LP Review - HUATA/BITCHO Split

"European Doomkrieg is summoning!
Gathering our disciples for fuzz ritual ceremonies, we are the luminous legacy of the sacred green land. Under the mourning star we preach, the great light of truth, the holy power of extra-terrestrials initiators that guide us to glorious times. Here is the Occult!"

Now all gather around if you will for this superb quality 3 track split LP with 2 from French occult doom stoners Huata and 1 from the Netherlands dwelling Bitcho.

Huata's "The Retaliator" is a 15 min 29 seconds psychedelic doom journey into the farthest reaches of space. At times floating through the gentle aethyrs and at others down-tuned very low and at others soaring to the pinnacle of space and time, it's a slow travelling myriad colored cloud of space dust, the remnants of some exploded star loaded with the potential for life. Layers of sonic beauty are presented in this universal mind trip with crunchy sludge, organic organs, transcendental and distant calls, psychedelic soundscapes; it is a breakthrough dose of DMT that explodes the third eye launching the shaman into the innerverse where dwells the gates to the omniverse. The machine elves dance around and this is the music they dance to. It's a finely crafted piece of audio art, a dream beyond a mere human mind's capability to conjure and it has existed forever.

"Hercolubus" is more out and out sludge laden doom and compared to it's predecessor it is over so soon but in the moments that the sounds fall upon you there is no doubt that Huata are taking their sound to new higher dimensions. It drips with anguished emotions in a similar way to Neurosis' or AmanRa's heart breaking but soul empowering sonic sonnets. Darkly cold and drifting ambiance sucks impressively mighty sludge riffs from the space-doom abyss in a calling to higher realms of existence.

Huata's last album "Atavist of Mann, (2012)" features extremely heavy skull-fucking doom so this new sound they have forged is a big departure from their previous release. It's less harsh and in your face than their last offering but no less heavy.

Bitcho's beast "10050 cielo drive" enters the split with a grim trip of uncomfortable psychedelic revolutions. With a Godflesh-like feel to the track shown in it's down tempo simplicity but with added electronic experimentation, it may feel uncomfortable in a 'Oh shit I'm coming up!' kind of way but it is hugely and satisfyingly hypnotic. Towards the end of this track are unleashed heavily effected vocals that sound like the war cries of some intergalactic creature hell-bent on universal destruction and it is oh so delicious to listen to. Cavernous bass crunches accentuate the track for the most part alongside slow thunderous drum explosions and creeping squelchy slithering guitar Wah effects that make this track a perfect addition to this split.

This gatefold LP comes with a beautiful retro-futuristic cover made by Benjamin Moreau of Huata and is out to own now from MUSIC FEAR SATAN.

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Zac's "Double Dose" - BITCHO / Towers

BITCHO: Toybox

This sextet of Dutch Droners' will have you standing at the gates of Dis, preparing (if preparing for such unending torture is possible) for the seventh circle of Hell's Inferno, with their 2009 self-released album 'Toybox'. Here BITCHO diminish listeners into a stagnant ooze with their brand of mesmerizing drone. The songs are long, monotonous, and repetitive... but that's kind of the point when the scheme is to take living, breathing, solid, and free-thinking brains and sedate it to nothing more than a skull of innate soup. 'Toybox' is being re-released this year, seeing that the initial 200 copies sold out within a few months. Four of the five songs can be downloaded at bandcamp, but to experience the absolute distance from light and joy, with bleak signs of hope, you will have to purchase the physical album here.



Members:

Rutkoś
Piter
Sagan
Marian Odsłuch
Grabarz

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Towers: The Fields

Towers' calculations, from freshman release 'The Fields', have configured the perfect ratio of sludge murkiness to stoner fuzz. The Portland, Oregon ensemble got started in 2010 and "... are lovers of all things dark and heavy...". Inspired by legendary Pacific Northwest bands like YOB and other Heavy Planet favorites Nether Regions and Axxicorn, Towers' is destined to become a component part of this rich metal scene. The Fields was recorded by bassist / vocalist Rick Duncan live, with no over-dubs, proving that Towers truly are masters of their craft. The music hypnotizes and devours with ample feedback, roaring vocals, and quality production. The band hope to have The Fields available on vinyl in the near future, but in the mean time download your copy at bandcamp or catch a show and ask the guys for a CD.



Members:

Darryl Swan - Drums
Max Rees - Guitar
Rick Duncan - Bass / Vocals

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