Grajo - Slowgod II - review
Grajo - Slowgod II - review
Tracklist
01. Altares02. Queen Cobra
03. Malmuerta
04. ER
05. Horror And Pleasure
06. Malstrøm
A review by
BitterCOld February 21, 2018
The album opens with two strong tracks that do a great job in walking down well-trodden paths. "Altares" is an eight minute plus slower dirge doom tune, whereas "Queen Cobra" is more of that rocking mid-pace style of doom that has the listener can't help but slow-mo headbang along with.
As I typed, enjoyable enough, they're catchy and well played. I liked 'em.
Where Slowgod II really made me take notice was "Malmuerta", a hypnotically trippy track in which after a fuzzed out solo everything seems to drop away a bit to the background and let vocalist Liz showcase her talents in a bit of a cadenza before the doom once again crasheth down.
The album's second half closes out well, drawing in some post-elements here, and more walks down the trippy trail there. A great album to put on later in the evening.
The end result is an album a hell of a lot more engaging than, sadly, my review for it. I've played it 20 times, per iTunes, and while I've struggled trying to pound out words, it's never been a struggle to hit "play" and listen Slowgod II again. And again. And again.
So if female-fronted fuzzed stonerdoom sounds vaguely your thing, get thee to bandcamp.
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 9 |
| Songwriting: | 8 |
| Originality: | 8 |
| Production: | 9 |
Written on 21.02.2018 by
Written on 21.02.2018 by
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16 lines review looks so delicious.
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Ah, a Craigview, always love the rare occasions when we get em. Thanks for calling this to our attention man, I haven't ridden the fuzzy, Terence McKenna doom train much lately, but still a major fan of it and always looking for cool recs. Might scope this later and see what Spectral Haze have been up to as well (another great one for this style that I highly suggest you check out if you haven't yet as a fan of Ortega, Wo Fat, etc).
---- I am the Magician and the Exorcist. I am the axle of the wheel, and the cube in the circle. “Come unto me” is a foolish word: for it is I that go. ~ II. VII
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