I have one more review after this one and then I'll get to some actual content. This review isn't half as bad as the previous others - that's good. Also I've seen Ufomammut two times already since I wrote this and shit's pretty intense, they are an amazing band live.
Ufomammut - ORO Opus Primum (2012)
Italy’s spawn Ufomammut are as good as it gets when it comes to heavy music. This special blend of atmospheric doom and psychedelic/stoner metal will have you gaspless for quite some time, or at least until you feel like snacking. The munchies, man.
I will admit that I had been awaiting this particular album to come out for some time, now. Their previous installment (a sludge masterpiece called Eve) had already rotated far beyond whatever threshold of unhealthy obsession you might imagine, and knowing that this Italian trio had signed up with Neurot Records, it had to be good. So my expectations were pretty high.
First things go first though, and for those out of the loop Ufomammut can best be described as psychedelic doom, with some slabs of post-metal thrown in. Their sound is often heavy and slow, whose noise is highly centered around a distorted bass and drums, with psychedelic guitar effects and clean vocals. This may not sound particularly new; however, they pull it off with great originality and feeling. One of my favourite aspects is how their music stands out by having the instrumental bits go way over the vocals. Expect walls of sound – in fact, during the most heavy sections of their music you will be trying to dig through a powerful sense of noise while catching a glimpse of voice, covered by heavy riffs and an ungodly bass.
In that sense my album choice would still be Eve, mostly because I’m soft for sludgey post-metal and that album is filled with it to the brim with it. ORO is more of a return to the earlier Ufomammut it seems, slower and more minimalistic when it comes to noise. More doomy but less “dirty”, as it were; less physical but more psychological; less imposing, more destructive. It’s a trip and quite a big one too.
The album is great. It’s split in two (Opus Primum being the first, Opus Alter will be the second, set to release sometime around September) and reviewing this first instance alone is quite incomplete, I feel. But either way it’s probably going to be one of the greatest releases this year – or at least it’s got my sure vote.
A great album and a must have for anyone with decent music taste.
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