LP Co-release with Cardinal Fuzz (UK)
$24
We are incredibly pleased to announce the forthcoming The Band Whose Name Is A Symbol LP – ‘Verdun’ the first studio lp this war-torn group have recorded in some time and boy oh boy what a magnificent freewheelin’ , incendiary and blissed out racket TBWNIS have conjured.
Over the last 15 years there are few groups that have been more prolific or dedicated to pushing psychedelic rock and all things cosmic to its limits.
With Verdun their sound has become even more expansive – Scott Thompsons outer zone zonk horn blowing… Jason Vaughan & Chris Laramee deep space swirling x 2 on synth/keys… Bill Guerrero twelve String is shimmering and Brydsian but this is the jangle of nails down your spinal chord…Dave Reford – untamed and unleashed and going full tilt with Nathaniel Hurlow and John Westhaver precise and driving – Hypnotic and FULLY ROCKING.
Verdun contains three monstrous compositions where shimmering tones unfold into sinister drone-territory which resemble German pioneers Neu! playing This Heat!, where abrasive guitars and wild riffing, repetitive beats and raw primitivism are densely packed into a larger-than-life sound that never stops climbing skywards – never have TBWNIS sounds so euphoric playing their brand of ecstatic rock ‘n’ roll. For anyone that likes to get lost in sound – Verdun is a sonic amusement part – close your eyes and climb aboard this rollercoaster, strap yourself in tight and let yourself get lost in the heaviest of vibrations as you go for a breathless physical/visceral ride.
TBWNIS are one of the essential groups of the world’s psychedelic underground and Verdun is a freaked-out trip.Notes from John Westhaver on the recording of Verdun.‘On the last Sunday of March, 2023, The Band Whose Name Is A Symbol got together with their gear for the first time since November of 2022. Raven Street Studios was the setting with our longtime engineer David Sarazin (Elevator, Droneverdose and Berzerkir). It was a grey, damp and chilly day. There was no plan and no discussion as to what we would do. We set up our shit, picked a key and started to play (8 minutes in, Sarazin remembered to hit record). We played non stop for near 2 hours and tore down. It felt wonderful. The art of improvisation. We sat afterwards in master control in silence and checked out some of what was captured. The smiles on 7 faces spoke louder than bombs. “Verdun” is our new appointed crown jewel’
With Verdun their sound has become even more expansive – Scott Thompsons outer zone zonk horn blowing… Jason Vaughan & Chris Laramee deep space swirling x 2 on synth/keys… Bill Guerrero twelve String is shimmering and Brydsian but this is the jangle of nails down your spinal chord…Dave Reford – untamed and unleashed and going full tilt with Nathaniel Hurlow and John Westhaver precise and driving – Hypnotic and FULLY ROCKING.
Verdun contains three monstrous compositions where shimmering tones unfold into sinister drone-territory which resemble German pioneers Neu! playing This Heat!, where abrasive guitars and wild riffing, repetitive beats and raw primitivism are densely packed into a larger-than-life sound that never stops climbing skywards – never have TBWNIS sounds so euphoric playing their brand of ecstatic rock ‘n’ roll. For anyone that likes to get lost in sound – Verdun is a sonic amusement part – close your eyes and climb aboard this rollercoaster, strap yourself in tight and let yourself get lost in the heaviest of vibrations as you go for a breathless physical/visceral ride.
TBWNIS are one of the essential groups of the world’s psychedelic underground and Verdun is a freaked-out trip.Notes from John Westhaver on the recording of Verdun.‘On the last Sunday of March, 2023, The Band Whose Name Is A Symbol got together with their gear for the first time since November of 2022. Raven Street Studios was the setting with our longtime engineer David Sarazin (Elevator, Droneverdose and Berzerkir). It was a grey, damp and chilly day. There was no plan and no discussion as to what we would do. We set up our shit, picked a key and started to play (8 minutes in, Sarazin remembered to hit record). We played non stop for near 2 hours and tore down. It felt wonderful. The art of improvisation. We sat afterwards in master control in silence and checked out some of what was captured. The smiles on 7 faces spoke louder than bombs. “Verdun” is our new appointed crown jewel’
