Colour Haze Writing New Album; To the Highest Gods We Know Reissue Coming Soon
That Colour Haze are writing a new album makes me pretty happy, but honestly, I kind of expect at this point that the Munich progenitors of heavy psychedelic rock are always writing at one level or another, moving forward as they go from fest to fest or show to show or the stretches between, just as a part of life. That the plan is to take their time with it, that they’ve “taken on quite something” for it and are letting it unfold as they need to is even more encouraging.
I’m curious as to the particulars of that, of course, whether it’s something about the recording circumstance, or maybe they’re going full-orchestral, whatever it might be, but we’ll find out in due course and they have plenty going on in the meantime, between more festivals upcoming — Palp Festival in Switzerland and SonicBlast in Portugal ahead of Heavy Psych Sounds Fest in Germany and more this Fall, a presumed stop at Keep it Low for the Oct. 11 TBA below, and a 30th anniversary party at the end of December that, well, if someone wanted to fly my ass to Germany for it is a celebration I’d very much enjoy attending — and guitarist/vocalist Stefan Koglek‘s ongoing catalog revisits.
Earlier this year, Koglek told some of the story behind the original recording and reworking undertaken for 2017’s In Her Garden (review here), the vinyl for which is due shortly, and it looks like To the Highest Gods We Know (review here) is next to receive the semi-redux treatment. Duh that’s one to look forward to.
Details came in the band’s latest newsletter, which you’ll find in blue text below:
Dear Friends,
This year we celebrate 30 years Colour Haze!
As a first anniversary special, selected CDs are available in our webshop for a special price of 6.- Euro (5,04 outside EU).
After 30 years you have something to tell. We want to give you some more information and pictures on our webpage. Apart from more detailed information to our records we are busy writing some articles and stories – about music, instruments, recordings, touring etc. – which we will published one by one at www.colourhaze.de
The new In Her Garden DLP will arrive from factory on August 15th. The downloads at www.colourhaze.de are already the new version. You can listen to the new mixes at our youtube channel.
At the moment I’m reworking our 2014 album „To The Highest Gods We Know“. Besides a more powerful and transparent mix I take the opportunity to improve also the musical side. E.g. I took the slow original album version of „Überall“ in C and speeded it up on the tapemachine so it matches todays much faster live-version in D – some Hammond and the guitar-solo have been added by Jan and me as well. We think this way the album version of Überall is much better now : ) As a little preview you can hear an unmastered mix of Überall on https://www.youtube.com/@colourhaze6383.
Mix of side A is done and side B won’t take too long.
Next will be Live Vol. 4 from the recordings of our recent liveshows and a rework of We Are. And of course we are working on new music. We have taken on quite something for the new album and will take the time it needs. : )
But foremost we’ll play a lot of shows in the next months! After we already had a great time at Desertfest London, Duna Jam, Fusion Festival, Bearstone & Stonerkras (thanks to everybody!) we are looking forward to the upcoming shows – a.o. a first tour to the Balkans with support Smokemaster.
Liebe Grüße & Best Wishes
Stefan Koglek
Tourdates:
07.08. – CH – Rocklette / Palp Festival
08.08. – IT – Brescia, Festival
09.08. – POR – Sonic Blast Festival
28.09. – Lohr – Praise The Fuzz Festival
03.10. SLO – Ljubljana – Gala Hala
04.10. SRB – Novi Sad – SKCNS Fabrika
05.10. GR – Thessaloniki – Mylos Club
06.10. GR – Athen – Gargarin 205
08.10. BU – Sofia – Club Mixtape 5
09.10. RO – Bucharest
10.10. RO – Cluj-Napoca – Flying Circus
11.10. tba
12.10. A – Graz – Dom Im Berg – Strom Im Berg
26.10. Dresden – Heavy Psych Sounds Fest
22.11. Regensburg – Alte Mälzerei
29.11. Darmstadt – Centralstation – Psychedelic Night
07.12. Zwickau – Alter Gasometer
28.12. München – Feierwerk – 30-Jahre Colour Haze Fest 2025
03.01. Erlangen – E-Werk
04.01. Duisburg – Bora
& more Tourdates to be announced soon!
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