UFOMAMMUT: Ecate
I had to do a review this week, since there is a new
Ufomammut album out this month. The band’s
website indicates that the album is about to be released, but you can hear all
the tracks on Youtube already (not sure
how that happens). Ufomammut (the name
is a combination of unidentified flying object and the Italian word for
Mammoth) has been belting out its unique brand of heavy, doomy, sludgy stoner
rock for about fifteen years now, and that amount of practice has made them
consummate professionals at what they do.
If you are not familiar with them, check out these two vids. To me they are quite different than Electric
Wizard, yet I think there is probably a good 95% “also like” ratio among fans
of the two bands. Here is the band’s own
description of this mind-blowing album, taken from the ufomammut.com website:
“Ecate is the title worthy of deities and of Ufomammut‘s
seventh album, which is due out on 30th March via Neurot Recordings.
The Italian power trio, known for their almighty heavy
capabilities and psychedelic prowess, have as many discernible similarities as
they do differences to their formative roots. Never pandering to the easy
classification of doom, Ufomammut charge their sludgy output with inimitable
energy and wild, wayfaring ambition which is matched by the tight-knit musical
understanding that flows telepathically between the three members; Poia, Urlo,
and Vita.
On their latest
album, Ufomammut take a confident step forward with their craft, orchestrating
atmospheric processions that take the six songs on the album to places as of
yet uncharted, the only guide being that of Ecate (Hecate in English), the three-sided
goddess who moves between the realms of the living, the dead, and the gods.
Traditionally associated with matters of the liminal (statues of her can be
found at crossroads and city walls, where she would be believed to either bless
or curse travellers), she represents the link between the past, the present and the
future in a way which resonates true with Ufomammut, and with the name of the
band, too.”
Here is "Plouton", from the new album:
If you liked that, check out this live version of "Superjunkhead", performed two years ago at the Keep It Low festival in Germany. The sound quality is just good enough to give you an idea of how good they sounded at this show. Ufomammut will be beginning its first ever US tour this May. Brooklyn is the closest they are coming to Massachusetts. Roadtrip, anyone?
Ufomammut
is:
Poia – Guitars and fx
Urlo – Bass, vocals, FX and synths
Urlo – Bass, vocals, FX and synths
Vita – Drummer
Hope you enjoyed this post, and hope some of you go pick up this album. I certainly will; this is one band I want to support. I have been listening to them for years, but have recently come to appreciate them on a new level. Check in with you next week; until then, STAY HEAVY! -ULTRA
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