By: Victor Van Ommen
Album Type: Full Length
Date Released: 28/01/2018
Label: Robustfellow |
Kozmik Artifactz
Basking in
sonic emersion and drawing from an Elder influence, Somali Yacht Club succeeds
in taking the listener on that well-known ride of warm tones and meandering
melodies. In the world of progressive psych-rock, confidence is key and these
Ukranians hold that key and open every door with it that they can.
“The Sea” CD//DD//LP track listing:
1.
Vero
2. Religion Of Man
3. Blood Leave A Trail
4. Hydrophobia
5. 84 Days
6. Crows
2. Religion Of Man
3. Blood Leave A Trail
4. Hydrophobia
5. 84 Days
6. Crows
The Review:
Rolling down the road from the musical hotbed that is
Eastern Europe, Somali Yacht Club gives 2018 one of its
first releases. Released on January 28th, the new album, “The Sea,” follows the band’s preceding output rather seamlessly in
both name and sound alike. Musically, “The
Sea” is a logical next step. Sonically, it’s the sure-footed performance
and the resulting vibe that these tunes exude that makes the album what it is.
In the world of progressive psych-rock, confidence is key and these Ukranians
hold that key and open every door with it that they can.
If you were to put on “The Sea” and close your eyes, you’d be taken away by the music.
It’s all about the mood. Whether it’s the upbeat, kraut-rocking opener “Vero” or the swirling “Hydrophobia” – which takes a
stoner-rocking twist there at the end, “The
Sea” is an album that delivers quality psych for its full duration. Like its
gorgeous cover art, “The Sea” flows
gently, travels freely, and traverses many realms of the stratosphere. No
single sound or melody actually stands out, but that’s ok, because the album as
a whole works well. The tunes and grooves may fade to the background, but do so
in such a way that they set the mood.
With “The Sea,”
Somali Yacht Club tries their hand at the formula of
combining heavy-prog with psychedelic, stoner riffing. Though the bar for this
formula was set pretty high with Elder’s “Lore” in 2015, Somali Yacht Club
doesn’t shy away from taking a stab at it themselves. Basking in sonic emersion
and drawing from an Elder influence, Somali Yacht Club succeeds in taking the listener on that
well-known ride of warm tones and meandering melodies.
“The Sea”
is available on CD//DD here
and LP to follow
