Album Type:
Album
Date Released:
August
20th 2014
Label:
Box Records
Ultra High
Dimensionality - track listing:
I. Dead In The
Temple (09:24)
II. Strung Out
Beyond The Rim (09:23)
IV. Blue At Noon
(09:02)
V. Void In Aimless
Flight (07:52)
VI. Unbroken Reign
Of The Violent Yagu (04:16)
Album Info:
Box Records is proud
to present the second full length album from Newcastle, UK
brain-melters Haikai No Ku. Following last years outstanding début
'Sick On My Journey' on Burning World Records the three piece stepped
into Blank Studios to record their follow up, a 40 minute pilgrimage
through 5 mind-altering tracks.
By now avid fans of
doom and psychedelia will be familiar with Mike Vest's (Bong,
11Paranoias, Blown Out) patented hyper fuzz guitar shrieks and
damaged feedback. In Haikai No Ku he is joined by Jerome Smith
(Female Borstal, Charles Dexter Ward) on bass and Sam Booth (Foot
Hair, Bin, Obey) on drums to deliver a burgeoning psychedelic doom
trip of the highest grade.
Band Members
Jerome Smith –
Bass
Mike Vest -
Feedbacker Guitars
Sam Booth – Drums
Review:
Haikai
No Ku released one of the best if not the best début Noise
Rock/Psychedelic Rock albums of 2013 with Sick On My Journey. The
album truly pulverized me with it’s style of Noise, Doom, Drone and
Psychedelic Rock overtones being played at a loud violent level for
45 mins or so.
Well
12 months on, Haikai No Ku are back to continue that journey with
their 2nd full-length record – Ultra High Dimensionality. 39
minutes of even more twisted Doom, Drone, Psychedelic Noise Rock
riffs to prove why Haikai No Ku are masters of nightmarish noisy
based feedback that would have BORIS or Mainliner running for cover.
This album should come with a Government Health Warning to advise
people how violently loud the mood becomes.
First
track – Read In The Temple – once again sees the band playing by
their own rules with each band member trying to play the lead role
within this dangerous power trio. Mike on lead guitar is on fire as
he lays down a barrage of spectacular noisy guitar riffs that Jerome
and Sam match on bass and drums respectively. The album walks a fine
line between drone based doom metal vibes and distorted slabs of
heavy heart-pounding noise with enough power to shatter your body to
dust.
As
with their début album, this will take a few listens to get the
overall feel of the album. It is not an easy album to listen to as
Haikai No Ku add different styles and ideas that will potentially put
many people off. However, that has always been Haikai No Ku’s
intent in releasing music that is different to everything else.
Second
track – Strung Out Beyond The Rim – carries on the instrumental
brutality from the earlier track. Haikai No Ku pound the heck out of
their instruments as they turn the noise way up to dangerous levels
once again. This takes the listener into a violent psychedelic world
where each passing second lasts a lifetime. Haikai No Ku slowly
destroy every shred of sanity you may have and turn you into an
emotional shivering wreck.
Haikai
No Ku unleash more sonic warfare on 3rd track – Blue At Noon. They
blend ambient-based noises with psychedelic riffs that even had me
feeling dizzy at times. A brutal and uncompromising track unleashes
attack after attack of heavy pounding distorted riffs that can be
described as deafening and painful at times. However, I still loved
every warped and disturbing second of it. Haikai No Ku take no
prisoners with this track. Trust me. A loud and violent offering will
leave you in a cold sweat questioning what have I just witnessed.
Void
In Aimless Flight and Unbroken Reign Of The Violent Yagu draws this
album to it’s natural and violent conclusion to prove why Haikai No
Ku are in a dangerous league of their own. Ultra High Dimensionality
is another excellent album from this demented hard-rocking power
trio. If you want an album that challenges you and dares to be
different, this is the album for you. Another masterpiece from Haikai
No Ku.
Thanks
to Matt at Box Records. Ultra High Dimensionality will be available
to buy on DD/Vinyl from Box Records on August 20th 2014.
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