"Bridging the gap between experimental rock and some sort of unknown, barbarous folk music... The album effectively sways back and forth between these types of song forms, haunting yet melodic rock-scapes and trance-inducing forest jams. At times, one can picture Sonic Youth covering Neil Young’s iconic soundtrack for the movie 'Dead Man.' On tracks like 'Cousin of Magiic' the guitar work simultaneously invokes the woodsy black metal of Wolves in the Throne Room and the grasping melodies of Indian ragas."
–Burning Ambulance
"Dead Waves' music is like life itself – heavy, fragile, and full of cosmic pain!"
–Cvlt Nation
"Dead Waves will make you stare at the sun and see the end of existence."
–Noisey
"Embarks into deranged, psychedelic territory."
–Stereogum
"An unexpected depth to their heavy psych sound."
–NME
New York City duo Dead Waves has debuted new song "Cousin of Magiic" today.
Stream it, here:
https://burningambulance.com/2018/11/07/dead-waves/
"Cousin of Magiic" appears on new album God of the Wild, out November 16th on the band's newly-founded label, Entheon Records.
Recorded by Martin Bisi (Sonic Youth, Swans, Brian Eno) at his Brooklyn studio, BC Studio, God of the Wild is a dark, haunting experience that blurs lines between urban and rural, modern and ancient, heavy rock and fragile folk. It is Dead Waves' sixth, and most experimental, release.
The Dead Waves sound has evolved from a heavy-garage rock vibe (Nirvana, Pixies, et al.) into something truly new. Gone now are the Grohl-ish drums and Cobain-ish roars, but in this rawer state the music is more powerful than ever, using minimalism, space, and unfettered emotion as its tools.
Like Sonic Youth, lost in the woods, God of the Wild marries the urban intensity of classic Martin Bisi productions and a bare-bones, lo-fi approach evoking rural vistas. At times delicate and somber, at times psychedelic and raging, God of the Wild is soulful and convincing from start to finish.
Nodding to their Greek heritage, the brothers Panopoulos use ancient Greek instruments (lyre, wooden flute) on certain songs, in addition to vocals, guitars, and analog synth. They call this style, "ancient future."
Photo of Dead Waves, by Lindsey Niebler
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