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South African (german based) Heavy/Garage/Doom/Stoner Rock Band 'Ruff Majik': "Tårn" released May 3, 2019
Bandcamp: https://ruffmajik.bandcamp.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ruffmajik/
Lay Bare Recordings: https://www.facebook.com/laybarerecordings/
Tracklist:
01. Schizophrenic 00:00
02. Gloom & Tomb 04:45
03. I'll dig the Grave 07:30
04. Dread Breath 14:36
05. Hermetically Happy 19:18
06. Speed Hippie 24:52
07. Seasoning the Witch 30:04
The album was recorded in October 2018 at Backline Studios with long time friend and collaborator Evert Snyman at the helm of the production.
As always, the band was very specific in their methods of recording, doing only one live take per song, with minimal overdubbing for extra guitar and vocal layers.
After the recording process was completed, the band made the decision to send the album through to Audiosiege for mastering, seeking the same mastering process as many of their favourite bands.
Lyrically the songs stem from intense experiences surrounding the band since early 2018, since the passing of a family member, and the coping methods and substances the band used as a form of escapism.
It's the heaviest Ruff Majik has ever been, and far from the heaviest Ruff Majik will be, journeying into territories of black metal, groove metal, grunge, sludge, stoner rock and doom - all neatly packaged into one album, best viewed through a smokey 70's lens.
The album title, "Tårn" (Norwegian for 'Tower'), was decided on in early 2019. It's loosely based on the idea of the tower tarot card, usually used to signify danger, crisis, destruction, and liberation. It is also associated with sudden unforseen change.
credits:
Recorded and mixed by Evert Snyman at Backline Studios, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege, USA.
All songs written and performed by Ruff Majik.
All lyrics written by Johni Holiday.
Vinyl release via Lay Bare Recordings from The Netherlands.
Special thanks from the band to Plug Music Agency, The Black Lodge and Lay Bare Recordings.
Ruff Majik Cottbus, Germany
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