Slowshine to Release Debut Album Living Light Oct. 8
I’ve just got Slowshine‘s debut album, Living Light on for the first time as I write this, but even the opening track is hitting the spot. Somewhere between psychedelic float-away and more grounded songwriting, intermittent bursts of heft, the Berlin-based trio seem to be finding a niche that suits them well. One might recognize Sabine and Jan Oberg from their work in Earth Ship and Grin — they’re joined in Slowshine by Earth Ship drummer André Klein — but the vibe here is its own thing and yeah, I dig it. Eight songs/43 minutes. I’m gonna go ahead and take this ride in full right now and see where it goes. Will hopefully keep you posted with more before the release is out.
Title cut is streaming at the bottom of this post. Maybe hit that up as you peruse the following from the PR wire:
October release: SLOWSHINE – ‘Living Light’
“Living Light” is an exploration of storytelling through rhythm and texture.
Psych doom power couple Jan and Sabine Oberg (Earth Ship, Grin) have teamed up with drummer André Klein (Earth Ship, The Smokin’ 44s) to form a new heavy noise rock project called SLOWSHINE. Living Light is the band’s first musical outing, consisting of eight sweeping tracks that take cues from post-punk, stoner rock, sludge, and shoegaze.
As Jan Oberg (guitars & vocals) explains, “‘Living Light’ is about wandering around as the last person or soul on a destroyed planet where nature has finally taken everything back.” The singing, buried under vast layers of distortion and reverb, conveys stories from a post-apocalyptic world that slowly engrave themselves into the listener’s brain. However, “Living Light” shouldn’t be considered as a warning about impending doom, but rather as an exploration of storytelling through rhythm and texture. Drenched in filters and fuzz, “Living Light” combines the warmth and haze of seventies UK psychedelia with the expansive driving riffs of stoner rock.
Songs like “Trails” or “Heights” with their swaggering rhythms really let the brain take the backseat in favor of a more intuitive listening experience. However, before unfastening the top two buttons of their shirt, one should know that SLOWSHINE references the melodic wall-of-sound dynamics of Torche as much as the vintage swagger of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. On their debut, SLOWSHINE excel through a wide range of dynamics, from the contemplative “A Quiet Place” to the explosive “Mother Moon”.
Being a product of pandemic times, the “Living Light” was recorded in four live sessions at Jan Oberg’s own Hidden Planet Studio; a tactic that enhances the album’s no-nonsense attitude and sincerity. Nevertheless, the tracks on “Living Light” contain a sonic depth that would suggest a more tedious recording process. From the low rumbling bass of Sabine Oberg to the shimmering 12-string guitars played by Jan Korbach (neànder, Casper) on “Trails”, SLOWSHINE presents a sonic depth befitting of the album’s epic narrative.
In combination with a stunning album cover by Benedikt Demmer (Druckwelle), “Living Light” provides the whole package – a sonic journey through clouds of thunder and vast open spaces.
Release Date: October 8th 2021 (Digital/Tape) | November/December 2021 (Vinyl)
The Lasting Dose Records – https://thelastingdoserecords.bandcamp.com/
Tracklisting:
1. Trails
2. Brittle Bones
3. Heights
4. Wanderer
5. Mother Moon
6. Dunes Of Time
7. Living Light
8. A Quiet Place
Line-up:
Sabine Oberg – Bass
Jan Oberg – Guitars, Vocals
André Klein – Drums
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that filter is chromatic aberration — not exactly 3d LOL
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