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
