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Grails - Black Tar Prophecies Vol 4

Grails - Black Tar Prophecies Vol 4

Musician: Grails
Album title: Black Tar Prophecies Vol 4
Style: Post Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Prog Rock
Released: 2010
Country: US
Size MP3 version: 1591 mb
Size APE version: 1946 mb
Size WMA version: 1242 mb
Rating ✫: 4.8
Votes: 384
Format: RA XM VOC VOX MP1 ASF MOD
Genre: Rock

Grails - Black Tar Prophecies Vol 4


Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 I Want A New Drug
A2 Self-Hypnosis
B1 A Mansion Has Many Rooms
B2 New Drug II
B3 Up All Night
Written-by [Strings] – Timba Harris*

Notes

Official release date was 11th May 2010,
available for sale since 4th May 2010 on European Tour.

Limited to 800 copies.

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
IMPREC 302 Grails Black Tar Prophecies Vol 4 ‎(12", EP, Ltd, Pic) Important Records IMPREC 302 US 2010
IMPREC302 Grails Black Tar Prophecies Vol 4 ‎(12", EP, Ltd, Cok) Important Records IMPREC302 US 2010



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Sennnel
Apparently I've been listening to this at the wrong speed for a couple years now! I noticed 2 of the 3 versions listed here are specified as "45 RPM" which is what always sounded "correct" to me, given the opening "Nobody knows the trouble..." and Iveys "Maybe Tomorrow" samples in the "New Drug" pieces. At this faster clip, "Self-Hypnosis" sounded uncharacteristically rockin' for this band, which is partly what I dug about it. But now, as these songs have been integrated into the BTP 4,5,6 release (2013), the Vol. 5 tracks and accompanying mp3s indicate they should run at 33 RPM. This is very disconcerting and will take some getting used to. I wonder if others have had the same experience. There's no speeds listed on any of these BTP vinyl EPs!
Dead Samurai
The sounds contained on this record are high-quality, universal tracks. I don't believe in critics having any say in the marketing of an album. In the end, if you produce exquisite material, you're going to gain a fan base. I've heard other Grails prior to receiving this jam packed EP. With every song a verifiable winner (even "New Drug" lends tide to the stream of consciousness led by the familiar mystery in our ears + Grails tight production efforts), there's no misuse of time. The music is still hauntingly Grails but on a higher level - one reached by spot-on studio attention. Envisioning -- riding dirt-driven sandstorms in a stark desert or rocking the bayou with alligator boots and a Bowie knife, or driving late at night with only the ghosts on the radio to keep in company. Grails have truly formulated the concept of transcendental music. I couldn't give this mini-masterpiece high enough grades. Remarkable.