Radar Men from the Moon is a new band from the Netherlands that caught my attention two years ago, when their debut came out, initially because of their catchy name and the even catchier artwork of their debut album, Intergalactic Dada and Space Trombones (2011). So, since I've been listening to them the whole day, and especially to their sophomore release, I decided to praise their efforts by writing this post.
The type of music here can obvioulsy be implied from the band's and album's name and artwork. Pure psychedelic / stoner rock. Five lengthy tracks, all round the 9 minute point, which sound more like jamming sessions than actual songs. But despite the freely arranged compositions after a couple hearings you can tell that there's actually a plan, an idea behind each track. The music is calm, groovy, catchy, chilling and of course instrumental. Lots of effects are used on the guitar, the bass is perfectly played as are the drums. Really very creative rythm section by the Dutch. Many samples are also dropped in at times adding a kvlt feeling.
Standout Tracks: "The Wire", "Intergalactic Dada and Space Trombones", "The People Who Stay On
the Earth Will Explode" (my favourite) .
Echo Forever is their second and lastes album for the time being, released in 2012. Although there are no great surprises this album manages to keep your attention thoughout the 50 minutes of its running time. And by "no great surprises" I mean that the band did not change their musical style and approach much compared to their debut. Still instrumental, still jamming, still catcy, still awesome. What I noticed about this album is that it sounds - to me at least - a little darker than their previous work. Even the artwork selection confirms this opinion. The songs' duration also changed a little bit, there are more tracks with a shorter duration, but there are still lengthy compositions. Despite the fact that they're both outstanding outputs, I'll go with the second one. It sounds to me like a more mature effort. Of course sampling is present here as well.
Standout Tracks: "Echo Forever", "Atomic Mother", "Darkness", "Heading for the Void", "Avant Garde Luxury".
So, for the fans of relaxing, lenghty, spacey stoner or psychedelic rock this is the perfect band to check out. With obvious 70's prog-rock influences and a lot of energy and creativity Radar Men from the Moon is one the rising stars in the scene.
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