So I guess this is the episode where I play Sleep‘s Dopesmoker in its entirety. I’ve wanted to play a full record for a while now, mostly because that’s how I like listening to stuff at home, so I figured if I’m going to do a thing, I might as well go completely over the top with it, which I’m pretty sure is also what Sleep said when they recorded that album in the first place. Works for me.

Some good new stuff in there too. I like Orsak:Oslo‘s new EP a lot, and that Empress track that premiered here kind of stuck with me. The Kairon: IRSE! is weird and I find that delightful, especially coming out of Slift and Rrrags, both of which have gotten far less coverage around here than they deserve. Kind of a fucked Spring/early Summer. Sorry. Doing my best. And I figured new-ish Goatsnake and new Brimstone Coven were good to lead off. Can’t really miss, right?

But anyway, “Dopesmoker.” It’s fucking “Dopesmoker.” I don’t know if I’ll play other full albums, make it a thing I do on the show, but it was fun this time and that’s good enough for one episode.

The Obelisk Show airs 5PM Eastern today on the Gimme app or at http://gimmeradio.com

Full playlist:

The Obelisk Show – 06.26.20

Goatsnake	Breakfast with the King	Breakfast with the King b/w Deathwish*	0:04:57
Brimstone Coven	The Inferno	The Woes of a Mortal World*	0:04:29
Orsak:Oslo	057 Passage	Skimmer EP*	0:05:16
Empress	Lion’s Blood	Premonition*	0:09:39
VOICE TRACK
Rrrags	Dark is the Day	High Protein*	0:08:01
Slift	Lions, Tigers & Bears	Ummon*	0:13:18
Kairon: IRSE!	An Bat None	Polysomn*	0:06:04
VOICE TRACK
Sleep	Dopesmoker	Dopesmoker	1:03:31

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