ether... Juaguocio fucked around with this message at 08:33 on Jul 10, 2018 |
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The Gasmask posted:So, weirdly enough the Terminal guitar tone is super similar to what Acacia Strain did on Coma Witch, except with more high end. I’ve been able to replicate the main amp tone pretty well, but what I’ve noticed with these two (and very few other super low tuned bands) is that their low string intonation + string gauge is spot on enough to hit an open F power chord and not run into dissonant overtones. G#0 is the lowest pitch that sounds good to me. Any lower than that and the notes start to lose definition. I don't like the feel of super heavy strings, so I don't tune my bass any lower than B0. That B string is plenty low enough for me. We used to do C standard/drop Bb in my old band, changing the tuning between songs. Intonation? What's that?
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Jul 13, 2018 04:55
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I love how Bongzilla trade their merch for weed. Their ability to get across borders is kind of surprising given how open they are about it.
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Jul 14, 2018 03:39
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New Hoopsnake: https://hoopsnakeriffs.bandcamp.com/album/snowmanmoth Dig that ZZ Top cover! I love how Dave still hits all Billy's guitar licks, just at 0.75 speed.
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Jul 30, 2018 19:58
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Elrobot posted:and some shows with Guevnna Yeah that's gonna be a sick tour. Playing the Legion in Roberts Creek is the most Hoopsnake thing.
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Jul 31, 2018 20:46
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New KEN mode is also a very good thing! https://kenmode.bandcamp.com/album/loved
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Aug 31, 2018 21:00
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I saw Guevnna in a tiny little room last night, and they were totally awesome! Great riffs, excellent playing from all the musicians, and a really energetic frontman. They reminded me a lot of Church of Misery, which is appropriate given that they're also from Japan.
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Sep 1, 2018 20:13
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Weaponized Cum posted:yeah but when youre at the bar wearing your cool KEN Mode shirt and that girl asks u about the KEN, u get a chance to blow it right then and there! Gotta wear that unlicensed Ken shirt they used to sell on tour, that way everyone will think you're just a cool guy who likes Street Fighter.
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Sep 6, 2018 07:02
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Kilometers Davis posted:Oh poo poo I need that without even knowing what it looks like  As I recall I got it on their 2015 tour.
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Sep 7, 2018 23:24
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Detective Thompson posted:Saw the Sumac show in Boston last night, really great lineup. Infernal Coil was a huge wall of black death and killed it. Dalek was really cool, the beats are dark and heavy and makes me want to see more metal/hip hop combo shows with other groups that have the same sort of vibe going on. And Sumac was incredible. I think this is the fourth or fifth time I've seen them, and this was probably the best they've been. The parts of the show where they (seemingly at least, though it could all be rehearsed) just jam and do freeform doom are great. They also played Rigid Man, which I hadn't seen them play yet and it was outstanding. Nick Yacyshyn is a beast on the drums, and Brian from Russian Circles has a killer tone with that bass, and of course Aaron is a madman. Nate Newton happened to be at the show, which was cool, and Aaron mentioned Caleb Scofield at the end of the night, which is something that obviously still moves him, as you could see in his eyes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZNc76Jx0P0 Nick's a great guy, and pretty much lives to drum. You can usually find him at Rufus Drum Shop here in Vancouver.
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Sep 10, 2018 19:46
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Varg posted:hello have you listened to any music about marijuana yet today? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6dBGwrnH1c loving hell, tune your bass before you record.
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Sep 28, 2018 21:20
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Laserface posted:High on fires new album is out today too. "The Witch And The Christ" is a cool track, but I agree, it doesn't seem like a very memorable album on the initial listen. I feel like there's more variety on their last record.
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Oct 6, 2018 03:09
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Monster Magnet are a must-see on their current tour. Dave Wyndorf is about to turn 62, and he's still rocking like a man half his age. The band he's got totally kills as well- bringing in Chris and Bob from the Atomic Bitchwax was a brilliant move. I really liked a couple of the new songs, and the renditions of the old classics were great too. "Spine Of God" must have gone on for 12 minutes at least.
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Oct 10, 2018 10:26
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Trabant posted:If you feel like just spinning the wheel, these compilations are mostly unknowns or up-and-comers of the genre(s): There's a whole bunch of good stuff on the Canada one. You could easily make a killer compilation from BC bands alone- a lot of the best ones aren't even represented on the compilation. Speaking of killer BC bands, Empress are doing a split with Piece from Germany, and a corresponding Euro tour. The track they just put up has been one of my favorites from their live set: https://thisisempress.bandcamp.com/
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Oct 26, 2018 05:00
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Darthemed posted:Out of curiosity, what are some of the most personally influential S/D/S albums for people in this thread? Not necessarily stuff you still listen to regularly, but albums which had a significant effect on your appreciation or perspective towards the style(s). Queens of the Stone Age were my gateway band. I saw the "No One Knows" video on MuchMusic, then got as many of their songs as I could find on Kazaa. Then I heard about this band called Kyuss that the QotSA guitar player used to be in. I could only find a couple of their songs to download, but they sounded cool, so I went to A&B Sound and bought "Sky Valley" on CD. QotSA were one of the most influential live shows I saw too, on the Lullabies tour in 2005. What were some other shows that influenced y'all?
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Nov 9, 2018 22:13
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Fu Manchu played an awesome show. I think that's the best one I've seen them do yet. They did a lot of the new album, which sounded great, and the rest of the set was mostly killer Brant-era songs. "Il Mostro Atomico" worked really well live. Balch is a great guitar player in his own right, so he was able to shred through the solos almost as well as Lifeson does on the album.
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Nov 12, 2018 21:13
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hatelull posted:I've listened to that track a ton, but really not sure what stuff is his on that track? Is he pretty much doing all the soloing? I'm not sure if he does all the solos or if he and Balch trade off.
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Nov 13, 2018 05:41
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Eat The Rich posted:Id really like a sds Christmas album. Hail Santa, Worship Cheer The Dio/Iommi collab off Metal Xmas has an old school doom feel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTcFz87AMoc
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Dec 22, 2018 04:07
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drat it, Haggatha broke up. There goes the best sludge/doom band in Vancouver.
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Jan 12, 2019 22:29
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:I know this isn't extremely Doom or Sludge, but I haven't seen Yawning Man's new album mentioned in here yet. They were so good when I saw them a couple years ago. I try not to fanboy too hard these days, but getting the chance to shake Mario's hand and have a brief chat was definitely a "holy poo poo" moment. His guest vocal on the first Brant solo album has long been a favorite of mine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJ8N7aOHN9Q
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Jan 19, 2019 21:44
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Crouton posted:If you didn't know they're playing Vancouver next Tuesday at the Astoria! Word, I'll be there! Speaking of Vancouver, I'm really enjoying the new Koma: https://komadoom.bandcamp.com/album/through-blackened-veils
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Jan 26, 2019 22:59
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Darthemed posted:gently caress it, here's a big post for show dates. poo poo yeah, I'll be at Body Void/Yarrow, then CoC/Weedeater/Crowbar the next night. Slothful Bong posted:Holy crap, I haven't thought of Gozu since like 2011, didn't even realize they were still around. I remember going through the "Stonerrock.com Jukebox" and finding so many cool bands. I think that's the first place I heard Orange Goblin, Sgt. Sunshine, Isis, Greenleaf, etc.
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Jan 29, 2019 23:23
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Varg posted:Should I drive 3.5 hours one way to CT and get a hotel for the weekend for this fest, or just drive 3 hours round trip to see King Buffalo in Philly this same weekend? Oh nice, Solace still exist! I haven't heard anything from them in years. Corrosion of Conformity were so drat good on the weekend. No Reed, but the new drummer is great. They even dug into the deep cuts and brought out "It's That Way."
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Feb 4, 2019 22:18
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Mike's pedalboard from December: Note the drink arsenal on the left.
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Apr 1, 2019 05:47
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Loving how prolific these guys have been lately. When I saw them earlier this year they played a couple new tunes that sounded really cool.
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Apr 18, 2019 03:33
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Ingmar terdman posted:Liking the melvins is as close to a prereq for this thread as can be. Hope they come around sometime soon, it's been a few years since I've seen them Their live show is a lot of fun right now. Steven McDonald fits really well on bass and vocals. When I saw them recently they did a Rolling Stones cover, and also brought out openers Helms Alee for a "Night Goat" encore with 2 guitars, 2 basses, and 2 drummers. Sleep is doing a Canadian tour in September. I'm super excited to see them at the Hume Hotel in Nelson, that's gonna be a trip!
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May 22, 2019 19:27
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The recent Sleep shows were really great, but they felt much more rigidly planned out and rehearsed than the ones I've seen in the past. They're a much tighter band now than when they first got together with Jason on drums, but they don't seem to jam as much anymore. The transitions where they would weave parts of Dopesmoker in and out of other songs were always my favorite moments at those early shows.
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Snowy posted:or don’t feel like mailing out a ton of stuff themselves. This is a big part of it. Most musicians are pretty drat lazy about that kind of stuff. That's why record labels and managers exist. New Elder has some great instrumental parts, but I feel like the vocals sound less and less suited to their music with each successive album.
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Apr 29, 2020 21:55
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Laserface posted:The praise Elder are getting on facebook and reviews for the vocal is pretty weird because its absolutely the worst performance Nick has done. Haha I decided to be diplomatic, but you're right. They should have just gotten a different vocalist once they started moving towards the more melodic singing, because Nick can't do that, at all. His vocals were so loving bad both times I saw them.
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May 1, 2020 04:22
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sticklefifer posted:I wasn't a fan of Nick's vocals on their self-titled. Then from Dead Roots up until Reflections it sounded like he was doing sort of an Ozzy thing. Which was fine, but it kind of didn't matter because there'd be like 1 minute of singing in a 15 minute song, especially on stuff like Lore. I like the synthy prog stuff on Omens, but for lack of a better term, Nick's vocal delivery sounds... "jowly" I guess? Yeah that's a good way of putting it. When I saw them live I felt like a bunch of their songs were too long- like they came to a natural sounding ending, but then just kept going. Here are a couple killer new sludgy albums out of BC: Heron - Time Immemorial: https://cvltnation.com/heron-time-immemorial-album-premiere Mendozza - Soul Nebula: https://mendozza.bandcamp.com/album/soul-nebula
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Laserface posted:Anyone got good youtube concert/documentary suggestions? been watching a few to get my gig fix and it doesnt really hit the spot but some come pretty close. The 1994 Obsessed documentary is a must see if you haven't already: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJwl_5vFQi0
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