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Funny
that this week I am covering two bands that have a very similar
sound. I love stoner rock, and I usually make a point to cover
at least one band of the ilk on a weekly basis, but this week we
have two bands that are pretty influenced by the spacey vibes of
Hawkwind. In other words, the music of California’s Farflung
could be called stoner rock, but it also has a layer of
psychedelic space noises that shoots off way beyond the usual
austere instrumentation of that subgenre. It could be called
stoner rock on steroids, or more accurately on ‘acid’, but
actually that’s kind of dumb. The drug references are kind of
cool for a while when you are a teenager, then they get old, and
then we out grown them perennially. I believe they distract you
from the music, and that might be something that might worry a
band as proficient and talented as Farflung.
Their
experience shows. A Wound in Eternity is too expert; and
that is a fact that becomes clear after the third or fourth
tune. “Unborn Planet” and “Endless Drifting Week” are solid
tunes, but they are standard straight ahead rockers with plenty
of space debris sprinkled on top. But it’s later on the record
that the real more adventurous songwriting begins. “Stella Volo”
is stellar with those lush string arrangements and the elegant
way that bridges into the gorgeous “Ix”. There is something
Germanic to this tune; grand drums, hypnotizing and rigid
vocals, psychedelic guitars…this is the tune that captivated
me. Music like that could not come from freshmen. In fact,
Farflung have been rocking out at least since 1995 when they
released a recording titled 25,000 Feet Per Second.
That’s great news. If there is good music here, then there is
gotta be some good music in their past. To dig that out I go.
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