Ekranoplan

Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 20, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Tee Pee Records
• ASIN: B000MQ55G6
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #167,964 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Mountain Grill meets Mountain Girl?, October 19, 2009

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John L Murphy "Fionnchú" (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ekranoplan (Audio CD)

San Franciscans blend the Dead to Hawkwind: "Hall of the Mountain Grill" meets Mountain Girl? The first couple of songs take on the British band's assault, textured and processed in a muddy early-70s sludge. The Dead's more pastoral style infused the next two, and the fifth and sixth tracks mix the styles. Song seven builds up to the best one, but songs eight and nine then fall back into lassitude and dissipate the energy of the middle section of the record.

This all shows intentional arrangement of these songs to flow, but they do seem uneven on each end ebbing around the peaks midway. The band lacks distinctive vocals or standout instrumentalists, but this mushy production, as on their appropriately titled 2009 follow-up "When Sweet Sleep Returned" (also reviewed by me) does reveal consistency in hearkening back to a psychedelia that evokes the aftermath of the Sixties rather than its frenzied heyday.

I like Hawkwind '72-'75 more than the Grateful Dead, so my reaction may not match yours. This band on both CDs also recalls coastal neighbors Comets on Fire in its admiration for an overlay of synthesized, vintage distortion over guitar rock that looks backward to a mishmash of terse prog, freaky folk, and placid interludes that swirl around a dirty, muddy sound. While only "D. Brown" for me works totally, there's promise on both records that will keep me listening to this band's efforts.

5.0 out of 5 stars Ekranoplan = Excellent !, February 16, 2009

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Vibrolux45 (Xiamen,China) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Ekranoplan (Audio CD)

Wow had no idea when purchasing this that it would be as amazing as it is!
These guys know how to rock and with a real originality! I love this stuff heavy rock with heavy psycho edge!
If you like me enjoy Hawkwind early wind through to Hall Of The Mountain Grill and dig new bands such " Earthless " you will be happy you checked these tunes out!

Rock On

New Cd coming March 2009

Vibrolux45

4.0 out of 5 stars Psych-sludge ??, December 8, 2007

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Michael (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ekranoplan (Audio CD)

Shades of early Sabbath, a touch of Melvins, with a healthy psychedelic twist. Great band, really good record...make sure to catch them live.