Showing posts with label My Sleeping Karma. Show all posts
Showing posts with label My Sleeping Karma. Show all posts

Monday, 21 December 2015

A Year in Review: The Psychedelic Sonic 6 of 2015

By: Aaron Pickford



The Sludgelord’s ‘Sonic 6’ for 2015 is compiled based upon page views alone and calibrated into the list below, so check out the Psychedelic “Sonic 6” for 2015 (full reviews can be viewed by clicking the artwork and total views since the date of publication are highlight in red). 


6). Snail – “Feral” (597)

As far as tone and mood are concerned, “Feral” is far from untamed. To the touch, these eight cuts are smooth, the production doing what it needs to do to keep this beast domesticated. At the end of the day, though, this beast is hard to ignore, which is the justification for the album’s name.






5). Colour Haze – “To The Highest Gods We Know” (879)


Whether the band is up on stage nonchalantly kicking ass or their records are spinning on a turntable, Colour Haze is one of few bands that has consistently produced music of quality and integrity. “To The Highest Gods We Know” is no different. Though this album may not fully exemplify the band due to its short running time, it is an album that will stand proudly as the latest addition to the Colour Haze discography.


4). Weedpecker – “II” (913)

Weedpecker have created a sonic experience that demands your full attention as this is one of the most powerful Stoner Metal albums you'll hear all year. II is a contender for one of the albums of the year. Brilliant.




3). Sacri Monti – “Sacri Monti” (1091)


Sacri Monti's debut album is one that surprised me in a big way. Yeah it did take around 4 to 5 listens to fully appreciate the whole experience. So expect to take your time with this album. All in all Sacri Monti have created a stunning debut album.


2). My Sleeping Karma– “Moksha” (1421)

What can I say? My SLeeping Karma are one of those rare bands who follows their own path 100% and that's called freedom and liberation. Add excellent instrument skills to this and you have 'Moksha'. Rarely will you find a band or an album this good. We all make our own decisions but I urge you to seek out this band and follow in their foot steps. Your life will be so much better for it!


1). Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats – “Night Creeper” (1737)

If the record will be met by their adoring fan base with the same hype and admiration 2011’s insatiable ‘Blood Lust’ was, or be deemed as an adequate successor to the robustness of ‘Mind Control,’ only time will tell. What we do know, however, is that it’s another impressive release from this consistently unique and enrapturing Cambridge quartet.


Reviews featured in this article were written by: Victor Van Ommen, Steve Howe, Hakan Nyman, Philip Weller


Monday, 1 June 2015

The Sludgelord Sour 16 for May 2015

Welcome to The Sludgelord’s Sour 16. Each month, you the reader are unwittingly compiling a list of the top 16 records of the month, covering all genres of metal, but predominately the best the doom, sludge, stoner-psychedelic genres have to offer.
Is it chart? Not really.  It is merely the 16 records you guys have been most interested in over the last month and you have been checking out on this very page.

Our idea for this thing was to turn the power over to you guys, yes it would be easy for us to choose our favourite records of the months, however it is you the reader, the fans that support these bands, buy their records and attend their shows.  So here is the The Sludgelord Sour 16 for May 2015, the 16 records you’re most looking forward too or are currently checking out.  Check em out, spread the word and perhaps revisit some records you may have overlooked.  


The results are compiled based on page views alone and calibrated into the list below. So without further ado, this is the Sour 16. So until next month, roll up, kick back, chug a beer and Hail the riff! All review links, are held under the artwork.   

16) =    Space Metal – ‘Space Metal’ (260)




The Exploding Eyes Orchestra – ‘I’




14).      Ten Foot Wizard – Sleeping ‘Volcano’ (279)




13) =    Feral - ‘Where Dead Dreams Dwell’ (280)




Weedeater – ‘Goliathan’



11).      Galvano – ‘Trail of the Serpents’ (318)





10).      Demon Head – ‘Ride the Wilderness’ (326)




9).        Obsequiae – ‘Aria of Tombs’ (329)



8).        Arcturus – ‘Arcturian’ (378)



7).        Demon Eye – ‘Tempora Infernalia’ (409)




6).        Cult Leader – ‘Useless Animal’ (421)




5).        Sun & Sail Club – ‘The Great White Dope’ (454)




4).        Entrails – ‘Obliteration’ (478)




3).        Mutoid Man – ‘Bleeder’ (672)




2).        My Sleeping Karma – ‘Muksha’ (758)




1).        Paradise Lost – ‘The Plague Within’ (1322)


Saturday, 9 May 2015

My Sleeping Karma - Moksha (Album Review)


























My Sleeping Karma
Moksha

Napalm Records
29 May 2015

Moksha Tracklisting:

1. Prithvi
2. Interlude 1
3. Vayu
4. Interlude 2
5. Akasha
6. Interlude 3
7. Moksha
8. Interlude 4
9. Jalam
10. Interlude 5
11. Agni

The band:

Seppi - guitars
Matte - bass guitar
Steffen - drums
Norman - soundboard

Review

To say My Sleeping Karma floored me with their previous album 'Soma', is definitely the understatement of the century. An unknown band to me at the time, these four guys from Aschaffenburg, Germany, have been with me ever since because 'Soma' quickly turned into a go-to band for me. What i mean is regardless what frame of mind I'm in, My Sleeping Karma rstores the calm in me, they bring order solace. They pick me up when I'm down and they inspire me when I get stuck and can't move forward. What more can you ask for in life? Therefore, I was more than thrilled to be given this opportuniy to listen to and review their fifth opus, 'Moksha'.

Never before has an album lived up so much to it's title than 'Moksha'. Taken from Indian religions and philosophies, it means emancipation, liberation or release and that's exactly what My Sleeping Karma's new wax brings. Every time I listen to it, I feel set free, invigorated, happy and like a weight has been lifted from my shoulders. Why I don't play it every day before work is beyond me, since it would make each day so much better. Oh well, I might learn one of these days...right!

Built up like it's predecessor, 'Moksha' consists of "regular" songs and interludes, and the interplay between them is nothing but magic. It keeps the ebb and flow of the songs moving perfeclty, creating wonderous atmospheres. Come to think of it, the music is actually arranged akin to classical music. True, we're talking about instrumental music, where the instruments and the arrangements have to be in such a way that they elegantly and easily convery the story line. And this is where My Sleeping Karma excels. Having always taken inspiration from especially, but not necessarily, Hinduism in their quest for enlightenment, arranging their music just like classical works wonders. That and being amazing musicians!

Retaining their transcendental, psychedelic and hypnotic sound that I love so much on 'Soma', there is one significant change. Occuring occasionally, the band step off their beautiful magic carpet ride and explode into balls out led-heavy metal. This happens already in opener 'Prithvi' which starts off in full tilt, having me think for a moment that My Sleeping Karma have left their wonderful sound. I couldn't be more wrong! The heavier moments are just added for extra flavour and definitelt heightens the album. I guess it's what you call natural progression and man, it doesn't get much better than this.

What can I say? My SLeeping Karma are one of those rare bands who follows their own path 100% and that's called freedom and liberation. Add excellent instrument skills to this and you have 'Moksha'. Rarely will you find a band or an album this good. We all make our own decisions but I urge you to seek out this band and follow in their foot steps. Your life will be so much better for it!

Words by HÃ¥kan Nyman

Thanks to Mona, Jon and Andy at Napalm Records for the promo. Moksha will be available to buy on CD/DD/Vinyl from Napalm Records on 29th May 2015.

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