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Atlantis
Elephant9's own abilities at whipping up heavy-riffing psych-jazz that feels like a lost transmission from the start of fusion had already been well established by the release of Atlantis, but the inclusion of Reine Fiske on occasional guest guitar added yet another strong edge, thanks to the latter's work with such acts as Dungen and latter-day Trad, Gräs och Stenar. From the opening "Black Hole," starting with a tone of doom and a clatter of drums before everything quickly moves into heavy skronk/funk, it's pretty clear that the performers' intent isn't necessarily to surprise listeners but to make the best damn case for what they can do from the get-go -- and they do, several times over. ...
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