California psychedelicists Black Math Horseman‘s Tee Pee Records debut, Wyllt was one of the warmest meandering records of 2009. You just wanted to follow it wherever it was going. Likewise, I’d kind of like to follow the band as they tour around Europe in April, starting with an appearance at the much-discussed Roadburn festival and taking it from there. I’ll just have to console myself with their new video for “Tyrant,” which the label hosted over at Converse‘s blog. Apparently someone at Converse decided they like stoner music (they’re also sponsoring the Small Stone day party at SXSW). Good for them. Whoever it is, email me and we’ll discuss licensing costs for some exclusive Obelisk customs. Fun all around.

But back to Black Math Horseman. Click the image to see the video in all its infrared glory and behold the dates from the PR wire:

Black Math Horseman have announced a UK/European tour in April to coincide with their appearance at the 2010 Roadburn Festival in Tilburg, Holland. Tour info is below.

2/19 Spaceland – Los Angeles, CA w/ Ancestors and Intronaut
4/17 Roadburn Festival – Tilburg, NL
4/18 TBA – London, UK
4/20 Hafenklang – Hamburg, GER
4/21 Steinburch – Duiburg, GER
4/22 DB’s – Utrecht, NL
4/23 Connewitz – Leipzig, GER
4/24 Beatpol – Dresden, GER
4/25 Yacht Club – Brno, CZ
4/26 Cafe Cairo – Würzburg, GER
4/27 Sedel – Luzern, CH
4/28 Rosenkeller – Jena, GER
4/29 TBA – Berlin, GER

The brand of psychedelic post-desert rock Los Angeles foursome Black Math Horseman play has its roots deeply entrenched in the heady vision of what “progressive” has come to mean in this young century; where the term refers more to the general and intellectual consideration a band gives their music, rather than the technical difficulty in playing it. “How much do they think about what they’re doing?” in other words.

In the case of Black Math Horseman, as best as can be judged on hearing their Tee Pee Records debut, Wyllt, the answer is plenty. The record — aided in its task by a remarkable Scott Reeder (Kyuss, The Obsessed, Goatsnake, etc.) production job — hoists itself upon the mind of the listener and rests easy in the head, hypnotic, until the crests of “Tyrant” flood over whatever landscape it is you want to picture while you’re listening. It’s a similar build-up-to-the-heavy methodology the many metallic disciples of Neurosis have clasped onto these last several years, but Black Math Horseman — particularly with the distant and reverbed vocals of bassist Sera Timms — have few such aggressive moments, despite what the tension in drummer Sasha Popovic‘s playing might lead you to believe.

After the jump, guitarist Ian Barry (complemented in the band by fellow six-stringer Bryan Tulao) fills in the details concerning the origins and aspirations of his band.

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Congratulations to Los Angeles psychedelic rockers Black Math Horseman (singular), who signed to Tee Pee Records and announced their first full-length, Wyllt, would be out April 21.

Going by the two tracks up on their MySpace page, the music is a kind of post-stoner rock, lots of guitar but with some spacey and ambient passages as well. Vocalist Sera Timms brings something new to the table and has a voice in the droned-out tradition of Lori S. from Acid King. Never a bad thing.

Adding weight and desert cred to Wyllt is the fact that it was produced by former The Obsessed/Kyuss bassist Scott Reeder. Looks like Spring is shaping up quite nicely.