Album Type: EP
Date Released:
13th
April 2014
Label:
Self Released
Sativa Root
S/T track listing:
1.El Topo 07:57
2.Black Mass
Mountain 11:37
3.World Lament 11:22
4.I'm the Sun 05:57
5.Red Desert 07:53
Bio:
Whereas
the hot summer of 2011 drew nearly everyone to the local beach or
bar, snipping colourful cocktails, four dudes spent their leisure
time at an old dirty practice room, drinking beer and trying to
figure out what the heart of every band is; riffs, riffs and yes,
even more riffs. Not restricting themselves to any kind of genre,
they shamlessly draw influences from your mum‘s lovely hippie bands
of the 70s, to classic desert-driven Stoner-Rock, over to deep doom
and fuzzy Sludge Riffs. Sativa Root play instrumental music, covering
the full range between heavy discordant parts and soft melodic
passages.
That's
it...
We
shared the stage with bands like: Kylesa, Red Fang, Planet of Zeus,
Weedeater, Black Tusk, Naam, Underdogs, The Black Rainbows and others
The
Band Members
Stonerhead
- Lead Guitar (since 2011)
Romantic
Man - Guitar (since 2011)
Bam
Bam - Drums (since 2012)
Fant
- Bass (2013)
Review:
Sativa Root is an
instrumental Doom/Stoner Metal band with elements of Psychedelic Rock
thrown in for good measure. You’re probably thinking not another
Instrumental Doom/Stoner Metal Band. Does the world need another band
like this? Well on this evidence. Yeah we actually do need Sativa
Root in the realm of Doom/Stoner Metal as they guys are seriously
good.
It also helps they have
a well-known blogging colleague of mine by the name of Stonerhead in
their ranks as lead guitarist. Stonerhead runs the excellent blog – Stonerhead Let Groove Your Brains Tonight. Sativa Root is his
other passion and what a band it is. They have just released their
debut S/T EP. A collection of songs that you may of heard of before
if you’re already a fan of this band. But it’s cool to hear all
of the Sativa Root material all on one action packed EP that will
have you rocking out in no time at all.
The low-down of this EP
its 44 minutes of bass heavy psychedelic doom/stoner metal riffs that
packs an almighty punch. If you’re a fan of Karma to Burn,
Earthless and Sardonis then you seriously need to check this out now.
Sativa Root do bring their own style to the party as they are a lot
more psychedelic compared to other instrumental stoner metal bands
and it works in their favour.
The EP’s standout
tracks are Black Mass Mountain and World Lament as it shows what
Sativa Root are all about. Long, epic and hazy dreamlike riffs that
take you to another world before the band unleash the heaviness of
their music onto an unsuspecting listener. Both of these tracks run
past the 11-minute mark and I am huge fan of epic songs, as I want to
be entertained and challenged at the same time. These tracks have
many different levels to them and I applaud the band for writing some
truly epic riffs that will have you coming back for more.
Plus any band that
includes a soundclip from the world’s most legendary martial artist
– Bruce Lee – as an opening to their track has to be checked out.
All am saying.
Sativa Root’s debut
EP is an excellent release, which bodes well for their debut album
that will be released sometime in 2015. Until then this EP will do
for now before Sativa Root unleash their magic onto an unsuspecting
world and I for one will be waiting with excitement.
Excellent and Highly
Recommended.
You can buy Sativa Root
S/T EP from BandCamp now.
Check The Band from
links below.
