stoner rock
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THISISNOTABANDSHIRT by Merchants Of Air, only available in March 2016
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We continue today's writing session with a six-track ep by Viareggio, Italy based stoner rock trio Ramachandran. If you're in for a decent slab of fuzzed-out energy, this surely is something for you. This female fronted back goes pretty wild, blending old school hard rock with a touch of thrash metal (in opener 'Bandura') and loads of energy. The result is a raw version of some stoner rock acts like Jex Thoth or Jess And The Ancient Ones.
Now, about those names, don't take them to literally please. While those bands focus on making their music as complete, atmospheric and mysterious as possible, Ramachandran just want to rock and that is exactly what they do. Songs like 'Cotard' or the grungy and somewhat psychedelic 'Samo' are strong tracks which can get many parties started. I guess the bluesy 'Vilayanur' is my favorite here.
All the songs, and the bandname, share a similar theme, namely 'how does the brain work'. The lyrics reflect neuro-psychological experiments. It's an interesting concept, that's for sure, one of which I have quite a few books about here. Perhaps it might be a good idea to read some of those books while this album plays continuously. I might try that later but for now, I just feel like playing the ep again and start a stoner rock party in my living room.
​Serge
Now, about those names, don't take them to literally please. While those bands focus on making their music as complete, atmospheric and mysterious as possible, Ramachandran just want to rock and that is exactly what they do. Songs like 'Cotard' or the grungy and somewhat psychedelic 'Samo' are strong tracks which can get many parties started. I guess the bluesy 'Vilayanur' is my favorite here.
All the songs, and the bandname, share a similar theme, namely 'how does the brain work'. The lyrics reflect neuro-psychological experiments. It's an interesting concept, that's for sure, one of which I have quite a few books about here. Perhaps it might be a good idea to read some of those books while this album plays continuously. I might try that later but for now, I just feel like playing the ep again and start a stoner rock party in my living room.
​Serge