The Obelisk Show on Gimme Metal Playlist: Episode 53
Two hours, two songs. It’s become a novelty in the Gimme Metal chat that I play long songs. I don’t know if anybody actually asked, but (maybe) ask you shall receive.
I feel unfortunately compelled to point out that these jams offer quality as well as quantity. Hot Box Sound Machine are based in Chicago and offer 48 minutes of improvisational running, careening up and down and loud and quiet sort of in the post-Earthless vein, but less planned out. As for Oulu Space Jam Collective — well, for starters, they’re from Oulu, Finland, and they’re a space rock/jam collective. Go figure. Their “Side A: A Pastoral Paradise” runs over an hour on its own and the actual vinyl release of the Harvest Sage album from whence it comes had to feature an edited version of the original track even to fit it on two sides. To put it mildly, it is a journey. Watch out for the sitar.
So there you have it. I’m deeply appreciative to Gimme Metal for giving me this space to do weird shit like this and to get on the air with my kid and all that kind of stuff. It has become an outlet I value greatly, and if nothing else at all, these posts give me one more chance to recommend bands for people to check out. Maybe you will, maybe you won’t. I can’t control that, but at least I’m here doing the thing.
Thanks for listening and/or reading.
The Obelisk Show airs 5PM Eastern today on the Gimme app or at http://gimmemetal.com
Full playlist:
The Obelisk Show – 02.19.20
Artist | Song | Album |
Hot Box Sound Machine | Hot Box Sound Machine | Hot Box Sound Machine |
VT | ||
Oulu Space Jam Collective | Side A: A Pastoral Paradise | Harvest Sage |
The Obelisk Show on Gimme Metal airs every Friday 5PM Eastern, with replays Sunday at 7PM Eastern. Next new episode is March 5 (subject to change). Thanks for listening if you do.
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