Posts Tagged ‘la ira de dios’

Album of the day: Obskuria – Burning Sea of Green

Posted on Friday, April 2nd, 2010

Obskuria - Burning Sea of Green

Lovingly pinched from The Obelisk: Burning Sea of Green, the sophomore outing from intercontinental troupe Obskuria released through World in Sound, is a two-fold mood piece, and by that I mean that not only does the record evoke a particular atmosphere throughout, but it also requires a certain mindset on the part of the listener to be at its highest potency.

The band features members of Peru’s La Ira de Dios and a seemingly shifting cast of German and American contributors, making for a widely varied listen throughout Burning Sea of Green, the vocals of Murielle Stadelmann giving multiple album highlight performances on “Memories of Mysteria,” “Somewhere,” the extended closing title track and a surprise cover of Slayer’s “Black Magic,” presented here as a soulful chuck of garage psychedelia.

Continue reading:  The Obelisk » Blog Archive » Obskuria and the Big Cosmic Freakout.
(Special thanks to JJ Koczan for the very kind permission)

Tags: , , , , , , ,
Posted in 2010, Album of the Day, Roadburn Recommended | No Comments »

Album of the day: La Ira De Dios – Cosmos Kaos Destruction (World In Sound 2008)

Posted on Sunday, May 31st, 2009

(From our archives): Imagine Jimi Hendrix playing with Space Ritual era Hawkwind and getting into the spirit of the thing. Add a healthy dose of psychedelic thrash and doom and you’ve got just the recipe for a band like La Ira de Dios. Cosmos Kaos Destruction is their latest, having ...read more