Earthless: Cosmic nodding for hours

James Knight of Vice Music Blog recently conducted an interview with Earthless.  An excerpt from the chat follows below.

Today we talk to Earthless, who play endless, riffing, stoned-out psyche with just the right amount of rock and roll to keep you gripped no matter how long they noodle on for.

At Roadburn last year they were due to play to about three people on whatever stage not many people go to, but ended up pretty much headlining the whole shebang after Isis pulled out and in the process converted thousands of Dutch guys to their infinite jams.

Vice Music Blog: Everyone talks about the Roadburn show. Is it all true? It sounds like one of those stories you read as a kid where one day a team is playing in the Vauxhall Conference, then all of a sudden they’re playing the FA Cup final.

Mario Rubalcaba: Yes, it’s true. We were meant to be headling the ‘Bat Cave’, which is possibly the best name ever for a small club. That stage has like a 200-people capacity, and suddenly we were playing the main hall, which has a 2000-person capacity. Actually, we were super thankful. A) We played to 2000 stoney and chuffed-out freakheads and B) We got a double live commemorative LP / CD release out of it. That equals some ultra chuffage there.

Continue reading: Cosmic nodding for hours | VICE MUSIC BLOG.

Please click here for the audio stream of Earthless live at Roadburn 2008.

Tags: earthless, heavy psych, Live at Roadburn, psychedelica, Roadburn Festival, TeePee Records

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