One of the best comebacks for the year 2017.

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Dead Sea Apes - Sixth Side Of The Pentagon (Cardinal Fuzz/Sky Lantern Records, April 03, 2017)

One of the most unique bands in the English psych scene, and more specifically from Manchester, Dead Sea Apes stand out in their singularity starting from their name, which is practically a reference to the Islamic tradition that claims those who lived in the areas around the Dead Sea were turned into apes for not heeding God's message conveyed through Moses. In English, it's a typical expression used to describe someone who thinks everything around them is a scam, practically the result of a conspiracy. The band is also distinguished by a certain inclination towards political and geopolitical themes and for a dystopian inspiration that is reflected in their largely experimental compositions, characterized by a sort of spectral atmospheres. Dominated by the sound of the bass, which gives the music the obsessive conformation of PIL's compositions ("Pale Anxieties") or This Heat ("Rectifier"), the album takes on dub sonorities with ghostly suggestions from Suicide ("The Map Is Not The Territory"), blues acidity ("Low Resolution"), and cosmic sounds ("Lo Res"), all influenced by an experimental orientation reminiscent of some compositions by Sir Richard Bishop or Gastr del Sol. Ultimately, we find ourselves in front of what I would define as a great band that should be followed even in their more experimental and conceptual works. Ahl-sahlahm-alaykum.

#experimental #psychedelia #dub

Dead Sea Apes - Sixth Side of the Pentagon(Full Album)