The Heavy Co. - Uno Dose (2014)
Uno Dose
is the first release (classified as a “double EP”) from The Heavy
Co. since their LP Midwest Electric
last year; here, they offer up a mix of live performances and new
studio tracks. It's all done in their down-and-dirty acid rock
style, with blaring bass swirling against some sick fuzz and
distortion on the guitar. On top of the big noisy presence conjured
up by their pedals and production, they've got some blues roots
showing through in their slow and steady grooves, which are kept
trotting along by some firepower from the drummer's corner, even when
they dive into a deep well of feedback.
Among
all the other influences coming to life in their output, the band
even throws some subtle doom into the edges of their riffs and
chords, shaking it slow and low before ripping out into a mean and
lean bridge. Imagine golden-era Black Sabbath doing loose covers of
Led Zeppelin with a time-tumbled Gibby Haynes taking over vocals
while Ozzy recovers from his latest intake, and you're somewhere in
the vicinity of what this band delivers.
If
you're a fan of lush and loud stoner blues rock, be sure to give
these guys a listen. Cassette copies of the double EP are available
on the group's BandCamp page, though shipping is currently on hold
until they can get some stuff worked out; once that's cleared up,
they'll make it known through their Facebook page, so you'll have
plenty of time by then to scrounge up the $8 (or more, if you wanna
be nice to the band) to get a copy in your hands. Or, if you can do
digital, you've got less of an excuse for holding off. Personally,
I'm hoping some sharp label will work out an arrangement with THC to
get all of their releases out on vinyl, but until then, this tape will be doing regular duty in my car.
~
Gabriel
For
Fans Of; Butthole
Surfers, 13th
Floor Elevators, Fuzz Evil, Acid King, Merlin
~
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