The
Wisdoom
Hypothalamus
Heavy
Psych Sounds
10
February 2014
The
band:
Luigi
Costanzo - drums
Daniele
Neri - bass guitar
Dario
Iocca - guitar, vocals
Francesco
Pucci - guitar, vocals
The
songs:
1.
Alpha 13:31
2.
Theta 7:40
3.
Delta 15:43
4.
Oneiron 6:50
I've
said it before but it's worth mentioning again. I love receiving
albums by bands I've never heard of before who absolutely turn my
world upside down. And Italians The Wisdoom are definitely such a
band. Formed in 2010 they only have one previous release in the shape
of a self-titled EP from 2011 but you can't tell that this is their
first full-length. What I mean is 'Hypothalamus'
is so solid, well-played, free-flowing as well as totally mind
blowing I get the feeling these guys have played together for
decades. That is of course not the case which this debut even better.
Taking doom, stoner, sludge and psych and mixing them together in a
blender The Wisdoom has created a fresh new approach of the genres I
just mentioned. But instead of following each style's formula to the
tee all they do is plug in their instruments and simply annihilate.
Fucking fantastic!
'Alpha'
starts this beast of a wax and it hypnotizes me right away. Because
as heavy as The Wisdoom are they are equally trippy and spacey. The
repetitive riffs along with the soaring noise effects and backed by
the punishing bass and drums puts me in a trance and this is further
enhanced in the slower parts when the somewhat screaming desperate
voices joins the melee. I feel myself being catapulted into dimesions
where forces unknown to me are trying to pull me apart. The band's
love psych is no more apparent than in 'Theta'.
Slow and totally out there it starts off with a trippy guitar line
that sets the tone for the whole song. When the rest of the band
joins in a sludgy mode enters the fray but the trippy guitar keeps
floating on top of everything...beautiful! As the song progresses
psych definitely takes over and it gives me some respite from being
ripped to pieces from the previous song.
Looming
and threatening like invaders from Mars 'Delta'
is creepy as hell especially when that blood curling slide guitar
appears out of nowhere. All of a sudden the song explodes like a
super nova and I am enveloped by it's fire. All of a sudden the music
slows down to almost a full stop and I find myself levitating in
total peace. It's dark and quiet and I feel my pulse slowing down and
a sense of contentment washes over me. But the moment when I feel
absolute freedom The Wisdoom opens the gate and I am sucked into a
crescending maelstrom of craziness. 'Oneiron',
the last song on this fantastic debut, picks up the pieces of my
shattered remains and builds me up from scratch. Slow and mellow it
builds up in tempo as I am being recreated...it weaves back and forth
before finally throwing the new me back into this world. Truly
amazing!
Man,
this album couldn't have arrived at a better time. 2014 has been a
sucky year so far but listening to 'Hypothalamus'
is the perfect remedy for any ailments and problems. As I said in the
beginning it doesn't sound like this is The Wisdoom's debut album and
that promises so much for the future because there's no telling what
these guys can do. I am going to enjoy this wax as much as possible
since it's so uplifting but also because new angles appear every time
I play it. And that's another sign of a great band...they create
multi-faceted albums where you never know what's going to be around
the corner. But instead of being scared of what might be you embrace
everything they throw at you....fantastico!!!
Molto
bene signori, molto bene!
Written by Håkan
Nyman
This album is brilliant. And we are huge fans of it here at Sludgelord HQ. It's available to buy on Heavy Psych Sounds via Digital Download and Vinyl. It will be soon coming to vinyl in the USA courtesy of those damn fine folks at Ripple Music via their brilliant distro company - Heavy Ripples Distribution.
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