Mount Soma
formed in 2014 after three members - Brian(guitar/vocals), Keith(guitar),
Conrad(bass) - had played together in an acoustic alt rock/trad group which had
recently disbanded and had a common interest in writing heavy music together.
After some early initial writing sessions Aaron(drums) came on board after
having previously played with Conrad in a couple of short lived local
stoner/doom bands. Having played a couple of gigs towards the end of 2014 Mount Soma supported Birmingham doom outfit Alunah when they came to Dublin in 2015. Work started on a
debut EP later in the year which was finally wrapped up in early 2016. People
have cited elements of stoner, doom, sludge, psych and prog being present in
their work.
The
three tracks that comprise “Origins”,
which is also their debut EP are connected thematically and follow a narrative
arc originally intended as part of a long player but slimmed down for this
initial release. The overarching theme was the journey from universal
consciousness to matter and creation, to enlightenment, purification,
consciousness death and rebirth and ultimate reintegration into the universal
mind. A full circle. It incorporates two heavy tracks bridged by an atmospheric
acoustic led piece, containing elements of stoner, doom, sludge, psych and
whatever else you might find in there.
‘Origins’ is essentially a live
recording with ‘Nebula’ and ‘Lazarus’ being recorded live in the
studio and ‘Origin’ being recorded at a later date in the engineer’s living
room. A few additional bits such as synths/effects were added afterwards.
With Mount Soma set to release their debut EP “Origins” on April 5th. Today at The Sludgelord we’re are happy to premiere “Origins” in
full and you can check it out below.
“Origins” track Listing:
1).
Nebula
2).Origin
3).
Lazarus
