Alientar
Alientar
© 2004 Alientar (825346220826)
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Alientar is a sonic experience that ranges from otherworldly psychedelia to homegrown funk, blues, prog, and reggae - freely mixing these styles into a highly original blend.
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BIOGRAPHY
Alientar first congealed at a remote canyon trailer deep in the Santa Cruz Mountains during the Summer of 1999, and has been famously described as "Aldous Huxley and Isaac Asimov jamming at Pompeii" --encompassing a sonic mash that lurches from unabashed psychedelic space epics to psychobilly rutting soundtracks, playing whatever they feel like and leaving their audience to sort out the details.
Alientar has played some of the Bay Area's finest and worst venues --from the legendary Fillmore, Golden Gate Park, and Frost Amphitheatre to urine soaked biker bars and lush divorcee watering holes. Despite their fickle fortunes, Alientar keeps stepping into the ring like a brain damaged prize fighter looking for glory. Push them too far, however, and they'll unleash their sonic fury on the audience like a water cannon at a WTO demonstration.
HISTORY
Guitarists Forest Coe and Jeremy Lathrop had been jamming and writing with bass player Derk Hagedorn since 1994, but it wasn’t until they were introduced to drummer Jason Deppong that they got off their collective asses and decided to “share” their particular musical vision with more than the annoyed neighbors. Keyboardist Joseph Lemmer joined the band a few months later and Alientar seeped out of its trailer and onto stages around the area.
Following the exhuming of human remains behind the trailer, the band moved its headquarters to a nondescript townhouse in Santa Cruz proper, where a new generation of neighbors would soon be introduced to strange noises emanating from the garage. After several live and demo CD compilations, Alientar released its first album, "ALIENTAR", on the Alien Slut label in 2005. After five years of collaboration and madness, Joseph Lemmer came to his senses in early 2006 and left the band to pursue other interests, but not before engineering the recordings for Alientar’s next release, “MARTAIN TERRAIN” (available at www.alientar.com and myspace/alientar only). Since then, Alientar has been working on new material at a feverish pace – stay tuned…
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It grroves, it moooves, it makes me sway.
author: Musik GeakWow, thick and interesting, sonically unique (aside from the very dated 80's keyboard sounds) this is a great album. Hard edged at times, smooth and silky at others, Alientar will take you on a ride to nowhere and leave you begging for more. Can't wait until the next one, I've listened to this one too many times already. Buy it. Listen. Repeat. It just gets better the more you listen. Sonically, the drums are a little weak sounding (I happen to like really punchy, 'studiofied' drum sounds) like they were recorded live without good mics but the playing is great (if a bit too busy at times, more groove please). Although the keyboards are dated sounding there are still interesting parts at times, but definitely the weakest link. The lead guitar is fantastic although a few hollow sounds, like it was not a real amp, just an effects box. The other guitar is great. Bass is fantastic, tons of different tones, from smooth to aggressive. Vocals are pretty good, not their best feature but hey, they don't try to feature them all the time which I appreciate. Sounds like lots of different people singing which is cool, I like that kind of diversity. But that is all niggling stuff, the reality is a great album, unique and fresh without a feeling of strain to be different. MORE!
Fantastic
author: JHemanAmazingly impressive music, very well done and brilliantly layered. This is great and complex stuff, folks.
Really Cool...Man!
author: Paul LemmerOutstanding, Fresh, and Very Cool. It took me back, yet brought me into the future. Highly recommended...go for it!