Album Type:
Album
Date Released:
12th
December 2014
Label:
Self Released
Primordial
Soup – Track Listing
1. Trans-dimensional
2. Megalomaniac
3. The Wolves
4. Nest
5. Told You So
6. Scolder
7. Grinding The
Gears
8. Mettle
9. Behind Disguise
Bio
OLMEG are on the
never ending search for the big riff and the heaviest curly groove.
The fuzzed–out, psychedelic rock power trio deliver masses of deep
rolling Riffs that get inside your head.
OLMEG is the Masai
term for ‘The Outsider’
Members
Tim Byrne - drums
Jared Smith -
guitars, vocals
Matt Dawkins - lead
vocals, bass guitar
Review:
Rarely
has a band name been so appropriate as with Olmeg. Albeit hailing
from Melbourne, Australia, the band has taken their name from Masai
and it means The Outsider. Yes, I stole this from the band's Facebook
page but don't sue me because there's no money to be had. Seriously
though, the name is perfectly fitting for them since their take on
heavy psychedelic stoner rock is a rarity, a true gem within an
oversaturated genre. No, you don't believe me? Read on then and see
what I mean.
Heavy
on reverb, fuzz and riffs just as psyched out stoner rock should be,
Olmeg have added two brilliant ingredients which puts them light
years ahead of the rest. The first is melody. Within all the
heaviness, there's a lot of melody imbedded in the songs which in
turn makes them so much better. Don't get me wrong, I love heavy
music and riffs but to make a song unique you have to change it up.
Olmeg does so by not piling riff upon riff, instead they expand the
songs by letting them breathe by adding melody. This is even further
enhanced by my second point...instrumental! Some of their songs are
instrumental and I love that if it's done right. Since Olmeg are far
beyond good, it is done right making this combination is a
revelation.
Another
aspect of their difference is how these two parts are blended with
the band's psychedelic tendencies which involves long spaced out jams
with a touch of blues added as extra flavour. Combining all this with
heaviness, riffs, reverb, groove and fuzz you have a killer
concoction that few others can match.
Special
mention goes to the trippy and spacey 'Trans-dimensional' and 'Nest'.
'Told You So' is in the same vein but has more of jammy feel to it.
'The Wolves' is the proper stoner track while 'Mettle' is a mixture
of it all.
Olmeg
are a brilliant new acquaintance to me who sets the bar very high
with 'Primordial Soup'. I love it when a band "sneaks" up
on me unleashing an avalanche of great songs burying me deep in their
in their wake. The guys have another full-length available, 'Slab'
that I recommend as well. Fantastic music by a band that deserves
world recognition!
Words
by Håkan Nyman
Thanks
to Robbie and OLMEG for the advanced promo. Primordial Soup will be
available to buy from December 12th 2014. Headover to
BandCamp where you can download their excellent debut album for free
or Buy Now Download.
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