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MP3 Hypnopilot - Evergreen
8 MP3 Songs in this album (33:41) !
Related styles: ROCK: Retro-Rock, ROCK: Progressive Rock
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Hypnopilot – Evergreen (Self-Release)
By Jay Snyder for Hellride Music
May 29, 2008
Man talk about the perfect summer album. Calgary based trio Hypnopilot are kicking out godly stoner grooves that are a desert baked recipe that knows how to pile on the key ingredient of hazy, nuanced riffs that remind me of the deep desert canyons created by the cosmic frequencies of Kyuss.
The vocals of singer/guitarist Matthew Simmons are smooth and soulful croons that occupy a nice middle range that is pleasing to the ear on every listen. So, more low register than Garcia (not a Garcia knock folks, love the man) and more in the vein of Kyle Thomas during the Floodgate days (man do I miss those guys) but also smoothed out an extra layer and with less dirty grit. You see what I mean?
I think even Magnified Eye who I recently go into are a good reference point to figure out where Hypnopilot are coming from. I’m all over this stuff as each tune is chockfull of top tier riffs that nary strike a boring moment with the rhythm section fleshing the material out into truly deep waters.
You better have the bravado to kick off your debut full-length with a song titled “Mountain” as whether your referencing the geographic structure or the classic 70’s rockers, you’ve got quite a big pair of shoes to fill.
Thankfully, Hypnopilot sucks you in with a vortex of trippy stoner riffs and big time boogie that holds a darker undercurrent in the vein of Kyuss or even a more stoner fueled Tool. Dazzling 70’s tinged riffs trade equal blows with the snazzy and somewhat jazzy rhythm section to create a mouth watering concoction that will be hard to resist even for the jaded fan. I also love the singing through and through as Matt belts out the verses and the choruses with melodic gusto that never sounds unsure of its footing.
Tricky, shape-shifter riffs really do wonders with the mood on the immediately following, “Light”; one of those songs that manages to balance light and dark gracefully, in the same breath. Dreary, stoner shaded riffs play off tight bass arrangements that give the song a mother load of depth that contrasts nicely with the swinging boogie and soaring, vocal lines. I dare you to try and evict the Sabbath-y riff from your memory; the riff that pops up later in the track. Easily the equivalent of musical superglue as it had me stuck on the very first listen.
Same goes true with, “The New” which takes that same groove foundation but settles for a more laidback pace and less full throttle rock n’ roll. Riffs spiral off into the sunset and then touch back down on Earth by the twilight. This song is totally spaced out with tight rhythmic turns that maintain a heart pounding groove from start to finish. You may have heard this stuff done before but I’ll be damned if Hypnopilot doesn’t deliver one high quality riff after another, never losing steam as the record progresses.
The slower, heavier churn of “Into the Sun” stomps along at a more deliberate pace and sounds less spacious than the majority of this material. A bit more oppressive in the verses but interspersed with great, rockin’ riffs throughout in order to keeps thing from becoming one dimensional. Again imagine Tool further expanded with arid stoner rock. Something I can get into anytime when done right and without pretense.
Hypnopilot saves some of their most infectious grooves for the road burning mid-tempo hipshaker, “From Hydrus to Phoenix”. Even the chorus, only consisting of single syllable utterances such as “La La La” and “Yeah, Yeah” somehow manages to stick out strong with the clenched fist groove that the band throws down on. Nothing too flashy in this one except better grooves than you could ever expect from an upstart, newer band.
They close things off with “Let it go” and an instrumental boogie reprise in “Prescribed Burn”, both of which are busy, barnburners that throw loose the hitches and get caught up on a runaway train car ride full of red blooded stoner rock riffs that definitely dip into the up tempo swing of Fu Manchu on certain occasions.
You aren’t going to hear me complain about this one. Sure, how many times have you heard the names Fu Manchu and Kyuss thrown helter skelter all over the place? But seriously, Hypnopilot are doing great things with their sound. By drawing from such contemporaries and adding a few darker yet strangely uplifting touches as well the band manages to rise far above traditional stoner fare. There’s a brooding underbelly to this beast with great song-writing, soaring grooves and powerful vocals helping to make them stand tall in the crowd. If stoner rock n’ roll is what butters your bread, you’d do well to get savvy to Hypnopilot. Surely, they can’t be without a record deal for long. Evergreen is an excellent disc, well worth your hard earned dollar. Also, just because I don’t flat out say “highly recommended” doesn’t mean it isn’t highly recommended…you dig? So check these guys out if you are the least bit interested in this stuff!
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Named after a Honcho-song, "hypnopilot", a Canadian band formed in 2002 now present their second full-length album called "Evergreen". According to their releases before, it''s all self- financed again; but that''s no reason to hide behind well-known stoner- labels like "buzzville" or early daredevil-stuff f.e.
Fans of Unida, Dozer, Zerocharisma will be pleased, for sure.
I really like the singing of Matthew Simmons, hard to capture and hard to compare. Somewhere between Garcia and Pothead.
Just the producing falls behind a little bit.
I would prefer a more dominant guitar and less of the drums...
Although it''s a really cool tune for everybody who''s into the (stoner-)scene.
((( Christian Peters ))) (Translated by Silvio Pusch)
Hypnopilot - evergreen
(2008, Eigenrelease)
Mit “Evergreen” präsentiert die nach einem Honcho-Song benannte, seit 2002 bestehende kanadische Band ihr nun zweites Album. Wie schon die letzten Releases haben sie alles selbst finanziert, brauchen sich aber weiterhin nicht hinter offiziellen Veröffentlichungen bekannter Stonerlabels, wie z.b. Buzzville oder früheren Daredevil-Sachen verstecken. Die Musik auf diesem Album wird mit Sicherheit alle Fans von Unida, Dozer, Zerocharisma und wie sie alle heissen, beglücken. Ziemlich cool find ich den Gesang, der sich recht schwer einordnen oder vergleichen lässt, irgendwo zwischen Garcia und Pothead. Allein die Produktion/Mix halte ich für ein wenig verbesserungswürdig, das Schlagzeug könnte weiter hinter und die Gitarren mehr in den Vordergrund rücken, ansonsten wie gesagt ne nette Scheibe, vorrausgesetzt man steht auf den gängigen Stoner-Sound.
((( Christian Peters )))
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“Evergreen” album review by Nick Kuhl
Fans of early Black Sabbath and groove-laden rock take notice: Calgary band Hypnopilot has released a new album.
“Evergreen” marks the trio’s second full release and first since 2006’s eponymous debut.
The eight songs found here build on the strong “hard-meets-stoner-meets-progressive rock” sounds from their previous work and start to take the band into new directions.
“Mountain”, the longest song on the album at nearly six-and-a-half minutes, blissfully opens the album to a ferocious pace.
Singer/guitarist Matthew Simmons’ powerful vocals and strong riffs on the opener make you take notice and rarely let up.
“Light” features a ferocious groove by bassist Cory Pierce, while “Into The Sun” has a more laid-back riff, allowing drummer Garwin Poff to really showcase his abilities, especially toward the end of the song.
“Too Much” has an incendiary riff by Simmons, followed by the best instrumental section on the album (arguable with “Let It Go”), making it the clear standout track on “Evergreen”. It’s the culmination of their sound and probably their most complete song to date.
And it’s this sort of melting pot of rock sounds, coupled with the elevated production value found on “Evergreen” that is starting to elevate this band’s stature among their peers in the city.
The closing song “Prescribed Burn” – the title is a reference to their former band name – is a solid cascading instrumental that provides the listener a possible insight into future work of the band.
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