Some of Primitive Stoner Rock flavored psychedelia ? . This time it comes courtesy of Kadavar , a raw, rock worshipers trio from some cave in Berlin. .Kadavar is made up of three talented entities known as “Lupus” Lindemann , “Dragon” Bouteloup and “Tiger” Bartelt and Abra Kadavar is the band’s last full lenght , released last month.
Through all their stuff it is scraping, fucked-up, white-hot psych Stoner on the way we love it here at wearethelastbeatniks. Overdrive and chaotic, will raise the neck hairs on any Stoner Rock interested. Trust me. This is fuckin´ mandatory.
It was already with 2012’s eponymous debut album that KADAVAR casted a spell on all fans of solid riff-driven yet doom-like 70’s hard rock à la BLACK SABBATH or PENTAGRAM. Marrying this with the spacy psychedelic approach of early HAWKWIND and mixing in a distinct own touch while preserving their icon’s warm vintage charm can doubtlessly be considered the trio’s key to success – astoundingly high vinyl sales and support shows for bands such as SLEEP, SAINT VITUS, PENTAGRAM and ELECTRIC WIZARD as well as stunning festival gigs at “Stoned From The Underground”, “Yellowstock” and “Fusion Festival”, among others, underline KADAVAR’s status as one of the scene’s most exciting acts.
Carrying the experiences of dozens of played live shows as a source of inspiration inside them, KADAVAR entered the timeless space of their studio end of last year to procure supplies for their ever growing fan base that was starving for more – in the form of their second full-length album and debut on Nuclear Blast. “After last year’s final show had been played in mid-December, we started writing new songs”, drummer and studio owner Tiger recalls. “We’ve already had a couple of finished tracks in May 2012, but those were eventually released on a split-LP with AQUA NEBULA OSCILLATOR in November 2012, which is why we started at square one again. As we knew that there was no procrastination and no going back for us, we sat down for two weeks straight to finish composing with total commitment. We’re perfectly happy with the outcome – I’d even say that “Abra Kadavar” comprises the best compositions we’ve created to date. The songs are more diversified, the ideas feel more spontaneous. Moreover, we’ve tried to capture much more of our live energy, which is why we’ve recorded almost everything all together in one room, with the amps turned up to the max – solely the vocals and a handful of guitar solos were added afterwards.”
There’s time until April 12, 2013 to grow a full beard, resole your platform shoes and iron your bell-bottoms. From then on, KADAVAR invite us to escape the 21st century’s soulless musical mishmash once again by entering the realms of “Abra Kadavar“ – down-to-earth handmade classic rock from a time when music still used to be true art!
Kadavar – Kadavar
Label:This Charming Man Records , Tee Pee Records
Format:Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Limited Edition
Country:Germany
Released:02 Mar 2012
Tracklist
1 All Our Thoughts 4:35
2 Black Sun 6:13
3 Forgotten Past 5:38
4 Goddess Of Dawn 4:13
5 Creature Of The Demon 4:48
6 Purple Sage 8:12
7 Living In Your Head [Bonus Track]
Kadavar / Aqua Nebula Oscillator – White Ring
Label:This Charming Man Records
Format:2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition
Country:Germany
Released:2012
Tracklist
1 Broken Wings
2 Flying Mountain
3 The Man I Shot
4 Purple Sage
5 Jungle Man
6 The Lovers And The Moon
7 From The Flying Dutchman
8 The White Ring
Kadavar – Abra Kadavar
Label:Nuclear Blast , Nuclear Blast
Format:CD, Album
Country:Europe
Released:12 Apr 2013
Tracklist
1 Come Back Life 5:02
2 Doomsday Machine 4:47
3 Eye Of The Storm 6:04
4 Black Snake 4:24
5 Dust 4:12
6 Fire 5:18
7 Liquid Dream 4:12
8 Rhythm For Endless Minds 4:16
9 Abra Kadabra 3:02
10 The Man I Shot 7:04
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Awesome stuff pepe thanks…….. question……. guy i know is raving about finnish band clear light or permanent clear light heard anything about them?
Thanks, Dave! The Finnish band is called Permanent Clear Light. I know because I’m the guitarist of the band!
Yes Markku , awesome band , I checked Higher Than The Sun through Active Listener last year, I know you released full lenght this year, I can´t check it cause iTunes-Amazon is not available on my country ( Argentina ) , same surely I ´ll buy LP , but will take three months to get my hands, cheers and keep rockin´
Thank you for your kind words on Permanent Clear Light! We’ll release a new single called One in Five/Corneville Skyline sometime soon.
Thank you Pepe. I’m a big Kadavar fan and I wasn’t aware of that split with Aqua Nebula Oscillator
Do you happen to have a copy Aqua Nebula Oscillator’s Excavation Ep? I own everything else, Have Links willing to trade. Cheers.
Emmanuelle