I recently spoke to a certain person from Brighton who said that there was a severe shortage of bands on the Stoner/Sludge etc. scene there apart from the obvious 3 or 4 there is not much, so I was very intrigued to hear MARCH THE DESERT upon receiving an email from them earlier this year.
These guys are damn good fun and definitely live up their name, John Garcia and co have a lot to answer for with this stoner troop with some awesome KYUSS flavoured grooves in this 6 track offering, they would go up very well alongside ENOS but other than that they sound very different to most of the Brighton bands I have heard up to now. As well as that Californian Stoner sound they also have they awesome little Sabbathian moments like in opening track ‘March’ where it drops to a real slow doom inspired pace which really breathes life to the track!
The production is really nice, once again proving that a nice quality EP can be produced by the newest of bands these days making this another ‘one to watch’ and a definite potential for a future WPC appearance. Just need to get my ass down to Brighton town to try catch them play as I am sure they will have a lot of gig offers if the rumours are true and the place is indeed suffering from a band related drought.
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