ALBUM REVIEW: Causa Sui - “Vibraciones Doradas”

By: Victor Van Ommen

Album Type: Full Length

Date Released: 17/11/2017

Label: El Paraiso Records

 “Vibraciones Doradas” is a mélange of fuzzy, jam-rock. It flourishes, squirms, grooves and rides the wave of cool. Their rhythms are repetitive, innovative and progressive. These are the elements that define Causa Sui. It’s how the band puts these elements to use that makes Causa Sui one of the best.

“Vibraciones Doradas” CD//DD// LP track listing:

1. The Drop (7:12)
2. El Fuego (11:24)
3. Viborera (2:07)
4. Seven Hills (7:24)
5. Vibraciones Doradas (9:05)

The Review:

And just when you thought 2017 was winding down, Causa Sui comes at us with one last release before the Christmas shopping begins. What a drag, right? One more heavy-psych release to revel in before all that family time. One more psychedelic freak-out to take into account when throwing together your Happy Holidays Mix Tape.

For those who have the room to pile more releases onto their plate, here’s one fuzz-filled main course that you should take a scoop of. The album in question is “Vibraciones Doradas” and it’s been put together by Jakob Skott, Jonas Munk, Jess Kahr and Rasmus Rasmussen.  The four Danes play drums, guitars, bass, and synths, swirls and other fun stuff respectively. The album’s first run of vinyl is already sold out, and rightly so. It’s that good.

Hitting its mark quickly, Munk starts things off with one of those riffs that are going to come to full fruition in a live setting. In the grander scheme of things, this opening swing is a pretty standard riff, but keep in mind, this is just the starting point. It’s a way for the band to create an immediate connection with the listener. It shows that Causa Sui, as progressive as they are, are still indebted to their stoner rock roots.

The guitars go on and on and on. The jams ring true and the band is locked in. Munk phrases his licks like lyrics, making up for any lack of a front man. His riffing is drenched in fuzz and the grooves that unfold over the course of these five songs are as sun-bleached as can be. These Danes will forever bask in bright tones and on “Vibraciones Doradas” – loosely translated as Golden Vibrations – they proffer up more of these lush grooves.

At a mere 37 minutes in length, “Vibraciones Doradas” gets in and out quickly and leaves the mark it’s meant to. There are still plenty of jams, that’s what Causa Sui is great at. Their musicianship and connection with each other has always translated well to their recordings. Be it how Skott sets the groove in the album’s standout, “El Fuego,” or how they follow his double attack of the snare on the rough and rugged “Seven Hills,” there’s unity in this quartet and this unity is felt down the bone.

Jams, jams and more jams. That’s what you’re going to get on a Causa Sui album, and that’s what you’re getting on this new slab, too. “Vibraciones Doradas” is a mélange of fuzzy, jam-rock. It flourishes, squirms, grooves and rides the wave of cool. Their rhythms are repetitive, innovative and progressive. And as psychedelic as the squealing guitars are or how laid back that bass tone is, the music still manages to hold on to some form of song structure. These are the elements that define Causa Sui. It’s how the band puts these elements to use that makes Causa Sui one of the best.

“Vibraciones Doradas” is available on CD//DD//LP here

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