Colour Haze Post Sacred Cover Art; New Album Coming Soon
Let’s take a minute and talk about a new Colour Haze record. I feel as certain as ever that this can be acknowledged as a universal good, by which I mean that Colour Haze‘s music — in a way that is very much their own, despite their influence — makes the world a better place in which to live. So ‘the more the merrier’ is the logic I’m following.
Some interesting things to note, though. Sacred, which follows behind the long-running German heavy psych rock forebears’ 2019 long-player, We Are (review here), will be the band’s first with Mario Oberpucher on bass. Oberpucher was confirmed last year as Colour Haze‘s full-time replacement for Philip Rasthofer, who had joined in 1998, and on Sacred, he joins drummer Manfred Merwald, organist/synthesist Jan Faszbender and guitarist/vocalist Stefan Koglek.
I emailed the latter to see if there were details on the release — let alone hearing it for review — to put out, but haven’t heard back yet. Fair enough. The prospect of a new Colour Haze is enticing as there are few if any other acts in the world able to be both so consistent and so forward-reaching. I would imagine that someone unfamiliar might look at their long stretch of years and be intimidated by the question of where to start.
In the past, I’ve suggested 2006’s Tempel (discussed here) before for that role, but the beautiful truth is that from about the turn of the century onward, there’s no wrong way to go. The best suggestion I can make, maybe ever, is for you to listen to Colour Haze. Whether that’s the more stoner rocking stuff circa 1999-2001 or the groundbreaking heavy progressive psychedelic rock they’ve developed since, jammy here, proggier there, still plenty rocking all the while, I’m content to leave those details in your capable hands.
No new music yet, but if we’re lucky that too will be soon along with the Sacred album release, which looks like digital first before vinyl. Fair.
This came from social media instead of an email newsletter, which is a notable change:
The new album “Sacred” is coming out very soon…!
Here is a preview of the wonderful cover art.
(by Sara Koncilja / Yagasara on Instagram)
Some news about the upcoming album:
Stefan is finished with mixing, mastering is happening right now and the songs will be send to the pressing plant next week!
The vinyl release is scheduled for October, CDs are planned as well.
You can preorder in about two to three weeks on Elektrohasch.
HQ digital download will be released sooner (very soon!) and will also be available there – we will keep you posted!
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