Album Type: Album
Date Released:
15th
July 2014
Label:
Pink Tank Records
Absolutely
Accurate - track listing:
SIDE A:
01 Awaking
02 Informing
03 Calking
04 Doing
05 Standing
SIDE B:
01 Motivating
02 Knowing
03 Believing
04 Seeing
05 Arriving
06 Ending
Bio:
The
Legend of Bartholomew Bum:
The
first recorded sightings of Bartholomew Bum recount his sermons on
the streets of Benares, where he preached the connection of body and
soul by playing music. He perceived poverty as sacred and his views
soon bestowed him with a large following. The word spread, and as
musicians, mathematicians, philosophers and scientists across the
globe studied his teachings, it was soon proven that poverty could
indeed be deemed holy and that spiritual wealth was directly linked
to the abdication of material goods. In an act of disavowal of the
world ís reigning kings, Bartholomew awarded a knighthood to
himself, choosing the title Sir Hobo. To ensure their sustainability
beyond his demise, his teachings were recorded by humankind in a book
generally known as "The Cardboard Box", which
simultaneously stood symbol for "The House of the Prophet".
Some
people view Sir Hobo as an alchemist capable of turning manure into
gold. Others perceive him to be a loser, too idiotic to gain riches.
Yet others see a human being. And some consider his actions to be an
intangible hunt for an intangible prey, an emotion ñ a worthy
emotion, an emotion deemed unworthy by rich people, an emotion of
selflessness, a good emotion. Sir Hobo did not so much seek as he did
find, leaving it to the big scheme of things to destine where his
sandals would carry him.
Understanding
the subjectivity of personal experience and the limitations of
perspective, he never imparted his own tales, nor did he take on
those of his pilgrims. It was by the negation of that which is not
love that he found love in its true form. In the form of music. Music
that is available to all and for all to partake
The
Band Members
Does
it really matter....
Review:
My
good friend Jan at Pink Tank Records kindly given me an advanced
promo copy to review for Sir Hobo's majestic Psychedelic Stoner/Space
Rock album – Absolutely Accurate.
A
45 minute haunting journey into the dangerous psyche of one highly
talented individual. Absolutely Accurate has a nightmarish feel to it
as nothing is as it seems. Haunting Space Rock vibes come and go to take
you on a twisted and beautifully haunting musical odyssey. Is it
Space Rock, Instrumental Rock or Stoner Rock. I am not quite sure as
I am still trying to work that out myself.
First
track – Awaking – as it's aptly named for awaking your senses for
a sensory overload of noises, riffs, vibes and far out
experimentation. It gives you a brief glimpse on what to expect for
the next 45 mins or so. A twisted and uncompromising vision that will
send cold as hell chills for you to chew on.
This
is all the work of one man – Sir Hobo – who only himself knows
what this album means. The song titles give you a good clue what
moods and environments your whole body will be going through on every
song. It's not an easy listen as this isn't a straight forward
conventional album. As tracks such as Informing, Calking, Motivating,
Seeing and Arriving have a unique darkness to them all. There are
riffs to be found but Sir Hobo makes you work hard before you find
you're musical reward. Nobody said that music had to be easy to
listen to.
It's
best to listen to this album in one full go as it's mean to be heard
as one overall experience. It will take you on such an emotional
roller-coaster that you will begin to question what is real or not.
Sir Hobo deserves credit for blending the different noises and
effects that sound so very different compared to other artists and
bands. It's mainly instrumental rock but Sir Hobo adds voice effects
here and there. Maybe to inform you what the hell is going on.
Anyway.
I don't want to spoil any more as you can find this out for yourself
as Jan at Pink Tank Records has allowed Sludgelord to hold an
exclusive album stream of this excellent album
Brilliant
and Highly Recommended.
Thanks
to Jan at Pink Tank Records for sending me a promo to review. The
advanced album stream. Much appreciated dude. Absolutely Accurate
will be available to buy from Pink Tank Records on DD/Vinyl from July
15th
2014.
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