Lollipop Magazine

My Sleeping Karma – Soma – Review

December 14, 2012

Room to breathe, subtle and singable leads, impressive (but not showoff) rhythm and bass and drumming (numerous fills to make Mastodon fans nod appreciatively).

Sgt. Sunshine – Black Hole – Review

May 1, 2008

Maintaining the trippy vibes not via Iommi riff clonage, but via psychedelic rock that screams as much Captain Beefheart and Cream as it does, er, Kyuss.

Phased – Medications – Review

April 20, 2007

Heavy rock tuned into the lumbering trudge that flows in Sabbath’s wake and the down-tuned desert vibe Kyuss gifted to the EEC, where it lives and breathes.

My Sleeping Karma – Review

April 20, 2007

Firmly in the rock tradition of drums, bass, keys, and guitar with an affection for the classic rootage of ’60s Pink Floyd and ’70s Hawkwind.

Rotor – 2 – Review

March 16, 2007

Cosmic exploration juxtaposed by fuzzy riffery, cerebral vs he-man thud, dig? Jazzy prog wank and repetitive, slow builds, and you’ve got a bit to smoke up to.

Nixon Now – Altamont Nation Express – Review

March 16, 2007

Dirt stomp swagger, soloing wide-stance and cock-hard, pounding the skins and shots hard all night long, man. Singer Andi Schmidt has a bit of Wyndorf in him.

Phased – Medications – Review

January 1, 2007

Members from Sweden, Switzerland, and Finland, play stoner psychedelia, with Frankenstein lumbering riffs and near-punk pounding.

My Sleeping Karma – Review

January 1, 2007

I like the rock tunes better than the meandering psychedelia, but I’m like that. Great bass work, very Geezer Butler, and I don’t get to say that much.