RASSEGNA STAMPA LUGLIO/OTTOBRE 2002

RASSEGNA STAMPA LUGLIO/OTTOBRE 2002
STONERROCK MAGAZINE
E.X.P. - Pachamama
Review by: Rob Wrong (StonerRock.com)
Vincebus Eruptum/Vinyl Magic 3
70's fury high energy rock is one way to describe E.X.P.- but there is so much
to the sound of this band that it wouldn't be fair to stop just there.
Some of it reminds me of Spine of God era Monster Magnet- you can hear the
ton of classic influences though- MC5, Sabbath, Zeppelin...no denying the
greats. EXP delivers a more polished sound that's mixed up and rock solid- it's
heavy- tight down-tuned- melodic thick, psychedelic...bluesy...
The songs tend to differ in tempo and feels throughout Pachamama, but there
is no doubt that it's the same band carrying the same style. The vocals are a
key element in their presence, and are right up front and 8melodic, sometimes
drenched in acid hallucinating effects. The time and tempos range from
everything to Orange Goblin to ATP- Roachpowder...these guys would fit on a
nice bill with any of these bands.
This is some serious rock not to be taken lightly- It's nothing new, but it's a
mean brew of stoner rock that I am glad to have in my collection, thank you
very much:)
"What the fuck is a frush?"
DAREDEVIL MAGAZINE (De)
E.X.P-Pachamama CD
Vincebus Eruptum Rec.
HEAVY meets FLANGER, SPACE meets ROCK, BLUE CHEER meets HAWKWIND
and in the end a good spot of HITCHHIKER THROUGH THE GALAXY. The
product of this all is E.X.P. Some songtitles for example: "Supavacuum cleaner
and the atomic mushrooms eaters" or "Sex, beatific night, magma mother
lights the yawnin´ tar planes". Order this one and you don´t need drugs
anymore. E.X.P. are the unthroned Kinx of the psyche Underground. Even
"Kick Out The Jamss" from the good ol´ MC 5 rocks as HELL !!! So don´t be
stupid and a lazy motherf***er het a copy of this one.
rating: 1home: http://www.expsupafuzz.com
home: http://www.vinylmagic3.it
MS
PLANET FUZZ (Australia)
E.X.P. – Pachamama
Review by Matt Frighetto
It’s been sometime since we heard from Italian Fuzzer’s E.X.P, I only own a 3
–Track promo prior to this recording, but its enough to understand that E.X.P
are lover’s of true pure fuzz! This release is only available on the Vincebus
Eruptum Magazine which is a cool Italian group of hard working folks who put
out damn good music to the masses.
This disc has a few different twists I had expected more flat out fuzz like their
previous 3-Track recording but never the less a different approach is
sometimes good so it keeps us from being bored of a band. On Pachamama
you can expect everything from straight rock to blues to flat out fuzz assaults.
Stand out track and always a favorite of mine is “Tripscapes” this song has
been reworked and recorded to its purest quality, the name says it all a song
with big ball riffs massive bass and precision drum work expect nothing but
wah wah driven fuzz and cosmic delights.
This is a fine record and has plenty of diversity if you can try getting this one
you will not be disappointed, I know I can be hard to get, but hopefully E.X.P
will release it so it can be enjoyed by everyone! Italy has some strong talent
and if you like “That’s all Folks” and “Ojm” you’ll for sure enjoy what E.X.P
have to offer
HELLRIDE (USA)
E.X.P. - Pachamama (VE Recordings)
by Chris Barnes
Supafuzz! Three weeks after first hearing this little gem from Italy, and I'm
still not sure what the "E.X.P." part of the moniker is. Some Italian acronym for
a rarely used idiom? The initials of someone's grandmother? Or simply nothing
at all but an attempt to get journalists such as myself in a quandary? We'll
never know the answer, I fear. Friggin' Eyetalians. HA! Just kidding...They
make great pizza and I'm a big fan of that wine that comes in a straw jacket.
OK well, Pachamama is blend of Trogg's-like Psychedelia and the MC5's
musical abandon. They should have called this "Fun With Volume" because
that's what I'm figuring is what is happening here. Set up a guitar, drums,
bass and loads of amps, a fridge full of beer, a bong and have at it. Who cares
what the hell it comes off as as long as there are three chords you can work
with and the rock n' roll spirit. I dig it. Want to know what "Supavacuum
Cleaner and the Atomic Mushroom Eaters" sounds like? It sounds just like it
reads. No surprises. Tons of fuzz and hijinks.
Speaking of the MC5, there is a mighty cover of the seminal "Kick Out The
Jamss" on here, which might be the best cover I've heard since Rollins tackled
the classic.
This isn't going to change the world. We've heard it before. But it'll be a hit at
your next beer bash. Especially with a nitrous oxide chaser.
COSMIC LAVA (De)
E . X . P. (Pachamama)
by Klaus Kleinowski
New material from Italy's heaviest fuzz-kings ! I've lost some good words
about their last promo, but "Pachamama" knows to entertain with much
stronger songs. More influenced from the classic 70's Detroit bands (yes, you
name it: MC5, SRB, etc.), but they are also aware of bands as Fu Manchu or
Nebula, without being just a simple copy. With enough heaviness and drive,
they'll take you on a sonic blues-laden ride through nine tracks. The journey
starts after a short spoken intro with the white-burning thunderous opener
"Supavacuum Cleaner & The Atomic Mushroom Eaters". In tribute to their
Detroit influence, there's a nice cover version of "Kick Out The Jamss", while a
few tracks are more laid-back and blues oriented, so you've got enough time
to smoke the next reefer.
This guys know how to stockpile the heaviest riffage in combination with an
ultra fuzzadelic sound, as in "Sex,Beatitic Night, Magma Mother Lights". One of
my faves is "Blues for a Guilded Elephant", with its thick slow riffing combined
with this groovy 60's vibe. After nearly 29 min. this entertaining ride ends and
as a result you can hear, that E.X.P. haven't invented something new, but
there songs are fueled with dynamic passionate energy. The whole production
sounds very organic and massive so I'm looking forward to the upcoming
debut album. "Pachamama" comes out for free with Vincebus Eruptum # 7 and
will be limited to 500 copies, so be fast. For more infos about E.X.P., check out
the Cosmic Lava interview.
ROCK HARD (It)
anno 1, n.3, settembre 2002
E.X.P. “Pachamama”
Luciano Gaglio
Dopo l’eccezionale debutto dei colt 38, la fanzine heavy psych “Vincebus
Eruptum” edita da vinyl magic3 allega al nuovo numero l’opera prima dei
senesi E.X.P., fantasiosamente intitolata “Pachamama”.
Anche le otto tracce (più intro) che compongono il disco hanno nomi sfiziosi e
inconsueti, divertenti e super psichedelici.
Il bello è che gli E.X.P. mantengono quel che promettono, e allora l’iniziale
“supavacuum cleaner and the atomic mushroom eater” è un missile garage
stoner che si libra in volo sulla spinta della poderosa sezione ritmica e da
chitarre fuzz in perenne distorsione, per poi schiantarsi nella successiva “EXP’z
and the masticators of frequencies part 1” , un mid tempo acidissimo che
suona come un tributo ai blue cheer! Non c’è soluzione di continuità tra questi
e altri brani della raccolta, ed ogni episodio di “Pachamama” sembra quindi il
piccolo e appuntito frammento di un gigantesco meteorite spaziale. Così è
anche per l’accoppiata “Hierbalarga, Sex beatific night magma mother lights”,
rispettivamente una intro di chitarre slide e la sua inevitabile trasformazione in
un acid blues corrosivo che sfocia in una cavalcata stoner. Quindi è il turno
della fulminante cover di “Kick Out The Jamss “ (MC5) , che dopo poco più di
un minuto lascia il posto a “Tripscapes” , in cui tornano a farsi sentire le
ascendenze Blue cheeriane della band, stavolte mischiate ad un rifferama
prettamente sabbathiano, con tanto di assolo wha wha ad accompagnare il
martellante finale.
Qui e nella successiva “Blues for a guilded elephant” gli E.X.P. ricordano i Fu
Manchu di “in search of...” , sebbene in quest’ultima confermino anche il ruolo
importante giocato dal garage detroitiano di mc5 e stooges nel loro sound.
La seconda parte di “E.x.p.’z and the masticators of frequencies ” chiude
all’insegna della psychedelia, disintegrandosi in una nebbiolina di effetti space.
voto:7/10
DAREDEVILRECORDS (De)
E.X.P. - Pachamama
www.expsupafuzz.com
www.vinylmagic3.it
Fuzzrock from Italy, and unfortunately I have no further information on the
band, o.k. on their homepage you can read they are around since ever, ...so
are they God?
O.k., let the music do the talking.
After a short intro the first song "Supavacuumcleaner and the atomic
mushroom eaters" shows you what`s to come: high class fuzzrock with
psychedelic and outspaced sounds. And all on a very high level. This first fast
rocker is followed by another one in the same direction. And it`s really a
pleasure to listen to these songs. E.X.P. know how to bring you in a good
mood.
There are also psychedelic tracks to be found, like "Sex, beatific night, magma
mother lights", maybe the best track on this CD, very relaxed, very cool, very
stoned! Also worth mentioning is "Tripscapes", a midtempo groove monster
with hit potentional. The chorus won`t go out of your head for days!
This CD has all this kind of music needs, fast rockers, psychedelic trips,
absolute cool songtitles, but it`s a pity that the running time is so short, but I
think every CD player has a repeat button, and believe me, you will use it!
If you have got the chance to get this CD you ought to check it out!
Genre: Spacefuzzrock
minutes
Music:8
Sound:7
9 tracks, 28.57
METAL VOX (Brazil)
E.X.P. - PACHAMAMA
NOTA: 4.0 metalvox brasile
Para começar vale a pena esclarecer o porquê de um título tão esquisito.
Pachamama é uma palavra do idioma quéchua (INCA, gloriosa civilização sulamericana destruída por cristãos fdp) e significa mãe terra. Eis uma pequena
pista do que você irá encontrar neste álbum, uns italianos freaks tocando
Stoner Rock´n Roll muito bom e divertido. Descontração que norteia o trabalho
do EXP, para vocês terem idéia os caras se deram ao luxo de fazer uma ode à
maconha. Hiebalarga (título sugerido por Frederico Wolmann da banda
Argentina de Stoner, Dragonauta). Coverizaram uma musica do MC5, “Kick
Out The Jamss”, cuja versão ficou muito boa. Na oitava música, “Blues for a
Guiled Elephant”, o clima fica mais pesado (Doom) com direito a vocais
grotescos e etc. O fato se repete na nona e última música que é a segunda
parte de “EXP and the Masticathors of Frequencies” (a primeira parte esta na
terceir a música), que foram compostas em conjunto com a banda Masticators
of Frequencies. Use your imagination.........
NOIZELAND (Espana)
E.X.P. "Pachamama" CD R Vincebus Eruptum Rec
Todavia nos acordamos de su demo hace un par de anios. Y tengo que decir
que este es un buen trabajo!! Es mas rockero, y se acercan bastante a los
primeros MUDHONEY . Pasote!!
BUSHMADO (USA)
EXP Pachamama
Reviewed by DJ BUSHMADO
EXP, tripped out stoner fuzz from Italy. The cd starts off with a little bit of
relaxation guidance, then busts into track 2. From there on it's a journey
through fuzzed out Rock n' Roll. There's 9tracks in about 29min. To fully enjoy
this disc, it should be listened to in it's entirety, while being stoned. They also
sent me some eyecandy, EXP posters! Very cool.
STONEROCK FR (Fr)
E.X.P. "pachamama"
Je ne connaissais pas les EXP et j'avoue que je suis très agréablement surpris
par leur mâturité musicale. Ils ont vraiment tout ce qu'on recherche en matière
de stoner : agressivité, riffs à la fois psychédéliques et répétitifs, passages
lents, etc. C'est bien joué, bien en place. Non, ils ne sont pas tombés dans la
marmite du rock psychédélique ou du moins ils en sont sortis avec la recette
du rock STONER. Et quelle recette ! Que du bon ! Des guitares incisives, une
voix à la fois lascive et virile, des morceaux qui n'en finissent pas. C'est dire
qu'on est loin, très loin du sympathique, mais très fade, premier
R.M. # 56 (It)
E.X.P. “ Pachamama”
La risposta italiana agli Hives
RUMORE (It)
E.X.P. “ Pachamama”
#.129 ottobre 2002
review by Stefano Cerati
E.X.P. sono una band italiana appena affacciatasi con Pachamama (Vincebus
eruptum/Vinyl magic) alla ribalta. I loro riff sono acidi e pieni di fuzz e
richiamano alla mente i Blue Cheer più lisergici.
Mostrano di sapere come creare un'atmosfera psichedelica anche con un
pizzico di autoironia, nei titoli, che non guasta.
Hard rock tras e Muddhoney costituiscono l'ossatura del disco, con Hirbalarga e
Blues For A Guided Elephant in evidenza, oltre alla cover di Kick Out The Jams.
ROCKIT (It)
PRIMASCELTA
E.X.P. Pachamama 25 10 2002
Di Emauele Tamagnini
Ascoltando il debutto sulla lunga distanza dei senesi E.X.P., viene da maledire
tutto ciò che il mercato commercial-musicale nostrano ci propone, con una
frequenza impressionante di artisti davvero poco meritevoli di comparire tra gli
scaffali dei negozi di dischi. La formazione 'intergalattica' della quale
argomentiamo, è una perfetta macchina psych-stoner da guerra, che non
sfigura con le più altisonanti produzioni americane e nord europee, che
rappresentano il fulcro della heavy psichedelia moderna. Quello di
“Pachamama” (che in lingua indio cilena significa 'Madre Terra') è un viaggio
lisergico tra le radici del genere estirpate dagli anni sonici (settanta) e
monumentali muri di chitarra acid-fuzz che farebbero impallidire anche chi
(Monster Magnet) ne ha fatto una ragione di vita.
Gli E.X.P. possono dunque considerarsi figli di una desert session, di una
eterna jam cosmica, di una scarica elettrica condotta da qualche vecchio vinile
marchiato Blue Cheer ed MC5, non tralasciando la personale esecuzione
(grande la fuzz guitar di Nico Cascino) sia strumentale che vocale (Bimbi
meets Garcia). Il tributo agli straordinari seventies, viene fatto sotto forma di
cover della leggendaria “Kick Out The Jamss” degli MC5 (appunto...), mentre il
resto di “Pachamama” vi lascerà senza fiato, un volo privi di conoscenza tra
galassie lontane, mentre continuerà a risuonare da lontano il grido degli E.X.P.
… sciamani del nuovo millennio!
MOTEL/KING16 magazine (Montreal, P.Quebec, Canada)
Issue-04 , March 2003. CD REVIEW E.X.P.
PACHAMAMA
Vinyl Music - ITALY
www.expsupafuzz.com
This Fuzzrock album from Italy is like owning a small piece of the universe.
E.X.P. tripping space fast cosmic rock is fueled by the mighty song writing of
MC5 & Fu Manchu by sonically blasting an organic ultra sexy reverberation to
your ears.
Just light up a fat juicy joint and close your eyes.
(Leonardo Calcagno)
AURAL INNOVATIONS #22 (January 2003)
E.X.P. - "Pachamama"
(Vincebus Eruptum/Vinyl magic 2002)
There is nothing wrong with your audio signal. Please do not attempt to adjust
your on-line frequency. Italian Fuzzrockers E.X.P. will control the audio. They
will also control the audio. For the next twenty-nine minutes, this smashing
outfit of psychedelic/bluesy hipsters will control all that you think and hear.
Chemical assistants welcome, but not required. You're in the hands of experts,
so to speak. Pachama will reach you through sound: "E.X.P.z and The
Masticators of Frequencies" is a fuzzy/psychedelic gem (Part one cranks it;
Part 2 is a spacey denoument); "Kick Out The Jamss" salutes Motor City
seminal rockers MC5; and "Supavacuum Cleaner" and the "Atomic Mushroom
Eaters" sucks your cerebral hemispheres out through the nasal septum,
irradiates the pulpy mass in a fast neutron flux, fries it up real good, then fires
it right back at you at mach 3... They'll hold your attention through song titles:
(see above for examples) And they'll take your eyeballs for a polychromatic
spin: two enclosed posters depict luscious death-metal maidens, a battalion of
anacondas, and plenty of good 'ole fashioned fire, amongst other goodies. And
these guys have the audicity to intro this classically (Zeppelin, Sabbath, et al)
sonic grab-bag with a relaxation tape segment! Well, I never... A musical force
since '97, going strong in 2002, Pachamama breaks no new musical ground,
but serves up a heaping, helping, hell, kickass serving of heavy, pungent
rhythms spanning the last thirty years. Disappointment is not an option. We
now return you to your regular A.I. program... For more information you
can visit the E.X.P. web site at: http://www.expsupafuzz.com.
Reviewed by Ian Compton
KAOS REALM
EXP - "Pachamama" CD '02
(Vinyl Magic, IT)
I am starting to approach releases that look like they could be "stoner" with
some misgivings in that cloning has become the order of the day. Not so here,
this is more cool, loud, noisy rock with a decided older MC5 feel at times, in
fact they cover an MC5 track
WHITE TRASH DEVIL
E.X.P. “Pachamama”
(VE rec 2002)
My first thought upon hearing the album was, "this disc feels kind of short."
Although the CD contains nine songs, the band is still referring to the effort as
an EP, making its half hour length acceptable. To be honest, I wasn't expecting
much when I popped the CD in. After the effective "hippy-dippy hypnosis tape"
intro, the EP begins moving forward quickly. "Supavacuumcleaner" is a nice
crunchy up tempo rock tune, and "E.X.P.'z And...(Part I)" has a killer recurring
drum lead. Eventually everything else drops out, leaving the drums to jam by
themself. Lots of tom and bass drum work, and the song itself smokes.In fact,
the whole album is uniformly ass kicking. The tempos are mostly fast, but the
slower tunes "Tripscapes" and ""E.X.P.'z And...(Part II)" are just as good as
the up tempo stuff. "Sex Beatific Night Magmamother Lights" mixes the two
tempos well, with a slow build rising to an up tempo conclusion. The up tempo
stuff is reminiscent of Nebula's up tempo rockers, like "Clearlight", "You Mean
Nothing", and "Full Throttle". The guitar sound is similar, but the vocals are
better here. The guitar work on Pachamama is really nice. There are some neat
little flourishes (the slide guitar on "Hierbalarga" sticks out) that make me glad
I asked for the disc.The cover of "Kick Out The Jamss" gets the job done in an
admirably concise two minutes. No need to show off; just pound out a great
tune in a fashion befitting its content and intent. And they don't do the
overdone "Kick Out The Jamss, Motherfucker!" intro. Sometimes I wonder if
bands cover the song just to use the intro.
KOZMIC TOP TEN
1.CORRUPTION – Pussyworld
2.DOZER - Call It Conspiracy
3.JOSIAH - Josiah
4.M-SQUAD - Smoke
5.VALIS - Vast Active Living Intelligence System
6.ON TRIAL -Blinded By The Sun
7.SHEAVY - Synchronized
8.E.X.P. - Pachamama
9.ELEPHANTUM Sedimentation EP
10.SPIRITUAL BEGGARS - On FIre
NOIZE ‘zine (it)
LIVING RAIN
ALBUM DELL’ANNO
1) Queens of the Stone Age - "Songs for the Deaf"
2) Down - "II"
3) Los Natas - "Corsario negro"
4) Spiritual Beggars - "On fire"
5) Hermano - "...Only a suggestion"
6) Abdullah - "Graveyard poetry"
7) Smoke - "Smoke follows beauty"
8) Generous Maria - "Command of the new
rock"/ The Mushroom River Band - "Simsalabim" / Spiritu - "S/T"
9) E.X.P. - "Pachamama" / That's All Folks! - "Psyche as one of
fine arts" / Vortice Cremisi - "Falling the crimson vortex"
10) Electric Wizard, High On Fire e Cathedral (in via
d'ascolto...)
CONCERTI DELL’ANNO
1) QOTSA - Milano 19/11
2) E.X.P. + That's All Folks! - Ariano Irpino (Av)
www.e-x-p.it
Italian & European Booking & Management Jacopo Bimbi
[email protected]
Phone + 39 0577 42753
Mob: + 39 333 43 19150