By virtue of their ready drive to experiment, it seems preordained that Queen Elephantine will remain somewhat underappreciated in the wider sphere of heavy, but their droning explorations engage both hypnotism and conscious acknowledgement, and when they burst forward, they can be viciously, unrepentantly weighted. The somewhat amorphous Providence, Rhode Island, outfit released their Scarab (review here) full-length last year, and it was an album both ambitious and expansive, stretching and pulling the mind like taffy with this or that evocative nuance. Truly one to get lost in, and a joy for that.

In addition to the dates listed below for their April tour of the Northeast, Queen Elephantine will also play this coming Sunday at Dusk in their native Providence, alongside Satan‘s Satyrs and somebody-sign-them-already doomers Magic Circle, at a gig presented by Armageddon Shop. Info on that is here.

Also note the appearance among the enviable lineup of the Hudson Valley Psych Fest on April 18:

QUEEN ELEPHANTINE —-Northeast US Tour—-

April 16 – 26, 2014

The heavy ‘avante’ psych band was formed in 2006 in Hong Kong but is currently based in Providence, RI. They have released four albums and several EPs, including splits with Sons of Otis and Elder. Scarab was released mid-2013 on Heart & Crossbone (CD, Israel) and Cosmic Eye (LP, Greece).

-APRIL 2014-

16 – Boston, MA.
O’Brien’s. w/ The Modern Voice, Glacier

18 – Kingston, NY. Hudson Valley Psych Fest
BSP. w/ White Hills, It’s Not Night: It’s Space, The Golden Grass, Eidetic Seeing

19 – Wilmington, DE.
1984. w/ Heavy Temple, Wizard Eye

20 – Brooklyn, NY.
Don Pedro. w/ Theologian, Prana-Bindu, Sonic Suicide Squad, Andrew Barker/Michael Foster/James Ilgenfritz trio

23 – Florence, MA.
13th Floor Music Lounge. w/ Palace In Thunderland, Murder And The Timelords

24 – Portsmouth, NH.
The Red Door. w/ Green Bastard, Northern Curse

25 – Portland, ME.
Geno’s.

26 – Providence, RI.
Psychic Readings. w/ Darsombra, The Vomit Arsonist, LVMMVX

Poster + tshirt art by Josh Yelle / Pencilmancer Art

https://www.facebook.com/queenelephantine
http://queenelephantine.clfrecords.com/
http://queenelephantine.bandcamp.com/

Queen Elephantine, Scarab (2013)

Tags: Concrete Lo-Fi Records, Providence, Queen Elephantine, Rhode Island

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