Death Valley Girls - Under the Spell of Joy (2020)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 250 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 93 Mb | 00:38:40
Psychedelic Rock, Garage Rock, Female Vocal | Label: Suicide Squeeze Records
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 250 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 93 Mb | 00:38:40
Psychedelic Rock, Garage Rock, Female Vocal | Label: Suicide Squeeze Records
While singer and multi-instrumentalist Bonnie Bloomgarden and guitarist Larry Schemel knew their intention for the album before a single note was written, the actual nature and direction of the music was a mystery. The initial inspiration for the record came from the jubilant spirit of Ethiopian funk records the band had been listening to on tour, but once they began to channel the songs it seemed like the music came from somewhere not in the past but in the future. In the weeks leading up to recording, Death Valley Girls relied on their subconscious and effortlessly conjured Under the Spell of Joy’s eleven tracks as if they’d tapped into the Akashic Chronicle and pulled the music from the ether.Tracklist:
The album opens with “Hypnagogia,” an ode to the space between sleep and wakefulness where we are open to other realms of consciousness. The song slowly builds along a steady pulse provided by bassist Pickle (Nicole Smith) and drummer Rikki Styxx. Tripped out saxophone bleats from guest player Gabe Flores swirl on top of the organ drones laid out by guest keyboardist Gregg Foreman. The band’s choral objectives for Under the Spell of Joy are established right off the bat, with Bloomgarden’s melodic invocations bolstered by a choir, giving the album a rich and vibrant wall-of-sound aesthetic. The song ominously builds on its hypnotic foundation until it opens up into a raucous revelry at the four-minute mark. The portentous simmer of the opening track yields to the ecstatic rocker “Hold My Hand,” where verses reminiscent of Velvet Underground’s “I’m Waiting For The Man” explode into big triumphant choruses. From there the band launches into the title track, which marries the griminess of The Stooges with an innocence provided by a children’s choir chanting the album’s primary mantra “under the spell of joy / under the spell of love.” Death Valley Girls have always vacillated between lightness and darkness, and on “Bliss Out” they demonstrate their current exuberant focus with a patina-hued pop song driven by an irrepressibly buoyant organ line laid down by keyboardist The Kid (Laura Kelsey). A similar cosmic euphoria is obtained on “The Universe,” where alternating chords on the organ help elevate soaring saxophone and keyboard lines out beyond the stratosphere. If you’re looking for transcendental rock music, look no further.
1. Hypnagogia (04:57)
2. Hold My Hand (02:42)
3. Under the Spell of Joy (03:53)
4. Bliss Out (03:23)
5. Hey Dena (03:42)
6. The Universe (04:33)
7. It All Washes Away (02:30)
8. Little Things (03:12)
9. 10 Day Miracle Challenge (02:36)
10. I'd Rather Be Dreaming (03:59)
11. Dream Cleaver (03:12)
Exact Audio Copy V1.3 from 2. September 2016
EAC extraction logfile from 8. January 2021, 16:39
Death Valley Girls / Under the Spell of Joy
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EAC extraction logfile from 8. January 2021, 16:39
Death Valley Girls / Under the Spell of Joy
Used drive : hp DVD A DH16ACSHR Adapter: 1 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
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Gap handling : Appended to previous track
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