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Artist | Tumbleweed Dealer
Title | Tumbleweed Dealer
Genre | Rock
Source | Vinyl
Label | Mind Control Records Rip | 09.18.2015
Catalog | MCR005 Time | 42:59
Bitrate | 239kbps Size | 73.73mb
Freq | 48.0kHz Encoder | Lame 3.98.4
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A1. Opiates 05:46
A2. How To Light A Joint With A Blowtorch 09:26
A3. Trudging Through An Egyptian Swamp 05:30
B1. March Of The Dead Cowboys 05:16
B2. Sons Of The Desert 05:56
B3. The Sacred Mushroom And The Cross 05:18
B4. Dark Times A' Comin' 05:47
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Sometime in June of 2012, Seb Painchaud (member of The Last
Felony, former member of Ion Dissonance, Nefastus Dies &
Vatican) decided to indulge in the greeny goodness for the
first time in years. Never one to do anything half way, in a
few hours a three and half was turned into smoke and the
inspiration hit him. He decided to write and record right
then and there on his home studio some tracks inspired by
bands like Earth & Horseback.
3 songs were created that night and the following night he
went at it again, creating two more songs, this time
incorporating post-rock and math-rock influences (Which were
later released as the Unreleased Demos) A few weeks went by,
and the inspiration hit again and Seb, who had now returned
to his old chronic self of yore, wrote and recorded a few
more songs. All these songs were rough demos with simple drum
loops and never meant for public consumption, but when he
wrote and recorded Death Rides Southwards, he knew he had
something.
He knew he had found his sound. In another drug filled
evening with good friend and fellow The Last Felony band
member Felix Roberge were rocking the tracks and decided to
combine their efforts, and Felix would take over drum
programming and supervise Sebs hectic and drug laden
recording sessions. Out of this collaboration came the Death
Rides Southwards EP that was distributed for free on line to
get the bands name out there.
The band recruited Dopethrone skinman Carl Borman and
recorded and released their full length debut album in april
2013
Tumbleweed Dealer plays 70s inspired psych rock and
stoner/desert rock while incorporating subtle post-rock and
math-rock touches that might only be tangibly visible to the
band themselves, yet help them distinguish themselves from
other purely retro bands. Although mostly written out, their
music involves room for improvisation, making every
performance of these tracks an original unto itself.
Tumbleweed Dealer hail from Montreal, Quebec. These denizens
of the great white north deal in a line of instrumental psych
/ stoner / blues rock that is pretty difficult to resist.
Think Karma To Burn, but slowed down to a bit more of a
mellow pace. Their self-titled debut will leave you all warm
and fuzzy inside, and you'll probably want something to eat
straight away afterwards. Purely by coincidence, like.
Let's start with some 'Opiates', shall we? A slow paced mood
setter that burns well and toasts smoothly. Some excellent
blues with a great sense and feel for the groove, with a dash
of psych thrown in for good measure. Solid stuff, the guitar
embraces you like an old friend.
'How to Light a Joint With a Blowtorch' is all about the
bass. It forces it's way to the front of the crowd and
demands that you notice it. It's not needy at all, it just
knows it's badass. And it feels that you should know this
too. A solid backbeat only seeks to enforce this behaviour.
Those nice guitar lines come into play again and we end up
with a situation on our hands. It's getting pretty sexy up in
here.
'March of the Dead Cowboys' is just brilliant. It veers off
into drone and doom territory, a bit like latter day Earth.
It's quite haunting and forlorn, all the more impactful
because of the more light-hearted feel of the material up to
this point. It's well placed in the running order as somewhat
of a curveball. As is the case with all great traditional
instrumental acts of this nature, the lack of any vocals does
nothing to remove any effect the music has upon you.
Sometimes you just don't need words when sounds like these
can speak at such volumes.
'Sons of the Desert' is a really chilled number that could
well be appreciated as the sun retires in said desert of the
title. Laid back, casual, both good words to put forth to try
and articulate how this tune comes across, but it needs to be
experienced to fully encapsulate just how mellow and
effortless it actually is. It has a terrific rhythm to it
that just succeeds in making the listener feel good. I'll be
spinning this fella all summer long.
All being said, Tumbleweed Dealer have put together an
impressive outing here. Some good vibes can be unearthed
within, and it will elevate your mood to some impressive
heights. It's a joyous affair, one best shared with good
friends and cold beer. Go check it out.
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