The Awesome Machine: God Damn Rare Collection Available to Preorder
Posted in Whathaveyou on September 21st, 2021 by JJ KoczanIt wasn’t until I was writing recently about their 2003 swansong, The Soul of a Thousand Years, that I even knew this collection was happening, but the thing about The Awesome Machine was that, if you knew, you knew, and clearly Ozium Records knew. The collection of demos and remixes, etc., is titled God Damn Rare, and it’s out sometime next Spring — given vinyl production delays, things like nebulous release dates are becoming more common; you will see that until somebody opens up another plant or two; also, how has no one turned that into an artisanal thing? boutique vinyl production? — but preorders and a teaser clip are up now, and surely there will be more to come through the Ozium page on Bandcamp.
[EDIT: April is the targeted release date as of Oct. 26, 2021, and hopefully that pans out. Sooner the better as far as I’m concerned. Further update: So far as I know, no one has started a boutique vinyl pressing plant. Fair enough.]
Here’s preorder info:
The Awesome Machine – God Damn Rare – For release spring 2022
Preorder: https://oziumrecords.com/product/lp/god-damn-rare-by-the-awesome-machine-lp-red-black/
The spirit of Kyuss lives on years after their breakup, and Sweden has churned out a number of quality stoner rock bands in recent times, such as Mushroom River Band, We, Spiritual Beggars, and others. The Awesome Machine was another such band, and one of the better late-period Kyuss soundalikes to be heard in some time. A lot of stoner bands seem to stick to the tried and true, and in that respect The Awesome Machine was no different, but they were excellent at what they did. Containing previously unreleased material. Demo versions, remasters, remixes spanning from 1998 – 2005.
Tracklisting:
1. God Damn Evil
2. By No One
3. For The Weaker Ones
4. Gasoline
5. Digging
6. Shakedown
7. Ompa Bompa
8. Above All
9. Sun Don’t Shine
10. Demon King
11. I Never Knew (live)
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