Group Inerane – Guitars From Agadez, Vol. 4 7” EP (Sublime Frequencies)
RECOMMENDED
Out of any of the “Group” recordings Sublime Frequencies has captured out of the Sahara, this is definitely among the best (along with the first offerings by Groups Doueh and Inerane, and the latest Doueh album Zayna Jumma), and definitely the most straightforward rock record of the batch. This thing will leave a fuckin’ welt on your conscience, three absolute BURNERS that work blasting progressive psych-rock out of the traditions of North African folk, in a collision with the Western world that bests any comparable experience out there. Christ, “Ikabkaban” sounds like it could be some basement reels by Socrates Drank the Conium if I didn’t know better. It’s that kinda party, as appropriate for the band’s current environment as it would have been for a smoke-filled Maryland basement in 1975. Flays skin, peels paint, must-own. Heavier and more dense than most rock records I own, and I own quite a few. Pressed up for Inerane’s 2011 European tour, and not long for this world – sold out at the source, even. Hunt one down ASAP. (http://www.sublimefrequencies.com)
(Doug Mosurock)
