STREAM: Monolithian - Monolithian EP

Incredible EP of blackened doom metal from new Cornish duo Monolithian. Shades of the ragingly epic Charger abound in the first track Yog Sothoth's coruscating vocal performance, the claustrophobic tones of the piece crushing the air and light out of the room with a slow momentum that shifts forward in heaving movements. There's also the distinct imprint of Electric Wizard stamped into the slow moving grooves as clouds of smoke billow into dark shapes in the wake of each new riff pushing through.

There's no other web presence for this band other than their Soundcloud page - not even a Last.fm, but keep an eye out for an increasing profile, for it is sure to follow hot on the heels of this.

VIDEO: Electric Wizard - Scorpio Curse

Dorset doomsters Electric Wizard have a a video for one of the better tracks off their somewhat underwhelming album Black Masses. This is one of ther better tracks off the album, along with Black Mass and Satyr IX, they're the only ones that really took me anywhere, and even then they stop a bit short on delivering the kind of all consuming magick you'd expect from an album titled Black Masses.  This video really ups the curio factor and adds something to to the distorted world the music falls short on conjuring on it's own.  Directed by Raymond Salvatore Harmon, this film takes the entire length of El Topo by Alejandro Jodorowsky condenses it through timelapse and pushes it through his circuit bent video live performance setup. All of the colors are analog to digital feedback and circuit bent video signal generation.

I imagine this is how all TV looks to Jus Oborne.