Mojave Green by Blasting Rod
“Mojave Green follows 2022’s Of Wild Hazel with suitably desert-hued vibing, its almost-10-minute title-track veering between loose, hypnotic jamming and fuzzier, riffier push, as opener 'YEA 24M (Cosmic Bash)' resolves with Sabbathian groove before the cymbal-wash finish, 'Bowl of Shala' brings a more meditative aspect and 'Grandon the Stone Cutter (OG Version)' closes with a funky groove led by the guitar that feels specifically in conversation with Brant Bjork.
Is it then desert rock homage made in the desert? There’s definitely that side to it, but Blasting Rod are not so single-minded and are more immersive than such a supposition might imply when they dig further into experimental noisemaking in the extended 'Yao Tsu (Infinity Landing)'. Perhaps homage in the sense of taking past ideas and reshaping them to suit their own exploratory purposes.” --JJ Koczan, The Obelisk
「Blasting Rodの新作“MOJAVE GREEN”を聴いていると、これまでの作品以上に「感じる」ことがキーワードに思えてくる。
それはなぜか…今作の制作背景がこれまでとガラッと違うのだ。
これまで日本でレコーディングされてきたが、今作は聖地で制作されたという事実が、この作品をスペシャルにしている。
名古屋という都会を忘れ、気心しれた人々と穏やかな時を楽しみ、心を平和にしたことだろう。また自然に触れる日々は、感覚をより高めたはず。
リラックスした状態で入ったスタジオは、GATOS TRAIL STUDIO。なんとここ、デザートロック界の伝説のバンド、Yawning Man、Masters Of RealityのChris Gossがレコーディングで使う聖地。」
2024年6月9日（ロックの日）
Toru ”監督” Yoshimura
「脳内ドバドバのやつ...いつまでもこの時間が終わらなければいいのに…最高過ぎる…EARTHLESSを思い出したよ[。]いまだ余韻」—@ysk_daitaiok (X-Twitter)
“With a psych stoner hard rock injection, Japanese power trio Blasting Rod... opens the gates of my garden of music delight. Their most noisy and joyous and powerful psych-experimental new album " Mojave Green " will be released on June 21, 2024, via Low&Slow.Disk cassette tape, CD, and ltd. ed. of 100 on black Japanese audiophile vinyl at fine independent record dealers near you in Europe, from Shiny Beast mail-order (NL), Bandcamp from Japan and US, and streaming worldwide on every digital platform known to man. Some editions will include hand-printed blacklight artwork. " Mojave Green " contains 5 tunes of enthralling sonic mayhem.
It's June 21, 2024. Look out for... their upcoming exquisite new album 'Mojave Green'... Don't miss it!!.”
-Mimmo Caccmo, London Calling/Shades of Rock
「Earthlessを彷彿させるスリリングな展開で特にブチ上がったな。」—@So_Kawamura (X-Twitter)
「Blasting RodはEarthlessとかと比較しちゃうジャンル」—@sunfading (X-Twitter)
「楽しみ方は簡単、ハードロックなグルーヴに身を委ねるだけ…すると心は宇宙遊泳、合法的にトリップ♪」—吉村暢 (X-Twitter)
「昨日初めて観たBlasting Rod。
バンドの名前自体は安井さんがって事で知っていたけど中々聴くタイミング逃してて聴けていなかったんだけど、始まるとびっくりするくらい気持ちの良いサイケでニヤニヤが止まらなかった。」—Kyohei @a7_re (X-Twitter)
Tracklist
| 1. | YEA 24M (Cosmic Bash) | 5:13 |
| 2. | Yao Tsu (Infinity Landing) | 16:24 |
| 3. | Mojave Green | 9:54 |
| 4. | Bowl of Shala | 6:05 |
| 5. | Grandon the Stone Cutter (OG ver.) | 7:33 |
Credits
Produced by S. Shah
Executive Producer: Chihiro
Recorded by Daniel Joeright at Gatos Trail Studio, Yucca Valley, California
Assisted by Aaron Farinelli
Additional recording, mixing and mastering by S. Shah who also played guitar, conjured riffs, scribbled words and voiced them, and made other funny noises, and visual art.
Chihiro played drums and other percussion, and generally called the shots.
Yoshihiro Yasui played whatever he wanted on bass guitar, and inspired with cause for pause.
Associate Producers: Aunt Mimi, Judy, GM, Charlie
Dedicated to JR Parmar, Nanya, and The Folks on the Crick.
Special thanks to Yukito Okazaki at Studio Zen, Japan・David Polster at Well Made Music, Bristol, Virginia・Zoe Joeright・Buddy Donner・Tom Frankot・Chef Brandon・and most importantly Nancy Bukowski, our tireless and indispensable road manager who helped make everything go far more smoothly than it should have.
Photography by Dan, Chihiro, Shah, Zoe, and Nancy
A Low&Slow.Disk Production
製造元：
レコード盤は東京・川崎、（株）東洋化成
LPジャケ／帯とCD帯は大阪、（株）丹羽紙業
CD盤は神奈川県大和市（株）プレスステーション本社より韓国製造
カセットは静岡県島市（有）Side-Bクリエーションズ
