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01. "COLD RAIN"
02. "DARK CLOUDS"
03. "EVIL I"
04. "EVIL II"
05. "CROWS, SPARROWS AND CATS (FEAT LAETITIA SADIER)"
06. "LOST"
07. "IN A BIZARRE DREAM"
08. "MONOCHROME RAINBOW"
09. "COLLAPSE"
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| | Description: | Blacklab are back. The self-proclaimed â??Doom witch duo from Osakaâ?? are set to drop their 3rd album â??In A Bizarre Dreamâ??.
Their debut â??Under the Strawberry Moon 2.0â?? saw them taking Sabbath inspired doom, mashing it with a Japanese sensibility and a fuzzed-up groove. It certainly caused a stir, but only hinted at their potential.
Album two â??Abyssâ?? added to the mix. A Stooges like squalor to the riffs, dollops of lo-fi hardcore punk and loose riffing, pointing the way towards a signature sound.
So what of the â??difficultâ?? third album? Not so difficult at all it seems. â??In A Bizarre Dreamâ?? ups the ante considerably, to let rip and define what Blacklab are about. The combined talents of Jun Morino on production and Wayne Adams (Big Lad, Green Lung, Pet Brick, John, Cold In Berlin) on the mix have conspired to produce a towering beast of a record. A real step forward for the â??Doom Witch Duo â??.
The drums have a humungous â??Fugaziâ?? like welly, and the guitars are a boiling maelstrom of fuzz dense riffola and warped psychedelics, with added synth. Yukoâ??s throat shredding snarls are as mean as a pissed off Satan, and melodious, often within the same song. This is doom meets hardcore punk, hooky melodies, and killer riffs, all cranked up to the max. Japan has always had a special take on â??noiseâ?? and â??heavyâ?? and with â??In A Bizarre
Dreamâ?? Blacklab add their own spin to that tradition.
Gone is the lo-fi approach, here is Blacklab in full effect. â??Cold Rainâ?? and â??Abyss Woodsâ?? (debuted at their storming set at Londonâ??s Desert Fest and appearing here in its full version) are two nuggets of epic fuzz heavy doom with added screamo and a neat and canny grasp of melody at its core. Very much a Blacklab trademark.
â??Dark Cloudsâ?? is D-beat fuelled hardcore, fierce and ferocious, with Chiaâ??s rolling thunder drumming underpinning the distorted guitar. Itâ??s pretty exhilarating stuff that shifts the mood perfectly.
â??Evil Iâ?? is just that, a riff as evil as it gets, morphing into a chugging punk wig out. Then followed by â??Evil IIâ?? a breather, almost mellow, melancholy, with layers of dark overdrive threatening to explode beneath a sweet yet menacing vocal. Then, the mid-point of the album drops a real surprise.
Yuko has said before that the bandâ??s name is a combination of her two favourite bands, Black Sabbath and Stereolab. Odd bedfellows to be sure, but if you want to know what that combination might sound like ... here it is. â??Crows, Sparrows and Catsâ?? actually features Laetitia Sadier of Stereolab, no less, providing the lead vocal, adding a layer of cool over Blacklabâ??s Hawkwind meets krautrock sludge. Itâ??s a stoner groove with pop at its heart ...Sludge Pop even, a surprising gem amongst the maelstrom of sound around it.
The skewed, sludgecore of â??Lostâ?? with its push-pull riffs and rolling thunder drumming, signals that itâ??s back to business as usual. And after the brief atmospheric instrumental interlude that gives the album its title, comes
â??Monochrome Rainbowâ?? a huge beast of a track so simple, yet so seductive, from its filtered bass intro to its massive ebb and flow groove and stomping ending. The vocals are all mystery and melody, and the music is kind of a Groundhogs meets Goatsnake ten-ton fuzz-fest, with a singalong, wave your arms in the air chorus. The new Japanese Doom-blues, and what could be the albumâ??s defining moment.
â??In A Bizarre Dreamâ?? closes with â??Collapseâ?? verging on noise rock, complete with throat shredding vocals and a crushing wall of guitars, that switch from a stoner groove to full on punk assault, teetering on mayhem before finally ending with the sound of Yuko switching off her fuzz pedal. Perfect. With â??In A Bizarre Dreamâ?? Blacklab have negotiated that â??difficultâ?? third album with aplomb and have created a sound that, despite their many influences, is all their own.
Blacklab are: Yuko Morino, guitar and vocals. Chia Shiraishi, drums and percussion. - Recorded at LubLab, Osaka.
Mixed at Bear Bites Horse Studio, London.
Mastered at JM Mastering, London."In A Bizarre Dream" is the electrifying 2022 album by Blacklab, released in CD format through New Heavy Sounds / Cargo. This record showcases the Japanese doom duo?s signature blend of fuzz-drenched riffs, thunderous drumming, and haunting vocals?a sound that has earned them a cult following worldwide. With tracks like "Abyss Woods," "Crows, Sparrows and Cats," and guest appearances from genre legends such as Mark Lanegan, this album pushes boundaries while remaining rooted in heavy rock tradition. Blacklab?often dubbed ?the doom witch duo??have previously garnered acclaim for their albums "Under The Strawberry Moon" and "Abyss." Their unique fusion of stoner rock, sludge metal, and psychedelic influences sets them apart on the international scene. New Heavy Sounds / Cargo is renowned for championing cutting-edge acts within heavy music genres; their commitment to quality releases makes this collaboration with Blacklab especially noteworthy. | | | Manufacturer No.: |
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