Kamchatka – Bury Your Roots

1. Perfect
2. Hindsight
3. TV Blues
4. The Same
5. Demonbelly
6. Good Night
7. Bye Bye Mind’s Eye
8. Puppet
9. Before Things Get Rough
10. Worried
11. I’ve Got To Learn
12.
” should not be confused with the Spanish theatre company with the same name that visited the 2011 edition of Lowlands. This is one of many Swedish bands drinking from the well nigh endless source of inspiration that is called psychedelic hardrock / blues. And given the sheer number of albums in this genre, what makes “”, the fourth album by beardy threesome , different from everything that has been released recently?”
“The answer is as plain as it is sobering: not much. “” is only surprising in its traditionality. It is rare to hear a record that could have been catapulted into the twenty-first century from the seventies. Everything, vocals, guitar solo’s, melodies and occasional Mellotron splashes breathes the atmosphere of times way back, when curtains were brown and orange and couches were made of real skai. Whether that is a recommendation depends on both your age and your personal taste. To me it brings back precious childhood memories, but that does not mean I want it all in the present. Something similar can be said for the music of . It is a good thing a few light brushes in modern colours were added, because the thought of only brown and orange brings shivers to my spine.”
“”” – the first album with a proper title instead of a serial number – is a tasteful combination of pure retro with the soulful approach known from Clutch and the grungy sound of Pearl Jam and the likes. Grunge is by now retro as well, but that is a different story. Take the song “Demonbelly”, a friendly cross between indiepop, hardrock and grunge in which the vocals are very much like those of a lost song by Pearl Jam or Soundgarden. In “Good Night”, the next track we can hear echoes of the omnipresent Kyuss, following a countryblues intro. Dominating on “” is the subtle, sometimes even a bit aged sounding bluesrock that is easy listening but because of that never makes a lasting impact. “” is the most accessible album by to date, but to me it is also the least enjoyable because all the sharp edges have been carefully removed.”
Lords Of Metal, Jan-Simon
LP album
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