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Ex-Greenhouse Effect singer/guitarist Eric `Lando` Hagen formed White Witch Canyon in 07 and released their self-titled debut in 08. From the way the stun-guitar of `The Witch` kicks in, it doesn`t leave much doubt that White Witch Canyon are anything but unexpurgated Stoner Rock. There`s no `Post` anything here - it`s overloaded low-end, pedal-powered distortion in both riff and solo and Lando waxing prolific on getting high with witches, androids and broke-down starships. It`s no-think heavy rock n` roll that doesn`t pretend to be anything else. It`s cool that the band mention The Beatles (among others) in the `Thanks` section - not just because I happen to think The Beatles were brilliant, but because Lando and band have a subtle, barely discernable way of including catchy choruses into their songs … `Boom Goes The Dynamite`, `Parasitic Stray` and `The Witch` all have this in some fashion. These subtle pop sensibilities in no way interfere with the band`s more adventurous choices to jam and in several cases but most notably in the opening of `Thirty Three And One Third`, knock the living shit out of things. This was a nice ray of heavy rockin` sunshine to experience given what I usually listen to and the current incredibly fucked-up state of things on the globe. It makes me nostalgic for the late 90s, early 00s when the stoner rock dinosaur ruled my CD player and I had money to spend. White Witch Canyon is definitely escapist fare, but it rocks, rolls and grooves like a mutha.
By Chris Barnes (hellridemusic.com)
VINYL FACTS
- 200 black copies
- high-quality 180g vinyl (pressed in Germany)
- 300 gsm glossy gatefold cover
- insert
- hand numbered
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