PODCAST - You May Be Dead & Dreaming 003

I think I'll be doing two podcasts a week for the next little while, one focused on doom and heavier stuff, and the other focused on fuzz rock. This one is a plunge into the cauldron of doom. There isn't too much all-new stuff on here so you may have heard many of these songs already but the playlist flows from song to song quite well.

Also, I'm excited to play a new Desert Storm track for you called "Sway of the Tides" from their upcoming album 'Omniscient'. I was walking down the street last night listening to this playlist on my headphones and when "Sway of the Tides" gets to a certain point (you'll hear it), it was everything I could do not to jump up and down, pump my fist and engage in a waist-deeep-headbang. If I didn't have such a large stick up my ass I'd probably just let it out, but I did allow myself a small fist pump, a slight headbang and a shit-eating grin that I couldn't wipe off my face until the song ended.

Tracklist
#. Song Title - Artist

1. Doomentor - DOOMENTOR

2. Separated from the Herd - CRUTHU

3. Cunning Priest - OROGEN

4. Purple Fog - SHALLOW VOID

5. Pictures of Home (Deep Purple cover) - CONVICTION

6. Sway of the Tides - DESERT STORM

7. Roads That Lead Nowhere - OLDE

8. A Union of Opposites - IN THE COMPANY OF SERPENTS

9. Children’s Holocaust - COUNT RAVEN

You May Be Dead and Dreaming 003 by Lucas Klaukien on Mixcloud

IN THE COMPANY OF SERPENTS - Merging in Light

This one's no secret, but it's so good I'm compelled to throw my small can of lighter fluid into the raging volcano of critical praise for 'Merging in Light'. It's only three songs and 21 minutes long but ITCOS don't waste a second. This is their third release as a band and it's their most consistent. I feel veteran enough in my fanboy-dom to say this: "I was there, man, back in the early days. Yeah, 'Dirtnap'? You don't forget that shit." It's funny how perceptions change, how you grow into understanding. When I first approached the band I saw them as one of the better, if somewhat typical sludge bands. Me in all five of my minutes of experience with the genre. When 'Of the Flock' came out I was surprised by what I thought was a change in direction toward extremity that I'd failed to hear was there all along. With 'Merging in Light' understanding and appreciation have come together to marvel at the growth of this rising band. A few days ago I put a post up on facebook citing 'Merging in Light' as the #1 EP of 2014 and I stand by that claim. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.