Entirely Random [ER]#5 -- Music from 2007, Chicago(USA)
Bongripper Hippie Killer
I found myself driving home from the mountain today, alone, itching to rediscover an old favorite of mine. As I began nearing home, just shy of an hour into this 80-minute album, I found myself taking wrong turns and scrambling my brain for errands that would lengthen my time in the car, so I would be able to finish this masterpiece.
If you've ever delved into the sludgy waters of the doom genre, you've probably at least heard the name Bongripper. I, for one, am not a huge fan of weed references in music, even when satirical; however it is somewhat of a staple in the genre and over years of being a fan I've come to enjoy the name. They are known for their brutally slow, deep, dark power chords and harrowing bass lines, their intimidating percussion and their hauntingly beautiful melodic interludes weaving in and out. They have made an impressive amount of music, each piece a roller-coaster ride of emotions which will surely cause the listener to lose touch with reality.
Hippie Killer is a 2007 studio album that boasts one of their only tracks with vocals. Do I feel the vocals made a huge contribution? No, not really; but others might think differently. The album will take you to depths of absolute peril and then lift you to blissfully float along the sky, before whisking you back into the abyss. I would not suggest that you listen to the album passively your first time; but rather very, very loudly on a bone-shaking speaker system.
I remember after I first heard this album a friend asked me how it was and I responded "horridly beautiful". I still stand by that description. The same friend listened to the album a few days later and told me "this is the record the devil plays while he puts his kids to bed".
You can stream their music on their bandcamp page, and also purchase their music there for relatively cheap.
Sidenote: all of their album artwork kicks ass!
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Resteemed mate and I'm going to have a listen. I got your post off of Mudcat36's blog. On a side note I have to say I love your display pic, I've always had a soft spot for Crass.
I have resteemed your post so more people will see it as part of my #newbieresteemday as part of the Newbie Resteem Inititative where the idea is to promote new users and get their content out to as many people as possible from a grassroots level.
Hey, thanks! I wasn't even aware my post had been resteemed until I saw your comment!
Thanks for your resteem and for checking out my post. I don't exactly listen to Crass daily, but I couldn't agree with their views more and respect the hell out of them for what they did in the industry :) (and I do love their music).
UM BONGRIPPER. YESSSSS.
:)