Tales
Stoner
2008| The Band | The Music | The Rest |
| Joey Toscano : Vocals, Guitars | 1. New Mantis | Small Stone Records / SS-081 |
| Oz : Bass | 2. We are the Yithians | Runnin' Time 50:08 |
| Andy Patterson : Drums | 3. The Sleeping Heathen | EAC v0.99pb5 Secure, No C2, Disable Cache |
| 4. Dimensional Orbiter | Ape Monkey's Audio 4.05 | |
| Official | 5. Opiate Blues | Winrar 3.90 + 5% Recovery |
| MySpace | All Scans@300dpi | |
| Size: 375MB splitted inro 2 file |
Chronique
(Desert-Rock.com)
Cet obscur trio ricain propose avec ce "Tales" sorti des fagots leur premier EP, alors que le groupe joue ensemble depuis plus de 6 ans : 6 ans passés à faire trembler les murs des caves, arpenter le moindre bout de scène disponible, et échanger quelques démos enthousiasmantes. Leur arrivée chez Small Stone, le label des "protégés" du stoner US, s'avère providentiel.
"Tales" est un album que tout fan de bon stoner saura apprécier : space rock über-plombé, la musique de ces trois roublards saura contenter l'amateur de murs du son. Basse ronflante et rondouillarde en fond, batterie soft, sobre mais bien groovy, le boulevard est dégagé pour laisser la place au 38 tonnes à 5 cordes : les riffs sont lourds, patauds, et les soli viennent compléter le paysage. Le tout constitue la charpente d'un édifice de compos parfaitement ciselées : en se donnant le temps de bien faire (5 titres en presque une heure, faites le calcul...), Iota s'aménage le temps nécessaire à engrammer la moindre note de basse, à lanciner gentiment le cervelet à coups d'impros spacy... pour mieux nous prendre par surprise par un riff de gratte traître, et s'élever vers un amoncellement de grattes aérien (voir les dernières minutes 100% instru de "The Sleeping Heathen" ou la quasi-entièreté de "Dimensionnal orbiter" et ses 23 minutes de trip intégral).
Le crédo de Iota est le stoner très traditionnel. Sous influences, inévitablement. Rien de choquant, on ne frôle jamais trop dangereusement l'écueil du plagiat. Mais la réussite est là : les musiciens transpirent le bonheur sans jamais rentrer dans l'épate, ils sont taillés pour l'impro, des machines à concert et à plaisir. Iota n'apporte pas de pierre fondamentale au stoner rock du XXIème siècle, mais il représente une pièce flamboyante, fière et jouissive. Beaucoup de plaisir de jouer + beaucoup de talent = beaucoup de joie auditive.
Reviews
(LordsOfMetal.nl)
Unfortunately I was not at home when the CD by Iota landed on my doormat. It must have been a loud, dull noise with which ‘Tales’ hit the ground, because this is heavy stuff, very heavy. Spacey even, so if a comparison is needed it is that of a black hole. Extreme heaviness…
The band Iota plays some sort of psychedelic heavy stonerrock, at First sight not really original nowadays. How do you distinguish yourself? Plenty of options: First of all, make sure your record sounds well. Iota succeeded in that. Its basses have this fine loud thud and when played at the right volume your crockery will march out of the cupboards single file.
Furthermore, make sure you have something of a theme. Iota chose some sort of space-fantasy thingy, as proven with song titles as ‘New Mantis’, ‘We Are The Yithians’ and ‘Dimensional Orbiter’. No idea what it is all about. Something science-fiction like probably, but it makes you realise that this is how Hawkwind would have sounded, had they just started now and not almost forty years ago.
Iota’s Music is not only heavy and groovy, it is also strongly imbedded in the blues. The type of blues made by pale British boys, that is. Especially in the magnum opus ‘Dimensional Orbiter’, a monolithic, clay footed monster of over 22 minutes, the blues influences can be heard clearly. The closing track of the album ‘Opiate Blues’ leave nothing to be guessed, there is even a blues harp to be heard.
Iota is based in Salt Lake City and has clinched a record deal with Small Stone Recordings, where they share the roster with bands such as Five Horse Johnson, Dixie Witch and Glasspack. Especially for the blues influences the comparison with Five Horse Johnson is apparent. Apart from that, Iota skillfully manages to steer past the pitfalls of the genre (no conspicuous Kyuss or Black Sabbath imitations), resulting in a very fine debut. For the connoisseurs.
(StonerRock.com)
Seeing how Iota vocalist/guitarist Joey Toscano happens to be the webmaster of Small Stone Records, I wouldn't begrudge you for claiming cronyism. But you'd be wrong on a couple of counts.
First off, Tales is the third release from the Salt Lake City-based band (not including a demo from 2004, there's also 2005's Three Tons and 2006's Frankenstein Earphone Radio God), so if one hand was indeed washing the other, it's certainly taken awhile to find the soap. Secondly – and this is the important bit - Tales not only whomps all over the three-piece's past material, but it also stands out as a highlight of this year's releases.
That's mostly due to “Dimensional Orbiter,” the 22+ minute monolithic guitar-based freakout that spews intergalactic stoner-psychedelia all over the place, much like Linda Blair did with pea soup in The Exorcist. And rather than being subjected to a crucifix in the vagina, “Dimensional Orbiter” instead gives you a solid boot to the ass. Repeatedly. It's a stand-up and take notice song, a note-perfect example of what this genre can represent when its not farting around trying to figure out what Sabbath and Kyuss riffs to steal.
As for the other four tracks on Tales, they're pretty damn good too. Overall, Iota hits harder and heavier than most of their Small Stone brethren, coming close to Tummler in terms of delivery (the exception being closing track "Opiate Blues," which is more like Five Horse Johnson waking up after a vicious bender), so use that as a starting reference and then proceed without caution. Recommended.
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