Tripping Haze Ceremony - Demo 2018 (2018)
Coming to us from Malaysia, the trio of
Tripping Haze Ceremony (you know, good ol' THC) have assembled a
three-track demo to introduce themselves to the world. Starting off
with the intro track of “Sativa's Trip”, they lay down an
atmosphere of psychedelic doom, thick on the sustain and reverb,
running up one riff for the length of its minute and change. From
there, it's on into the considerably larger “Panhead Dream”,
sparked off with a nice conversational sample. The flavors of the
intro are brought back for expansion, with a firm central riff
anchoring the slow-moving grooves. Vocals are effects-treated and
pushed to a distant sound, merging well with the fuzzy groans of the
bass, while the drums beat out the slow pace while finding time for
some extra spice in the fills. A chill but snazzy guitar solo helps
lead things to the song's finish, and then it's on into the last
tune, “Night of the Damned”.
The third track again makes use of a
solid spoken sample, then delves its way into another thick riff,
picking up steam as it rolls into action. The vocals return with
their echoing evaporated feel, giving things a nice brain-tingling
haze, and the bass keeps on rocking its thing. Though understandably
short, being a demo, it still does a good job of setting out the
band's style and skills, and there's enough psych doom goodness for
fans of that flavor to sink their teeth into and chew a few times.
Check it out for yourself, groove on it, and if you happen to handle
a label, go ahead and get in touch with these guys if you like what
you hear.
~ Gabriel
For Fans Of; Cough, Eternal Elysium,
Groggy, Humbaba, Hypnochron
~
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