Bruised Lee: Debut 7″ From Monolord Side-Project Available to Preorder
Just kind of a no-brainer here, as Monolord‘s Thomas V. Jäger steps outside his main group to take part in the newcomer duo Bruised Lee — they’re not the only ones with that name, by the way, so watch who you search for — offering more open riffing, daring a bit of pastoralia in a way that Monolord likely wouldn’t on a two-songer with drummer Anders “Pompe” Jacobson of Woe Gothenburg and El Pompero. The sun shines in the second half as a counterpoint to the title “It’s a Bummer,” and Jäger — who also has a solo album to his name and apparently another at some stage of “in the works” — dares a couple lines of vocals, as if to lay claim to that territory for future reference: “By the way, this is gonna happen.” Given that quick verse, I hope it does.
The A side “Földszint” is three minutes of sans-bullshit jamming, topped with a multilayer lead and steady groove. I don’t know who’s playing organ on there, but it sure sounds like somebody. Either way, it’s quick and it’s limited and if you don’t get it these dudes are going to put out an album and it’s gonna be awesome and the platter’s gonna be sold out and you’re gonna be like, “damn shoulda got it when I had the chance” and then always remember when the band is on like their fifth album and it’s 15 years later that they put out that first 7″ and you flaked and missed it and you’ve amassed their whole discography since but that one single just gnaws at you until finally you lose your mind and disappear into the forest, never to be seen again, muttering something under your breath about “ba-bum-ba-bum-ba-bum, ba-dum.” That’s “It’s a Bummer” coming back for one last bit of revenge.
So anyhoozle. Here’s PR wire info:
PRE-SALE for BRUISED-LEE IS ON!
In December Majestic Mountain Records hinted about a special little collector’s nugget coming your way and this killer little 7” is all of that on classic black wax. NOTE! If you order any full length album you can add this single to the order without any extra shipping cost! The 7s SHIPS NOW!
Bruised Lee.
A project from Thomas V Jäger (Monolord) and Anders ‘Pompe’ Jacobson. (El Pompero).
Together, they bring us two tracks of seventies soaked, wavy gravy, down and dirty desert rock with heavy southern style licks, rhythm and instrumentation reminiscent of Zeppelin, Allman Bros, Skynrd, and Foghat.
This little two-track 7” jammer packs a mega 70’s punch with plenty of groove to boot! On side A, ‘Földszint’ is a languid, instrumental jam through a sticky, hot southern evening, a bottle of whiskey in a crinkled paper bag in hand. A crunchy, crawling bassline and repeated riffing give way to wailing solo action and shuffling drums. This jam seems like it could be a soundtrack illustrated straight out of an R. Crumb comic and its “keep on trucking” vibes carry on through the track at a hazy pace that’s remarkably easy listening and disturbingly thirst-inducing. Head noddi’n and foot tapin’ ensue as the bop continues to undulate down to a conclusion just as natural as it began.
This track was made for summer sun and lazy loving.
Side B brings us ‘It’s A Bummer’ the title of which, shouldn’t fool you. This little slice of Friday night cruise ride heaven is a decidedly good time.
Starting off with a raunchy riff right on into bouncing basslines and swinging skins, we see much of the track as instrumental with some killer and super smoothly integrated textural atmospherics bringing us some slightly wavy psychedelic feels.
Just when we’re settling into the comedown, the last minute of the track surprisingly offers us a slightly dreamy vocal chorus from Jäger. Groovy.
The ‘Bruised Lee’ 7-inch comes in
– Old School Black Wax, strictly limited to 300 copies on a 45rpm 7″ vinyl
– Matte outer sleeve with a 3mm spine
– Black poly-lined inner sleeve
There’s also a killer tee shirt bundle with the awesome wonky mouth cover design by Thomas himself.
Get the 7” here:
https://majesticmountainrecords.bigcartel.com/product/bruised-lee-bruised-lee-7-single
And the tee bundle here:
https://majesticmountainrecords.bigcartel.com/product/bruised-lee-tee-7-bundle
Written, recorded, mixed by Thomas V Jäger
Mastered by Esben Willems at Studio Berserk
Cover Design By Thomas Jäger
Label Design By Hampus Sundell
Wax, gas or grass, nobody rides for free! Put the pedal to the metal and hop on the funky Bruised Lee train with MMR. Wax in-house at MMR HQ and shipping now!
Bruised Lee is:
Thomas V Jäger: Guitars, bass, vocals & percussion.
Anders ‘Pompe’ Jacobson: Drums.
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