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7/26/2019

The Dry Mouths – Memories From The Pines Bridge (2019)




  • Space rock 
  • Avant-rock 
  • Psych-rock 
  • Art rock 
  • Ambient rock 
  • Experimental rock 
  • Stoner rock 
  • Progressive rock 
  • Crossover

Comment: by tagging this 8-track whole of Spanish combo The Dry Mouths with such labels as you can see above it certainly showcases the transgressive nature of the album. Indeed, it plays with artsy combinations of reverberant chords by creating smooth arpeggios, yearning extended and elongated chords and dynamical circuits and on the other side one can perceive intriguing timbres and powerful torrents of spaced-out rocking. Stylistically it is an ennobling blend of stoner and space rock based progressions as if a strange tribute to the desert as an abandoned territory rejected by the so-called civilised beings (yet one of the greatest Don Van Vliet was born in such environmental circumstances). At times one can feel spaghetti western-alike allusions within guitar progressions by adding something divinely cinematic and spellbinding to the mix. Additionally to the traditional combo of a rock ensemble by embracing the guitar, bass and the drums on some occasions compositions are embellished with theremin, a first and legendary electronic device, by adding a haunting sense to the mix. Oh yeah, the guitar and theremin complement one another so naturally as if they were being kindred instruments a priori. For example, listen to a track, L'Enfer, a tour de force of the issue. The outstanding outing is a bit in the discographies of such imprints as Monasterio de cultura, Odio Sonora, and Spinda (the album is available in different formats).