Personally speaking, I never grew up in the 1970s, hell I
wasn’t even born then either, but when I sit back and imagine the haze filled
days of experimentation and freedom, it’s usually soundtracked by something
very similar to what Limestone Whale effortlessly do; delicate but leading
bendy guitars, always tinkering on the edge of destruction but always happy to
remain distant to the urge, vocals that require a voice to actually sing, and
not simply yell, and a solid percussion of someone who has almost baked all of
their brains. This is the Seventies I choose to believe in, I shall fail to be
convinced otherwise.
Aside from my culturally influenced assertions, what
really matters is that Schwandorf, Germany, have just bellowed out a new,
lightly tinged, doom stoner band, with enough caress and power to sooth many a
mind. Their self-titled debut EP explores all stoner-heads territory whist
being enclosed in the fist of doom’s embrace, highlighted perfectly on the
track ‘White Flat’, a glorious slow tempo doom track which almost bursts into
moments of serenity. But, it’s the bluesy elements to Limestone Whale’s sound,
evident on ‘The Wizard’ and ‘Acid Entrance’, that lead back to those imaginary
seventies hazy days, of headphones on, while the record spins 45rpm on the
deck, just wanting to remain in the moment for a lifetime.
There’s a definite resurgence in throwback 70’s psychedelia
in the scene at the moment, and all that matters now is to be the best at it,
and Limestone Whale all well placed on our radars to evolve an album which
makes us want to grab a tie-dyed shirt, roll a fat one, and get lost inside our
own minds. Peace man!
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