The clue’s in the name, and the title says it all, really: you know what you’re going to get with this, the fourth album from Bong. Only, the band’s name and album’s title is but half the story. ‘Stoner Rock’ takes the idea to its ultimate degree, containing just two tracks of some thirty-five minutes apiece.
‘Out of the Aeons’ doesn’t only last aeons, but has a resonance and depth that echoes into the cosmos for all eternity. A heavy drone, which finds them pushing a single chord for light years on end, is decorated with a detailed tapestry of picked guitar, tinged with hints of western and a deep and ancient mystical hue. It’s a heady mix, while the drums plod relentlessly. Twenty minutes in, a distant voice echoes blankly, an impenetrable oratory swirling over the sonic canyons carved by the humming drone.
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If ‘Polaris’ starts out as more of the same, the effect is cumulative. And then the tribal ceremony begins... a call to ancient gods of transcendental power. By the times the final strains die away, you’ll feel as though you’ve been elevated to another plane. And maybe you have.
Bong Online
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