In the modern hard rock and metal scene their is a new trend to hearken back to the days of yore and take the stylings of the psychedelic bands from the late 60's/early 70's. 3 Speed Automatic is no exception. laden with enough heavy blues influenced power trio sound to even turn the ear of the most die hard Cream, Blue Cheer, and fans of the other gods of the hippie rock past as well.
To be totally honest, this is a reasonably generic slab of the modern stoner rock genre (that sounds harsher than it is meant), with the most noticeable point of reference being Karma To Burn, but 3 Speed Automatic are no mere imitators. Hailing from Rotterdam, Holland, they're a relatively new band, having recently released this, their first independent CD "noMans Land".
"painKILLer" is one of the main highlights of the album(although the way they spell out the names annoys the pc nerd in me). With obvious salutes to bands like Sabbath, Clutch and Leadfoot, this song is a winner.
"strANDed" is another highlight, harking back to the early (good ) days of Queens Of The Stone Age",
Guido DeBrichy is an excellent slop guitarist, belching out psychedelia laden riffs with much ease, while Stefan Persaud bombs your aural senses with his fretless basswork, while Willem Stevenes holds the songs together with his bonzo-esque free form stylistic drumming . Also from time to time the use of the Hammond Organ and Sitar is thrown in to brighten the song and add to the overall psychedelic flavor of the album. All in all this debut ep is better
than the glut of what I am hearing these days on the radio and I highly recommend it to anyone who is a fan of the genre.
Artist: 3 Speed Automatic
Album: NoMans Land
Genre: indie/stoner rock
label: DIY (self released)
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Damn, I really didn't know what to think downloading this, but I gotta tell you, I was really surprised at how good it really is. Nice find.
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