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In The Caves

Cosmic Letdown

In The Caves

Label: Sound Effect

Genre: Post Rock / Avant Rock

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<p>Black vinyl - 200 copies.</p>
<p>Recorded in late-2014, in just one live session, ‘In the Caves’ is the second<br />full-length album by Russian psychedelic band Cosmic Letdown. Hailing<br />from the city of Cheboksary, on the banks of the glorious river Volga, in just<br />a few years (founded in 2012) they have become one of the most interesting<br />phenomena of the local scene, establishing themselves as part of the<br />Russian neo-psychedelic wave via independent releases (under their own<br />label Opium Eyes Records) of several of their singles and debut album<br />‘Venera’. “Venera” received positive reviews and flattering comparisons to<br />Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd, The Black Angels, The Warlocks, Spacemen 3,<br />The Asteroid #4 etc. However all of these comparisons can be forgotten in<br />the case of ‘In the Caves’. The sound is absolutely different here - you may<br />get the feeling this is another band, but it’s still Cosmic Letdown. “In the<br />Caves”, unlike the debut album, which was sort of a compilation of old<br />tracks, is both a live experiment and a concept album of sorts: it<br />demonstrates another side of Cosmic Letdown, closer to what the band has<br />been performing live for the past years, though never represented on record<br />before. On preparation for a long time, ‘In the Caves’ is the psychedelic jam<br />album, with raw fuzzed out cave-like atmosphere, the band longed to record.<br />This chain of hypnotic sequences paints otherworldly cosmic/ambient sonic<br />vastness with beautiful sitar brush strokes, complementary tanpura<br />sounds, ethereal voices and incredible distorted tone guitars. Waves of<br />reverb and surreal noises form unique sound from the depths of the<br />basement reaching out into the distant corners of the universe as if created<br />straight for astral trips. All of this brought to life on Cosmic Letdown’s first<br />vinyl release ‘In the Caves’.</p>