Red Sun Atacama Sign to Mrs Red Sound; New Album Later This Year
Granted, it’d be a hoot to tell you that I knew all along that this announcement was coming when I posted the Obelisk Questionnaire last week with Red Sun Atacama bassist/vocalist Clément Marquez, but the wretched truth is I’m not that coordinated. That questionnaire had been waiting to run for about two months, so obviously if anyone was thinking ahead, it was Marquez himself and not me.
Either way, kudos to him and to bandmates Vincent Hospital (guitar/keys) and Robin Caillon (drums) on inking with Mrs Red Sound, which is of course the label founded in 2013 by French heavy psych magnates Mars Red Sky. And while that band are also due a new long-player, word that Red Sun Atacama will release a follow-up to 2018’s Licancabur (review here) sometime later this year is also definitely welcome.
No real details on that yet, but I guess one thing at a time. The signing announcement follows accordingly, hoisted from the PR wire:
RED SUN ATACAMA sign to Mrs Red Sound Records for the release of their upcoming album on 2022
Desert punk outfit RED SUN ATACAMA are now officially part of Mrs Red Sound Records, the label founded by French heavy psychedelic band Mars Red Sky. They inked a deal with the cosmic house to release their sophomore album.
Paris-based desert punk trio RED SUN ATACAMA join Mrs Red Sound’s forces and announce a new album for 2022: “We are ecstatic to announce our signing with Mrs Red Sound for the release of our upcoming album! We are delighted to join this great household, already known for supporting rad bands of the French scene: Dätcha Mandala, Witchfinder, Baron Crane and Little Jimi. We can’t hardly wait to share more info on the upcoming release recorded at the Apiary studio by el magó Amaury Sauvé, prepare for some vitriolic boogie vibes!”
Spread through the impetuous fuzz of Californian legends Fu Manchu, Kyuss or Brant Bjork, RED SUN ATACAMA praise the burning sound of the desert and the Holy Groove with irresistible slashing riffs. Volcanic and wild, the Atacama Desert mesmerizes the band as much as it inspires them. Their sound is driven by its beyond compare magnetism.
Born in 2014 in Paris, RED SUN ATACAMA combines desert rock psychedelia and punk fury. They auto-produced their first EP ‘Part 1’ in 2015, and released a bubbling debut album, ‘Licancabur’, in 2018 via More Fuzz Records. The record definitely establishes the trio’s unique, raw and insolent style. On stage, Red Sun Atacama fully manage to share the same hypnotic outburst than on their studio efforts: they already performed in various European countries alongside international heavyweights such as Uncle Acid And The Dead Beats, Mars Red Sky, Planet of Zeus, Steak, Slift…
For their second album, Red Sun Atacama chose to work with producer Amaury Sauvé at Apiary studio; it’s coming out on 2022 via Mrs Red Sound Records.
LINE-UP:
Clément Marquez: bass, vocals
Robin Caillon: drums
Vincent Hospital: guitar, keyboard
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I am a little disappointed that the label does not consist of only bands with Red in their name.