catacombz- s/t lp

Catacombz are MILWAUKEE'S secret psych rock destroyers.........much like chicago's CAVE and PLASTIC CRIMEWAVE SOUND or the WOODEN SHJIPS, CATACOMBZ play krautrock influenced, punked out heavy psych rock..... the kind that makes you lose yr mind........and drink way too much beer........

i've seen them a few times playing in chicago, always just sneaking in and out of town with sadly little fanfare, usually at a house show and continually forget to mention them on the blog......  they are crazy live, in fact i wish they would just move down here to chicago....i'd go see them every weekend......

CATACOMBZ have three releases..... the newest being self titled and the only one pressed to vinyl.....    if you get the chance to find one of their early tapes or the new release, buy it immediately.....  this is good trippy rock n roll........  highly recommended.......

here's what PERMANENT RECORDS has to say, (where incidently you can purchase the lp, ONLY 200 pressed).....

It's been a pretty kickass year for repetitive/extended psych jams. So far we've had new releases from Wooden Shjips, Cave, Moon Duo, White Hills, Sun Araw, Eternal Tapestry, Oneida, and the list goes on. Well here we have a potential new entry into that otherworldly lineup of the fictional Spaceoutfest 2011. It's Milwaukee's own Catacombz, and their self-titled debut is out in an extremely scarce quantity on Organalog Records. Partially recorded in Chicago under the watchful eye of Cave's own Cooper Crain, the gents, killer musicians all, display an excellent grasp of when to ride a groove into deep state of hypnosis and when to crack out of it into explosive new territory. There's also a comfort level with effects-driven atmospherics that doffs its cap to the Eno rock records and "how can they keep up the intensity for this long, my arms would fall off" Oneida/Boredoms-style drumming, plus occasional use of vox effects that's leaving a delicious Trans Am "Red Line"y aftertaste in our mouths. The whole thing is excellently recorded and tighter than a dolphin's sphincter. We are excited to see what this band will get themselves up to in the future since the present is the exact opposite of shabby. We recommend you snatch one up before it pulls a Copperfield and disappears.

listen/watch below.......