Album Review: "Remind" by Captain Crimson

Remind

Remind is the third offering from Swedish band Captain Crimson and their first on the Small Stones label. 

Set for release next week, there's nothing small about the sound you'll find here.  

Right out of the gate with "Ghost Town" you get pounding drums, guitar and vocals.

They're somewhat reminiscent of the Red Hot Chili Peppers melding into a heavier metal groove that provides the undertone of the entire collection. 

There's a lot of that funky sort of Texas blues in Captain Crimson's sound too, and it gives their tracks a boozy flow that keeps you wanting more.

Album Review: "Drone Maintenance" by BLACKWOLFGOAT

Drone Maintenance

BLACKWOLFGOAT is the side project of guitarist Darryl Shepard.

Shepard has been in about thirty different bands. He however, has chosen to create a side project in order to get out, well, whatever the hell this stuff is.

Drone Maintenance is the third record by BLACKWOLFGOAT. The previous two offering solidified the modus operandi: layered guitars, looped works, ambient music.

The current, well, we'll get to that later on in this review.

This particular record is a semi concept album, but who can honestly tell? There is so much going on that it's pretty hard to keep up with any implied story lines....that's not really a bad thing though.