Couple cool tunes for your switched-on ears, that’s all. It’s a seven-minute seven-inch bringing two new tracks from the Cali/Minnesota-based four-piece Black Satori, but with the backing of Echodelick Records — see also: Lammping, Chino Burga, Mike Vest, etc. — diving in was an all the more enticing prospect, and I don’t regret it. With ’60s garage jangle and original-era blues-rock fuzz, psychedelia and purposefully stripped-down structure, there’s a lot being delivered in “Electric Kiss” than is being asked of the listener. Same holds true of “3 Minutes,” which, yes, is three minutes long (3:20, actually) and shifts to artsier rock with jazzy drums and howling guitar noise in the verse but but offsets this with a classic, near-rockabilly churn that’s answered later through a make-it-sing solo.

Black Satori released their debut album, Lucy Lane, in Jan. 2020. It was about 26 minutes long with four tracks on it, only one of them under six minutes on its own, and that song, “Comet Overdrive,” was a freakout instrumental. Clearly I have some digging back to do, but preliminary investigations find it to be delightfully jammed out. I guess if you need me, I’ll be on Bandcamp. Big change. Ha.

The new single is limited to 200 copies on 7″. Here’s info from the PR wire:

BLACK SATORI – Electric Kiss / 3 Minutes 7″ – Echodelick Records

Vinyl Release : August 6th, 2021

Black Satori is an eclectic rock band playing krautrock, stoner rock, psychedelic garage rock with confinement vocals, vintage vibes, and heavy space rock. They are a four-piece band with two guitars, expansive reverb, delicious fuzz tones, driving bass lines, steady drumming, and dual vocals that are energized and catchy. The band combines improvisational in-the-moment music with structured songwriting and vocals. Their music is about opening the door of perception and touches on political themes, contemplative musings, and storytelling.

Black Satori’s latest offering to be released in early November 2021 is the 7″ vinyl titled Electric Kiss from Echodelick Records. It features two new songs ‘Electric Kiss’ and ‘3 Minutes’. ‘Electric Kiss” is an early Jimi Hendrix rock styled psychedelic rock song with a catchy chorus. It is all about the tingly joy of meeting a new lover. The guitars are excited with vintage fuzz and echo, the vocals have an upbeat sing along chorus with exuberant backing vocals. The combination of vintage tones and contemporary rock is infectious with cosmic flair and popular appeal. ‘3 Minutes’ is a dystopian flower power punk song with powerful bass lines and far-out guitar effects. It stays true to the band’s desire for dark underground psych rock with lyrics about drones, political lies and how “hate will lose to love.” The charged guitar riffs, wonderful bass lines and stop and pop drumming are a rhythmic delight that will have the listener moving.

Black Satori started in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2018 and now is partially located in San Francisco. Guitarist Joseph Holbrook started the band as a project for a course in audio recording and engineering. His longtime collaborator Michael Stubbe was recruited for drums and vocals. Nathan Rose joined the party on guitar and vocals after responding to a Craigslist ad following the departure from his band Cosmic Dream. Later the talented Alex Lode, who is a skilled guitarist, joined the band on bass. Black Satori set out to make psychedelic rock music that combined all the various branches of the contemporary rock and classic psychedelic rock genres. They all connected with a love of bands like Black Angels, Pink Floyd, King Gizzard, and various heavy metal music.

The band quickly hit the stage with their original music and opened for bands like Acid Mothers Temple, The Well, and Acid Dad. They released their first singles in 2019 on limited CD-R followed by Black Satori Live at the 7th St Entry which quickly sold out. They became known for their ability to perform on stage with the ethos of responding to the energy of the audience and leaving space for improvisation for inspired live performances.

Their first studio album Lucy Lane was released in 2020 and featured energized psychedelic rock with classic blues, punk, surf and experimental krautrock. This album features their first single and music video for ‘Listless’ a surfy song with open skies reverb, soaring guitar solos and California vocals. The opener ‘Another Dimension’ is an 8-minute song with a krautrock backend and punk verse chorus opening. The album was well received especially in Europe and hit the airways on underground radio and podcasts.

Music By Black Satori
Mastered By Arlen Thompson
Mixed by Joe Holbrook
Artwork by Joe Holbrook and Heart Of The Sun Light Shows
Design and Layout By Nathan Rose
Recorded at Essential Sessions
Produced by Black Satori
Engineered by Joe Holbrook and Brad Matala

Black Satori Is:
Nathan Rose – Guitar
Joe Holbrook – Guitar & Vocals
Alex Lode – Bass
Michael Stubbe – Drums & Vocals

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Black Satori, Electric Kiss / 3 Minutes (2021)