Trails

Metal Rouge
Emerald Cocoon
General 12" | Jun 2010

Reviews

Ragnar of Ravensfjord
Reviewed 2010-07-23

[33 RPM on both sides]

Way gone, trippy, loose psych with rumbling bass and woozy vocals. Then other the half of the time they’re noisy & chaotic not unlike Keiji Haino. Otherwise, file near Bardo Pond, Acid Mother’s Temple. Really well done and a good record to lose yourself in.

SIDE 1

((((1)))) Slow bass rumbles, occasional guitar chords, distant vocals. Starts getting louder in the middle then chords become loose & spindly – almost improv style.
(((2))) Kind odd, slow, warbly minimalist “improv psych” with added guitar wank near the end. Kinda works and kinda doesn’t.

SIDE 2

(((1))) High pitched, tweaked & treated guitars, random dive-bombers with sporadic percussion. Distorted to hell vocals sorta like some Haino release. If this was Japanese it would already be on KFJC, 6 times a day.
(((((2))))) Laid back, mellow strums, neck runs. Eventually gets louder but still carries that epic psych trip feeling. Really good “slow burner/come down” tune until the mondo guitar flashback wails kick in the 2nd half. “Harsh reality maaaan!”

Recent airplay

The Sunshine Path
Brownian MotionMar 30, 2011
The Sad Song (666), Ripe Century
mewMar 19, 2011
Ripe Century
anti-heroineFeb 15, 2011
The Sunshine Path
orangeasmOct 14, 2010
The Sunshine Path
Kremit Across AthertonSep 11, 2010
The Sad Song (666)

Charting

2010-07-25 — 2010-09-12
Week EndingAirplays
Sep 12 1
Aug 29 1
Aug 1 3

Track listing

1. The Sunshine Path
2. May 1971
3. Ripe Century
4. The Sad Song (666)