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Blue Cathedral, by Comets On Fire (LP on Sub Pop)

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Format: LP
Label: Sub Pop
Price: £10.79
Catalogue number: SP647
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Rating: happy This record left our Phil feeling happy.

I've never really heard much Comets On Fire before. Their new album on Sub Pop has just landed on LP and CD and this really sounds like early Monster Magnet with hints of Hawkwind. Big fecking stoner rock about as big as stoner rock gets. Listening to this makes me want to buy a big bike and get absolutely twatted on whatever I can lay my hands on. I fucking love good rock music sometimes.

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Blue Cathedral is the third album from Comets on Fire and their first for Sub Pop. It is also the Bay area band's most varied and richly textured album yet. With their first two albums, (2001's self-titled debut/self-released and 2002's Field Recordings from the Sun on Ba Da Bing!) they established themselves as flag-bearers of modern psychedelia. However, where their previous efforts are full-tilt psychedelic affairs, Blue Cathedral is harder to pin down (which elusiveness we heartily support). Their trademark sound is here enriched by more structured, keyboard-driven jams, churning Blue Oyster Cult-ish chooglers and slow burners reminiscent of Harvest-era Pink Floyd. They recently opened a string of dates for Sonic Youth and have also played shows with Rocket From The Tombs, Dead Meadow AND Dead Moon, Sunburned Hand of the Man and more. They also made a BIG fan outta Lord Head on High, Julian Cope, who said of them: "Comets on Fire deserve our gratitude…for their distillation of all the best rock riffs since High Rise's take on Blue Cheer…" Naturally, we agree.

 

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About the humble LP:

The LP is the daddy of formats. 12" inches of sheer joy. The LP adds to the glory of the 12" record as it can be played at a slower speed (33rpm instead of the usual 45rpm for singles), consequently more musical joy can be had. Played on a decent deck the sound of an LP is about a million times better than any other format. They look fantastic...... a nice gatefold sleeve with a information rich inner sleeve will keep you entertained for hours even before your stylus has chance to make eye contact with it's 12" prey. An essential part of musical heritage which will never be forgotten. It still does play at a multitude of speeds but as it's recorded to be played slower they normally sound ridiculous sped up. Though double albums can make up for this slight inadequacy by ramming more tunes into your ears for your money. Utterly essential.

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