Heavy Winged
The Thinner The Air

A Norman Records recommendation (7th October 2009)

Cover art for The Thinner The Air by Heavy Winged Description: Cassette on Blackest Rainbow, limited to 200 copies
Format: Tape
Genre(s): Experimental/Math/Noise Rock
Label: Blackest Rainbow
Price:
£5.99
Availability: In stock. Dispatched in 1 working day.

5Rating: 5
...according to our on 07 October 2009.

We also got a bunch of tapes from the equally as consistent Blackest Rainbow records this week. I get 'The thinner the air' which is the first tape release from the awesome Heavy Winged. Recorded back in late 2007 this is a document of the band in full practice space mode. The two tracks 'Against Ocean walls' and 'Mesmer Crush' are spread over both sides of the tape and once you get beyond the incredibly lo-fi recording you'll no doubt be pleased with what you hear, as i am. It kicks of with some thunderous riffage!!! This is punctuated with more ambient moments throughout but the best bits are when the band are going hell for leather on the riffs yo. The ambient parts are kinda spaced out and minimal yet only serve to emphasise the sweetness of the rocking moments and bring much needed dynamic to this rough and ready tape jam. I'm liking this alot, time to dust of the old tape player yo!

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What their label says...

Very pleased to announce that after much ongoing talk between me and the band, Blackest Rainbow will be issuing the very first Heavy Winged cassette. A total beast from this cross country American trio of Ryan, Jed and Brady recorded  just after a 4 day east coast tour in November 2007 at Ryan's house in Vermont. The music switches between pure heavy repetitive riffing, drum kit massacre and shredding bass to more melancholy weird minimal bits, which actually co-inside with the last jam the band did before parting ways across the map. Nevertheless, this is another totally amazing and essential release from one of my favourite bands around right now. Limited to 200. Pro-dubbed cassettes.