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JUNE 3  2012

Arc Of Ascent - The Higher Key(2012) Cd

Country: New Zeeland
Genre: Stoner / Psychedelic
Release Date: 28 March 2012
Format: CD Jewel case
Label: Astral Projection
Duration: 43:10
Album ID:  AST009

Tracklist:
1. Celestial Altar
2. Land of Tides
3. Search for Liberation
4. Redemption
5. Elemental Kingdom
6. Through the Rays of Infinity
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Review
For the most experienced stoner fans  - do you know Datura from the New Zeeland ? If you don't know them you should check them and after hurry up and search for the 2 Cd's on eBay or other resources and shops is absolutely must for the fanatics of Heavy Space Psychedelic music genre like Monster Magnet ,Colour Haze , Novadriver and the Swedes split-up Satellite Circle - However Arc Of Ascent is the brainchild of Craig Williamson (Lamp Of The Universe and Datura) for some people and magazines they tagged as doom metal - for me i won t except this for them , are heavy but doom only in structure ,its something like stoner heavy psychedelic solar shit .!
Celestial Altar sounding imposing grooving fuzzy and with a perfect rhyme vocally , a song cut and sewn to impresses us , the guitarist add some solos here without rhythm guitar so can be clearly understand .'Land of Tides' is something like a hit  a good follow up and catchy second track. A good element that i find on them is that fill out with the three instruments and are more meaningful and direct .'Search for Liberation' is eerie uncanny and occult eastern influences track more space in the style of  Samasara Blues Experimment -if you like stuff like that check Graig other band 'Lamp Of The Universe'. 
'Redemption' i found some similarities of Dopes to Infinity - i really dig the changing from slower to faster tempos and the bridges on almost the record  and especially here.
Ok i found a flaw on this record ! there is not something prototype its getting something like the new Datura excepts the ending song 'Through the Rays of Infinity'  that might be more strange with this whirling riff that - Craig Williamson find a great guitarist in the face of Sandy Schaare .
Do you like to check them for sure ;Cosmic Stoner Rock from Arc Of Ascent , go down listen and vote. Your Satisfaction Guaranteed!

Link: http://arcofascent.bandcamp.com/

Link:http://www.allthatisheavy.com/Arc Of Ascent

Editor's Rating: 4/5 stars Vote!

 
 
Info:
(2008 – present)
 
Line up:
Craig Williamson - Bass/Vox /Sitar/ Saz/Tanpura/Keyboards
John Strange - Drums & Percussion
Sandy Schaare - Guitars

Disco:

Circle Of The Sun - Cd 2010
The Higher Key(2012) Cd

 

 

 

 

 

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