Bison Machine ~ Hoarfrost (2015)
Another stellar release from the people over at Kozmik Artifactz
is the latest album from Bison Machine. "Hoarfrost" reminds me of 70's
hard rock attitude with a nice, heaping dose of modern day fuzzed out,
stoner tones in the mix. There isn't really anything new offered here,
nothing experimental and overly complicated. Just straight from the gut,
pounding rock and roll music with as much soul, as groove engrained in
it. I really became enthralled with the second song on the album, "Old
Moon". Opening up with a ringing guitar note, and building drum rolls,
it isn't long before the guitar takes over for a minute before
things mellow out. Once this happens, a raw, but airy
vocal performance takes center stage, with the tranquility only being
broken by hairy, distorted tone coming from the guitar riff. The song
follows this series of high energy peaks, mixed with the slower, more
subdued valleys of sound over the six and half minute duration. Once
past the half way point though, things begin picking up momentum and
doesn't look back until quickly dropping off at the end of the track.
This is the track that stuck with me, but when put in it's proper place
on the album, the entire thing turns into one big slab of perfectly
executed stoner rock. For the sake of your pockets when it comes to
those shipping charges, people in the US can grab their vinyl directly
from Bison Machine's bandcamp (where the digital version is name your price), while you fine European folks can pick it
from Kozmik Artifact.
~Skip
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