LARMAN CLAMOR - CD FROGS

Popis - FROGS:
Astute observers of the rock will recognize Alexander von
Wieding's name as the artist behind album covers for the likes
of Monster Magnet, Karma to Burn, Wo-Fat, and countless others.
Over the last several years, the German illustrator has
contributed art to Small Stone releases from Freedom Hawk, Tia
Carrera, Infernal Overdrive, Sun Gods in Exile, Sasquatch, Gozu
and many more. With the second album from von Wieding's musical
solo-project, Larman Clamor, put out by Small Stone, that
relationship grows even deeper. 'Frogs' follows 2011's
self-titled EP and 'Altars To Turn Blood', both self-released, and refines Larman Clamor's swampy psychedelic blues to its
greatest execution yet. Taking blownout influence from the
likes of Mississippi Fred McDowell and boogie stomp from John
Lee Hooker (see the opening title-track), von Wieding pulls off
an atmosphere coated in humidity and rife with mosquitoes,
toe-tapping his way to a throaty-delivered oblivion. A track
like the slow-grooving, mellow-fuzzed 'Mill Wheel Alchemy'
comes straight off of an algae-covered porch, and others like
the riotous 'Mudhole Stomp' or more rock-derived 'Black
Cylinder' -short and sparse compared to a lot of today's amp-wall overload- feel born of some alternate reality Delta.
But Larman Clamor's songs are catchy and memorable. Von
Wieding's guitar pulsates with a raw distorted tone that
perfectly suits his old-road gravel vocals - and a countrified
sense of foreboding is never far off. There's something
dangerous about this music. Larman Clamor began as a two-piece
in 2008 in the gritty urban climes of von Wieding's native
Hamburg. Then working under the mysterious pseudonym ,' the
multi-instrumentalist and singer oversaw the release of the
outfit's first, self-titled EP. With a clear vision for what he wanted the sound to be and a few years' worth of material in
various stages of completion, 'Altars To Turn Blood' soon
followed, and writing began almost immediately for 'Frogs',
which boasts the band's best arrangements and songwriting yet,
organ and blues harp featuring alongside von Wieding's guitar
and drums, adding Southern Baptist-style malevolence to
'Potions And Secrets' and 'UndeadWaters'. Biologists say that
frogs are an indicator species for their environment. You can
tell what's going on in a place by what the frogs are doing; if they're living, dying, growing fifth legs, etc. If that's the
case, and Larman Clamor's Frogs can also show us where we're
headed, at least we know we're in for a good time on our way to
the end of the world. Boogie on.done it yet, give Lord Fowl a
listen or check out their live show. Me, I feel lucky to have
found this band." - H.P. Taskmaster, (aka JJ Koczan) - The
Obelisk. Recommended if you like: R.L. Burnside, Mississippi
Fred McDowell, Tom Waits, Left Lane Cruiser, Robert Johnson,
Led Zeppelin, The Might Could, ZZ Top...