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HPS 229CD
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It's a rare band that finds its sound so engagingly, and with Stoned Blues Machine, the sixth Geezer album, they once again build on their accomplishments, working with producer Chris Bittner at Applehead Recording in Woodstock, NY, to harness the band's most expansive production to date. A vivid and bombastic album, Stoned Blues Machine is Geezer's response to the last few tumultuous years. Much of the subject matter deals with the fear, the literal and metaphorical isolation revolving around the pandemic, the resulting political turmoil, the disintegration of truth and decline of a shared, common good. The album, which serves as their second release for Heavy Psych Sounds, is yet another example of what can be done with classic songwriting in imaginative hands. Stoned Blues Machine puts the emphasis on the band's dynamic and the joy of playing and writing songs together -- more as a unit than ever -- and shows that even amid some of the darkest hours, you can always say screw it, go get high and cruise the cosmos.
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HPS 229LP
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LP version. It's a rare band that finds its sound so engagingly, and with Stoned Blues Machine, the sixth Geezer album, they once again build on their accomplishments, working with producer Chris Bittner at Applehead Recording in Woodstock, NY, to harness the band's most expansive production to date. A vivid and bombastic album, Stoned Blues Machine is Geezer's response to the last few tumultuous years. Much of the subject matter deals with the fear, the literal and metaphorical isolation revolving around the pandemic, the resulting political turmoil, the disintegration of truth and decline of a shared, common good. The album, which serves as their second release for Heavy Psych Sounds, is yet another example of what can be done with classic songwriting in imaginative hands. Stoned Blues Machine puts the emphasis on the band's dynamic and the joy of playing and writing songs together -- more as a unit than ever -- and shows that even amid some of the darkest hours, you can always say screw it, go get high and cruise the cosmos.
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HPS 229LTD-LP
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LP version. Purple vinyl. It's a rare band that finds its sound so engagingly, and with Stoned Blues Machine, the sixth Geezer album, they once again build on their accomplishments, working with producer Chris Bittner at Applehead Recording in Woodstock, NY, to harness the band's most expansive production to date. A vivid and bombastic album, Stoned Blues Machine is Geezer's response to the last few tumultuous years. Much of the subject matter deals with the fear, the literal and metaphorical isolation revolving around the pandemic, the resulting political turmoil, the disintegration of truth and decline of a shared, common good. The album, which serves as their second release for Heavy Psych Sounds, is yet another example of what can be done with classic songwriting in imaginative hands. Stoned Blues Machine puts the emphasis on the band's dynamic and the joy of playing and writing songs together -- more as a unit than ever -- and shows that even amid some of the darkest hours, you can always say screw it, go get high and cruise the cosmos.
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HPS 229ULTRA-LP
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LP version. Yellow transparent splatter in blue/black/red vinyl. It's a rare band that finds its sound so engagingly, and with Stoned Blues Machine, the sixth Geezer album, they once again build on their accomplishments, working with producer Chris Bittner at Applehead Recording in Woodstock, NY, to harness the band's most expansive production to date. A vivid and bombastic album, Stoned Blues Machine is Geezer's response to the last few tumultuous years. Much of the subject matter deals with the fear, the literal and metaphorical isolation revolving around the pandemic, the resulting political turmoil, the disintegration of truth and decline of a shared, common good. The album, which serves as their second release for Heavy Psych Sounds, is yet another example of what can be done with classic songwriting in imaginative hands. Stoned Blues Machine puts the emphasis on the band's dynamic and the joy of playing and writing songs together -- more as a unit than ever -- and shows that even amid some of the darkest hours, you can always say screw it, go get high and cruise the cosmos.
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HPS 131CD
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Groovy brings a jam-ready mentality together with sharp-edged songcraft. The material is united by that central undercurrent -- timeless and undeniable. "We spent the better part of a year jamming, developing ideas and fine-tuning arrangements," Pat Harrington informs. "This is the first time since the self-titled record that we took the time to really flesh out song structures, tempos, etc. I always talk about the 'three pillars' of the Geezer sound: heavy, trippy, and groovy. With this album, some songs are heavy, some are trippy, but they ALL had to be groovy." Regardless of tempo, mood, or any other theme that might show up in the songs, Groovy is a love-letter to groove itself, and in paying that homage, Geezer have discovered the truest reality of themselves yet. Whatever else groovy is, it's them. Based in Kingston, NY, Geezer formed in 2012 and have made a bluesy spirit a staple of their approach, and especially with 2014's Gage and their 2016 self-titled leading into Psychoriffadelia, they expanded this idea to more open, jammier explorations, a take on heavy psychedelia still informed by the swamp that led to their first European tour in 2017, including Freak Valley Festival in Germany. They have shared stages with High on Fire, Acid King, Nebula, Earthless, Ufomammut, and many more. After spending the better part of the last three years touring, writing, and solidifying their lineup around guitarist/vocalist Pat Harrington, bassist Richie Touseull, drummer Steve Markota, the Kingston-based trio return with what is unquestionably their most realized work to-date, Groovy. It is their fourth long-player and solidifies their approach to trippy, heavy blues, and classic songwriting.
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LP version. Groovy brings a jam-ready mentality together with sharp-edged songcraft. The material is united by that central undercurrent -- timeless and undeniable. "We spent the better part of a year jamming, developing ideas and fine-tuning arrangements," Pat Harrington informs. "This is the first time since the self-titled record that we took the time to really flesh out song structures, tempos, etc. I always talk about the 'three pillars' of the Geezer sound: heavy, trippy, and groovy. With this album, some songs are heavy, some are trippy, but they ALL had to be groovy." Regardless of tempo, mood, or any other theme that might show up in the songs, Groovy is a love-letter to groove itself, and in paying that homage, Geezer have discovered the truest reality of themselves yet. Whatever else groovy is, it's them. Based in Kingston, NY, Geezer formed in 2012 and have made a bluesy spirit a staple of their approach, and especially with 2014's Gage and their 2016 self-titled leading into Psychoriffadelia, they expanded this idea to more open, jammier explorations, a take on heavy psychedelia still informed by the swamp that led to their first European tour in 2017, including Freak Valley Festival in Germany. They have shared stages with High on Fire, Acid King, Nebula, Earthless, Ufomammut, and many more. After spending the better part of the last three years touring, writing, and solidifying their lineup around guitarist/vocalist Pat Harrington, bassist Richie Touseull, drummer Steve Markota, the Kingston-based trio return with what is unquestionably their most realized work to-date, Groovy. It is their fourth long-player and solidifies their approach to trippy, heavy blues, and classic songwriting.
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HPS 131LTD-LP
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LP version. Transparent green vinyl. Groovy brings a jam-ready mentality together with sharp-edged songcraft. The material is united by that central undercurrent -- timeless and undeniable. "We spent the better part of a year jamming, developing ideas and fine-tuning arrangements," Pat Harrington informs. "This is the first time since the self-titled record that we took the time to really flesh out song structures, tempos, etc. I always talk about the 'three pillars' of the Geezer sound: heavy, trippy, and groovy. With this album, some songs are heavy, some are trippy, but they ALL had to be groovy." Regardless of tempo, mood, or any other theme that might show up in the songs, Groovy is a love-letter to groove itself, and in paying that homage, Geezer have discovered the truest reality of themselves yet. Whatever else groovy is, it's them. Based in Kingston, NY, Geezer formed in 2012 and have made a bluesy spirit a staple of their approach, and especially with 2014's Gage and their 2016 self-titled leading into Psychoriffadelia, they expanded this idea to more open, jammier explorations, a take on heavy psychedelia still informed by the swamp that led to their first European tour in 2017, including Freak Valley Festival in Germany. They have shared stages with High on Fire, Acid King, Nebula, Earthless, Ufomammut, and many more. After spending the better part of the last three years touring, writing, and solidifying their lineup around guitarist/vocalist Pat Harrington, bassist Richie Touseull, drummer Steve Markota, the Kingston-based trio return with what is unquestionably their most realized work to-date, Groovy. It is their fourth long-player and solidifies their approach to trippy, heavy blues, and classic songwriting.
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