Today we are once again joining Feeding Tube Records to release the self-titled debut LP from Spiral Wave Nomads, a new project from Albany’s Eric Hardiman (Burnt Hills/Rambutan/Century Plants/Sky Furrows/Chalaque/Tape Drift Recs) and Twin Lakes co-founder Michael Kiefer (More Klementines/Rivener/No Line North). The two guide us through aural meditations, jouncing and drifting on undulating spiral waves of sound, carrying us through endless downer boogies and lifting us on hits of sunshine. A limited run of 275 on black vinyl in reverse board, full color, heavy stock jackets have already started shipping. Preorders have been rolling in, so you may want to grab yours now before they're gone.
Early reviews have been stellar. Raven Sings the Blues called it "a shimmering batch of psych-ragas that are burnt to the core," while The 13th Track called Kiefer and Hardiman's collaboration "stunning." Underground music guru Byron Coley had this to say about it...
The debut LP by Spiral Wave Nomads introduces a new psych duo comprised of two musicians with active histories inside the New England sub underground. Guitarist Eric Hardiman is one of the many hardened string wranglers for Albany's legendary Burnt Hills, as well as the proprietor of the Tape Drift label and half of the prolific experimental unit, Century Plants. Drummer Michael Kiefer is best known as a member of Myty Konkeror and the exquisite trio that emerged from them -- More Klementines, whose eponymous album (FTR 428/TLR 026) has made brains tingle all around the globe.
The Spiral Wave Nomads set is a lovely sprawl of electric guitar improv (aided in spots by bass, sitar and double-tracked guitar) mixed with elegantly tumbling drum work, guaranteed to illuminate many tunnels of spiraling trip-time. Parts of the album may momentarily recall Rangda at their most lysergic, but the crossed-eyed way the two players have of busting up and hanging on to shards of melody and rhythm is all their own.
If you liked the More Klementines album, I dare say you'll like this as well. But it's in a slightly different bag as well. Vibrationally consonant without resorting to apery. A beautiful sonic spread. — Byron Coley