La Otracina - Blood Moon Riders [914LP]
- Inner Mind Journey
- Ballad of the Hot Ghost Mama Pt 1
- Zunblazer
- Ballad of the Hot Ghost Mama Pt 2
- A Drifted Memory
Don't let the King Diamond-like logo fool you. Inverted progressive surf rock is liberated from psychedelic epithets. The slash fiction account of Dick Dale's meeting with Sonny Sharrock at Amon Düül II's rehearsal space to discuss the "post rock" epidemic. Unlike the ho-hum choose your own adventure tactics of so many instrumental soundtrack bands. La Otracina stick to rails of their own twisting corkscrews and spine snapping dives. This work does not lend itself to the apathy of back round music's standard fare. "Blood Moon Raiders" is it's own ride, with it's own ticket, and the doors are locked after take off.
Pinch some headphones to your dome and situate the rest of your form into a beanbag as you navigate the fibrous landscape of of a black light poster. The tracks flow from a subtle new age contingency to violent bouts with Laotian street gangs. Remember to pack a sack lunch and strap on a machete before mounting this electric buck-bot. Don't fret, the intention has always been to crack open your skull or drown you.
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La Otracina - Tonal Ellipse of the One [181106]
- Yellow Mellow Magic
- Beyond the Dusty Hills (Cowboy in the Desert Part Two)
- Nine Times the Color Red Explodes Like Heated Blood
- Sailor of the Salvian Seas
- Ode to Amalthea
La Otracina was formed in Brooklyn, NY, in the summer of 2003 by drummer Adam Kriney and guitarist Joshua Anzano (now of Tee Pee Records' Titan) to penetrate the deepest and most surreal realms of psychedelia, prog, and krautrock, with an emphasis on exploration. Taking heavy nods from psychedelic forefathers (Flower Travelin' Band, Guru Guru, King Crimson, Neu!, Yes, Agitation Free, Blue Cheer, Amon Duul, etc.), their music is also rooted in a deep understanding and appreciation of free-jazz/improvisation and the wizardry of minimalism-- not to mention the extreme sounds of the Japanese underground. La Otracina's brew of cosmic music is a ride across the galaxy, a slice of magical lemon wedges, a rainbow of crystallized comet dust.
La Otracina is Adam Kriney on drums, Ninni Morgia on electric guitar, and Jordon Schranz on electric bass.
KindaMusik listed La Otracina's Love Love Love 2 CD as one of the top 20 best psychedelic albums of the new millennium, along with releases by Six Organs of Admittance, Bardo Pond, Ghost, and Tower Recordings.
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“Hail Fire” video by Samantha Cornwell
