ELECTRIC FLOWER GROUP'S "ECLIPSED" CURRENTLY PREMIERING AT SPIN.COM
EP II DUE OUT MARCH 27, 2012 ON NARNACK RECORDS
EP II is proof that music today can be cinematic and conceptual without the complications of over-instrumentation as demonstrated within the modern overarching epic. Conversely, it moves against the wake of new-fangled blues stomp rock and the limits of its obligatory two-piece bands. Side two of the EP is dedicated to a cover of Scott Walker's dark symphonic ode to S&M, "The Electrician," done to such effect that it cuts to the core of the original, its primitive brightness reaching far out into other corners.
If the world ever catches up to them, we can then be sure that times really have changed, that the end is nigh, that "the circle" is unbroken. Electric Flower Group are on a journey through a modern kaleidoscope of rock 'n' roll, transcending mainstream influence and incorporating strong minimalist elements into their modern psychedelic music. In Garza's pummeling beats and Wasif's vocal and guitar exorcisms, we are not listening to just two men, but to an orchestra of the damned. Electric Flower Group wakes the ghosts of rock's most daring days, while never following them.
Credit: Dan Monick
ABOUT ELECTRIC FLOWER GROUP
Imaad Wasif has released three solo albums, including 2010's highly acclaimed The Voidist, and has established himself as one of the L.A. underground's most electrifying guitar players. Josh Garza, a Texas native and the drummer of Secret Machines, is widely recognized for his fearless sound, channeling the spirit of Bonham and the space between the beats. Together, their sound is part Motorik, part psychedelic, with strains of post-punk, Japanese Group Sounds and East Indian drone. It's raw, yet richly detailed and atmospheric, with booming beats and often obscure lyrical themes.
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