As I understand it, this will be a series of benefit compilations, each one dedicated to a different cause. Fuzzwitch Ritual Vol. 1, put together at the combined significant behest of Abraxas Records, Fuzzrious and Bruxa Verde, will donate proceeds to Solidariedade Vegan. It’s got 17 bands from Brazil and beyond, and it costs all of three friggin’ dollars (minimum) through Bandcamp, so yeah, one way or the other the worst that happens is you pay a few bucks and check out some bands you might not’ve heard, even if you’re violently opposed somehow to homeless people eating healthy. Which, if you think about it, it probably a position you’ll want to reexamine at some point.

There’s a lot going on here, sound-wise, band-wise, label-wise, cause-wise, compilation-series-wise, but let the big takeaway be that this is a thing that’s happening, it might happen more, and I think it’s something worth your time and three bucks of your hard-earned. If you can’t donate and just want to listen, well, then you heard some cool tunes. Okay.

Here’s info:

The compilation Fuzzwitch Ritual is the result of a partnership between Bruxa Verde Produções and the labels Fuzzrious and Abraxas Records, three representative supporters of Brazilian’s Stoner related scene working through PR and divulgation activities, label’s releases and more.

Bringing together sixteen tracks from sixteen different bands from countries like Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Greece and the United States the compilation will be released at Bandcamp on August 6th and has as its motto the total reversal of sales values for the social cause of Solidariedade Vegan, a project managed by Brazilian punk rock legend João Gordo (Ratos de Porão) and his wife Vivi Torrico, where they develop a social work dedicated to feeding and supporting vulnerable people in homeless situation and also focused on vegan food.

This first edition of the project has prominent names from the national scene and also foreign bands such as Slow Voyage (Chile), Electric Cult (Mexico) and The Supernauts (Greece). Genres such as Stoner Rock, Doom Metal, Psychedelic Rock and Hard Rock are embraced by the compilation which aims to unite the labels and scenario linked to the social cause, with bands supported/released/published by the participating labels. Check out the tracklist of “Fuzzwitch Ritual Vol.1” below:

1. Korsunnuz – Cruise Control
2. Buzzard – Higher
3. Niles (Wisdom)
4. Electric Gravity – A Hand’s Worth of Dark
5. Space Smoke – Corpo Solar
6. The Supernauts – I Can´t Reach Myself
7. Lagarto Rei – Gardre
8. Desert Druid and the Acid Caravan – Total Madness
9. Mad Monkees – Sem Reação
10. Electric Cult – Sleep Demons
11. Peso Morto – Diante a Sentença do Tempo
12. Gods & Punks – Gravity
13. Weedevil – The Death is Coming
14. The Slow Voyage – Expansion
15. Murdock – Vingança das Bruxas
16. Grindhouse Hotel – Centaurus
17. Rolê da Tempestade – Gibagayte

https://fuzzrious.bandcamp.com/album/fuzzwitch-ritual-vol-i

Solidariedade Vegan: https://www.catarse.me/solidaridade_vegan_maritas_sem_crueldade_animal_9084?project_id=112847

https://www.facebook.com/abraxasevents/
https://www.instagram.com/abraxasfm/

https://www.facebook.com/Fuzzrious
https://www.instagram.com/fuzzrious/
https://fuzzrious.iluria.com/
https://fuzzrious.bandcamp.com/
https://www.fuzzriousrecords.com/

https://www.facebook.com/bruxaverdeprod/
https://www.instagram.com/bruxav/
https://linktr.ee/jacquestonedbruxav

Various Artists, Fuzzwitch Ritual Vol. 1 (2021)

Ably-monikered Brazilian trio Desert Druid and the Acid Caravan have signed on to release their debut EP, The VVitch, through DHU Records. The cover art and info for the release are below, and I don’t have a release date as yet, but you the video for the title-track was posted here earlier and you can see it below as well — isn’t that convenient — and the four songs will come on a one-sided 12″ mastered by Tony Reed with art on the B-side. For a second there, I looked at the press release and thought they had a 20-minute track called “Silkscreen,” which would be fun, but alas. Probably etched? I don’t know. Sounds neato either way. And by “neato” I mean heavy and doomed and “that way lies madness” and all that kind of fun stuff.

You might recall Ruidoteka Records had the tape of The VVitch out. So far as I know that’s still happening as well.

Behold:

New Signing to DHU Records: Desert Druid and the Acid Caravan

DHU Records is excited to announce the signing of Brazilian Doomers DESERT DRUID AND THE ACID CARAVAN!

“Formed in early 2020 in the city of Sorocaba / SP by three musicians who have known each other for over a decade, the band Desert Druid and the Acid Caravan seek to bring to their sonority elements of classic bands from the Heavy Metal and Doom Metal genre, adding a few splashes of Stoner Rock.

Recorded at Covil Studio in Sorocaba in 2020, “The VVitch” is the Debut EP of the trio formed by F. Klinger (bass / vocals), P. Nass (guitar) and E. Lisboa (drums) and consists of four tracks where 70s Hard Rock, Doom Metal and Stoner intertwine in an atmosphere of dark and the obscure, inviting the listener on a journey through dense riffs coupled with clean & ethereal vocals, lyrically tapping into occult & horror movie themes and aesthetics. The title track can be streamed at Bandcamp and the video can be seen at YouTube”

DHU Records will release The VVitch on a Single Sided 12″ record w/ silkscreened B side. Pre orders + release date to be confirmed.

The VVitch is mastered for vinyl by Tony Reed at HeavyHead Recording Co.

Test Press, DHU Exclusive & Band Editions will be available

“SO COME THE VVITCH!”

Side A:
A1. The VVitch
A2. Total Madness
A3. Mistress of the Black Heart
A4. Witching Hour

Side B: Silkscreen

Recorded at Covil Studio in Sorocaba in 2020
Produced and mixed by F. Klinger
Mastered for vinyl by Tony Reed at HeavyHead Recording Company
Artwork by Desert Druid

Desert Druid and the Acid Caravan
F. Klinger (bass / vocals)
P. Nass (guitar)
E. Lisboa (drums)

www.facebook.com/desertdruidofficial
www.desertdruidandtheacidcaravan.bandcamp.com
www.instagram.com/desertdruidofficial
https://www.facebook.com/DHURecords/
https://www.instagram.com/dhu_records/
https://darkhedonisticunionrecords.bandcamp.com/
darkhedonisticunionrecords.bigcartel.com/

Desert Druid and the Acid Caravan, “The VVitch” official video

Brazilian doom rockers Desert Druid and the Acid Caravan have signed to Ruidoteka Records to release the cassette version — remember “k7” equals “cassette” — of their debut EP, The VVitch. The title-track is streaming now as a single and I don’t think you call your band something like Desert Druid and the Acid Caravan because you’re trying to be subtle, so it’s in accordance with that kind of mindset that the first track from the impending however-many-songer comes through with a pretty good idea of where it’s headed style-wise. It’s headed into that cloud of smoke. Also possibly the cloud is sentient and eats ladies or something, I’m not sure.

I haven’t heard the whole tape yet, but the digital release is later this month or early next and that’ll do just fine, though if you were up to chasing down a purple-and-black tape for yourself, you wouldn’t get a fight from me on principle.

Info came down the PR wire:

DESERT DRUID AND THE ACID CARAVAN – Brazilian heavy/doom rock trio release debut single and announce EP “The VVitch”

The brazilian heavy/doom rock band Desert Druid and the Acid Caravan, new and promising name of the national heavy music scene, released in April, 30 their first single. The track “The VVitch” was officially released on streaming via Dopesmoke Heavy Music Productions and also in Bandcamp, and a lyric video was made too pay homage to some Horror movies centered on mystical and witchcraft themes.

The trio is referenced in powerful names from Heavy Metal, Doom and Stoner as Uncle Acid, Pentagram and Electric Wizard, based on clean and ethereal vocals, in an unmistakable rawness and very solid riffs with a mystical and occult theme. After the release of the single “The VVitch” the band has already prepared the way for the release of their first EP, also bearing the name “The VVitch” and scheduled to be released digitally towards the end of May/beginning of June. In parallel the band already announced a partnership with the argentinian label Ruidoteka Records for a k7 release, and more news are coming soon.

“The VVitch” is available in the streaming, Youtube and Bandcamp.

DESERT DRUID AND THE ACID CARAVAN is:
F.Klinger – bass/vox
P.Nass – guitar
E.Lisboa – drums

https://www.facebook.com/desertdruidofficial/
https://www.instagram.com/desertdruidofficial/
https://desertdruidandtheacidcaravan.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/dopesmokeprod
https://www.instagram.com/dopesmokeprod/
https://www.facebook.com/ruidotekarecords/
https://ruidotekarecords.blogspot.com/

Desert Druid and the Acid Caravan, “The VVitch”