All the way from Albany, New York comes Jimbo Burton and his alter-ego BLACKLOUD. Looking like a former roadie for Black Sabbath and quite possibly the devil incarnate BLACKLOUD'S 'Mysterious Waves' is a self-produced slice of psychedelic gumbo centred around Burton's hypnotic pulsing bass guitar.
Not an easy listen this is still an interesting excursion into lo-fi acid folk-rock that comes across like a southern fried mix grill of Morphine, Beck, Sparklehorse, The Cure and The Crazy World of Arthur Brown using ingredients and instruments previously pickled in a jar of southern bourbon, matured in a deep sweltering swamp and finally smoked over a pile of waccy baccy.
In someone's world this is a cult stoner classic and it certainly delivers a certain fuggy-headed mellow pleasure but may also freak out elderly relatives and domesticated animals.
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