You’ll get no argument from me against the kind of heavy psych blues rock Barcelona’s 1886 conjure on their debut full-length, Before the Fog Covers the Mount. In a sea of heavy ’70s worship, they work a chance element of Clutch into “The Seed of Feed” and veer into jammy sway on “The Path through the Green Forest.” The band released Before the Fog Covers the Mount on their own in January, and Helmet Lady Records has announced its intention to issue the album on vinyl later this year.

I’m not sure exactly what is behind the band’s choice of moniker, whether it’s just a year evocative of the past or if 1886 are trying to convey something else. Could be 100 years before any one of them was born, but they look younger. The only thing I could find Spain having done in the year 1886 was abolishing slavery in Cuba, though I’ll admit my exhaustive search consisted of Wikipedia. If you’re curious, it was also the year field hockey was invented and the year of the first orange shipment out of Los Angeles on the Transcontinental Railroad.

No doubt 1886 are interested in some Orange, but I think it’s more to do with cabinets than citrus fruit. A mystery for the ages. Here’s the news from Helmet Lady:

HLR Welcomes 1886 To The Family!

Helmet Lady Records announced today that hard psych outfit 1886 has joined the roster for 2015!

Before The Fog Covers The Mount will see a limited vinyl release later this year, featuring 8 tracks of stunning retro psychedelia and groovage. Heavy, yet elaborate and complex, this album begs you take a wanderlust trip through a forgotten time and place off fuzzed, gypsy riffs and towering canopies of Barcelonian culture and history.

Release details are forthcoming and we hope you are as excited as we are!

Pau Bassedas – Guitar and vocals.
Pol Gómez – Guitar and chorus.
Pol Ventura – Bass and chorus.
Marc Fàbregas – Drums.

1886 is on its way!!!

https://www.facebook.com/pages/1886/148038955353625
https://1886band.bandcamp.com/
http://helmetladyrecords.com/

1886, Before the Fog Covers the Mount (2015)

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