Sunday, November 18, 2007
Much love for Novadriver
After about a 3 year hiatus I decided to revive my blog. Let's see if I have enough to say to keep regular updates going.
Anyway if you know me you know that I'm into a genre of music called "Fuzz Rock". To put it simply Fuzz Rock can be described 60's- and 70's style low-fidelity, "fuzzy", riff-heavy rock & roll. Key elements include instrumentals, space-noise, guitar solos and riffage. It is also often referred to as "Stoner Rock" because of the psychedelic element of it, but as someone who doesn't use drugs, I don't like that name.
I discovered Novadriver about a week ago and it was love at first play. These guys get it. Prepare to be taken to a world where the Chevy Nova and the Supernova merge as one cosmic entity. Strap into the spaceship and let yourself go for interstellar travel. About 90% of their songs are about space, intergalactic travel and planets. The other 10% is about cars, instrumentals and violence ("How much money you got? I'm gonna roll ya!"). There is no pretense, just hard and heavy rock and roll, like it's still the 1970s. Think of a modern version of Hawkwind with a heavier sound.
Anyway, check out www.myspace.com/novadriver to sample 4 songs. If you like what you hear hit up their record company, Small Stone records and buy their 2 CDs.
Anyway if you know me you know that I'm into a genre of music called "Fuzz Rock". To put it simply Fuzz Rock can be described 60's- and 70's style low-fidelity, "fuzzy", riff-heavy rock & roll. Key elements include instrumentals, space-noise, guitar solos and riffage. It is also often referred to as "Stoner Rock" because of the psychedelic element of it, but as someone who doesn't use drugs, I don't like that name.
I discovered Novadriver about a week ago and it was love at first play. These guys get it. Prepare to be taken to a world where the Chevy Nova and the Supernova merge as one cosmic entity. Strap into the spaceship and let yourself go for interstellar travel. About 90% of their songs are about space, intergalactic travel and planets. The other 10% is about cars, instrumentals and violence ("How much money you got? I'm gonna roll ya!"). There is no pretense, just hard and heavy rock and roll, like it's still the 1970s. Think of a modern version of Hawkwind with a heavier sound.
Anyway, check out www.myspace.com/novadriver to sample 4 songs. If you like what you hear hit up their record company, Small Stone records and buy their 2 CDs.
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