El Supremo to Release Signor Morte Improvvisa July 26
It was just last year that Fargo, North Dakota, instrumentalists El Supremo offered their Argonauta Records label-debut/second album overall, Acid Universe (review here), and that puts the forthcoming Signor Morte Improvvisa at a pretty quick turnaround even as compares to the four years between 2019’s DIY-issued Clarity Through Distortion (review here) and the sophomore outing.
Of course all of this pales to the distance between 2008’s demo and the 2019 album, but Chad Heille — who started the band on his own, as you can read below — was busy for a stretch of years in Egypt, and the way El Supremo picked up after that band ended, with Heille putting together a lineup, playing live and so on, has felt pretty organic. Considering the hints dropped toward improvisation in this third LP’s title and the casual organ-laced swing of the first single “Gravecraft,” I would expect that streak to continue.
The PR wire doesn’t have a ton of who-what-where-when details, but there’s a video for “Gravecraft” you can check out below, with its blend of classic groove and low-key sans-vocal swagger, hitting into a bit of heavier Deep Purple vibing, maybe inevitably, as it moves past its midpoint and into the layered solo section, which is duly twisting.
I’m guessing one or more of the other tracks is pretty long, since there are only four songs included on Signor Morte Improvvisa, but “Gravecraft” won’t even cost you the four full minutes of the video to hear, and borders on the hypnotic in that time. So maybe the thing to do is just have at it and worry about the particulars later.
Thus, from the PR wire:
US-based psychedelic rockers EL SUPREMO have announced their new album, “Signor Morte Improvvisa,” set for release by ARGONAUTA Records on July 26.
The first single, “Gravecraft” released today: https://youtu.be/XriOHwchJAk
Album tracklisting and cover art are as follows:
1. Breadwinner
2. Gravecraft
3. Solitario
4. Signor Morte Improvvisa
El Supremo was originally formed as a one-man project with Chad Heille playing all the instruments and handling recording/production. A self-titled full-length demo was released in 2008, with Tom Canning and Neal Stein contributing guitar solos to the recording.
Chad and Neal went on to play in the band EGYPT from 2012 to 2018. During that time, Egypt released three full-length records, a split LP, made numerous compilation appearances, reissued their first demo and toured 16 different countries playing several notable festivals.
After Egypt split, it was decided to revive the El Supremo name, whose sound today ranges from psychedelic and melodic to heavy and doomy. Influences are rooted in classic rock, stoner rock, blues, and old-school metal.
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