The Underneath - Cosmic Noise (Lost records, USA, 1996?, Limited pressing, copy 604/800)

The Underneath was a heavy space psychedelic band from Dallas, TX formed in the early nineties.

This one is their second album and it’s quite easy to know what is crafted in that monster of LP by just looking at the title and knowing where they came from: a crazy dose of stoner fuzzed-out marshy spatial psychedelia.

The pressing is undoubtedly indie, limited to 800 copies and the cover is hand crafted by spray.

The songs are very dense, atmospheric, loaded with effects where guitar is certainly the protagonist, creating killer multi-layered surrounding effects. Most of the cuts contain muffled and synthesized drugged vocals, with the exception of the last songs of each face (song with no name in the A side and “Space Needle” in the B), which are very experimental yet enjoyable. Almost every track is essential with the exception of “The Pain Won’t Last”, very generic and tiresome in my opinion. “Shivers and Chills” is the most conventional track, containing a catchy easy chord progression riff while “No Words” is very minimalistic and enjoyable. The holy grail is the cosmic blast of a jam “Fifteen”.

Hope you digest this piece of plastic without jamming with demented ectoplasm aliens as a side effect!

Tracks

A1. In a Zone

A2. Her Alien Dream

A3. Freakin' Out

A4. Free My Mind

A5. Get Out of Here

A6.

B1. The Pain Won't Last

B2. Shivers and Chills

B3. No Words

B4. Fifteen

B5. Fly on the Wall

B6. Space Needle

Personnel

No personnel is credited

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