[DID NOT ATTEND: September 8, 2022] Earthless / Ecstatic Vision / Riff Mountain DJs
I jotted down this show as one I’d like to check out and then I forgot all about it and the bands that were playing. So a little later I even wrote, who the hell are Earthless.
Well, this was a heavy psych/stoner rock super bill that would have been fun to see live.
Earthless has been around since 2001. They are a mostly instrumental psychedelic rock band from San Diego, California, consisting of guitarist Isaiah Mitchell, bassist Mike Eginton and drummer Mario Rubalcaba. I really enjoyed their overall vibe. I also love that their second album is made of 2 20 minute songs (one with five parts). Although they also have a song “Volt Rush” that’s under two minutes and kicks much ass. Although I prefer the instrumentals.
Ecstatic Vision are from Philly and they continue with the fuzzy…everything. They describe themselves as “Trance inducing raw heavy psych. Ecstatic Vision is Doug Zabolchech, Kevin Nickles, Michael Field Connor and Ricky Culp.”
The song I listened to “Astral Plane” is 13 minutes of heavy fuzziness. Vocals come in about 5 minutes in and I didn’t really like them. Maybe this kind of music is meant to be instrumental.
Since I’m not in the know, I can’t quite figure out what Riff Mountain DJs are. Their Instagram profile says Philadelphia DJ Collective / All Rock / All Wax. So I guess they spin heavy songs before and between bands?
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