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Repeater

by Water Damage

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William Denton
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William Denton Intense, thundering drone. This is heavy, powerful stuff. Favorite track: Reel 2.
arbitify
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arbitify This absolutely smokes. Combining free jazz and drone with this choice of instrumentation and musicians of this calibre produces one of the albums of the year. A terrific surprise.
babysugarbag
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babysugarbag Heavy, heavy trance-inducing drone. Deeper than the darkest molasses swamp. But ultimately electrifying! Favorite track: Reel 2.
Josiah Daniel
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Josiah Daniel This is a certified super group
Ravenwell
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Ravenwell Droning jamming. The layers just pile up in a wonderful pattern that doesn't bore me at all. Favorite track: Reel 2.
Nick Zammas
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Nick Zammas If this is your bag, check a band called France. Bass/drum/hurdy-gurdy. Hourlong steadfast freakouts in this precise vein. All Hail True Austin Psych Drone.
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Reel 2 22:18
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Reel 5B 07:13
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Reel 4B 12:03

about

There is something really special about music based on drones. Whether it's the vocals of Pandit Pran Nath, the ARP 2500 of Eliane Radigue, or the nearly-blown amps of Sunn O))), by changing the listeners's focus on details to one that favors flow, drones are uniquely capable of transporting our brains far far away. The debut LP, 'Repeater', by this loudly droning Austin septet is a goddamn splendid example of how the process works. Using the motto, “Maximal Repetition Minimal Deviation,” Water Damage create glowing fields of post-rock lava that pretty much suck you right in and boil you alive.

Water Damage, while technically a septet, actually operate in various configurations, with the proviso there should always be two drummers and two bass players on hand. They prefer if each of their sonic ideas takes up a whole reel of tape, and once they start they don't look back. Everything proceeds towards an imaginary end point that is only achieved when the tape starts flapping. What a way to run a railroad!


But the folks in the band are all vets of various projects – Spray Paint, USA/Mexico, Marriage, Black Eyes, Thor & Friends, among others -- so let's assume they know what they're doing. And why not? They sound fucking great. Their approach to the form is less front-loaded than most of their peers, and the surface of their sound is sometimes ruffled by aural events of an un-drone-like nature. But the main gush is usually a blend of harmonic tones and textures pointing towards a goal that is just out of
ear-shot, just over the next bluff, and perhaps forever just beyond our reach.


So remember to drink plenty liquid while you spin this fine album. Nobody wants you to parch.
--Byron Coley

credits

released April 29, 2022

Bass : Nate Cross
Bass : Jeff Piwonka
Bowed Guitar : Travis Austin
Drums : Thor Harris
Drums : Greg Piwonka
Drums : Mike Kanin
Synthesizer : George Dishner

Engineered and mixed by Max Deems at Diseased Tapes Billion Dollar Studio

Mastered by Carl Saff

P&C 2022 Water Damage under license to 12XU
Published by Water Damage the band from Texas LLC

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