The Brian Jonestown Massacre
Smoking Acid

This record left our Phil feeling happy.

The Brian Jonestown Massacre are back with a brand new 5 track CD/ vinyl EP thing, 'Smoking Acid'. The vinyl is a double and 2 of the sides are etched so you're essentially getting one 12" spread over 2 along with some nice pictures drawn on by some Icelandic dude called Jón Sæmundur Auðarson (thank fuck for copying and pasting eh...). The EP starts with a couple of old style fuzzy Jonestown tracks which sound more like their earlier stuff (from what I've heard) and less like the MBV isms of the last album. Then you get a couple of versions of a track called tempo 116.7 which is a feedbacky tabla beaty monster which sounds an awful lot like the Material stuff Bill Laswell was doing about 15 years ago. It's kind of ethnic but a bit warped at the same time. The EP finishes with Super Fucked which is a 6 minute monster which rocks along and really remins me of Spaceman 3 (apart from the drums which really don't...). If you're a fan you're more than likely gonna be made up by getting your hands on Anton's new wares.

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Sound clips for Smoking Acid

The Serious Matter Play

I Alvoru Talao Play

Tempo 116.7 (Dangerous Levels of Sobriety) Play

Tempo 116.7 (Clean Acid/Dirty Beats) Play

Super Fucked Play

What their label says...

The Vinyl of this brand new EP is work of art collaboration between Anton Newcombe & Icelandic artist Jón Sæmundur Auðarson the double 12" EP consists of 5 new tracks by the Brian Jonestown Massacre & double sided etched disc by Jón Sæmundur Auðarson .The vinyl is stricly limited to 1,000 Units worldwide  .The CD is a single 5 track CD but with the same superb cover art as the LP .

After the extensive tour of Europe ,Australia , New Zealand & a few select dates in New York State (especially ATP supporting My Bloody Valentine et al ) in 2008 , Anton went to Berlin to focus on his next album ,which is due out later this year. 4 weeks before hitting the US tour in April ,Anton was bursting with ideas & went to Iceland where this 5 track EP was recorded (also along with several new tracks that will be out on the new album) .  The Brian Jonestown Massacre have just completed a successful 6 week tour of the USA . 

2 x 12" Tracklisting : side a: 1: the serious matter , 2: í alvöru talað side b: 1: tempo 116.7 (reaching for dangerous levels of sobriety) 2: tempo 116.7 (clean acid / dirty beats) 3: super fucked side c:  ? side d:  ?

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