Psychedelic rockers Custard Flux have plugged in for Einsteinium Delirium, ditching the mainly acoustic approach that they used on their previous albums. Soundwise it is a continuation of the band building a sonic wall for main man, lead guitarist and singer Gregory Curvey to scale and use as a vantage point.
Named after the unstable element that was discovered after the first hydrogen bomb explosion, the album is a warning that the world could go up in flames if the dreaded nuclear option is no longer an option, but a reality. Yes, that sounds pretty dark and pessimistic, and like Oppenheimer, the architect of the atomic bomb, Curvey turned to Hinduism to find an answer to get away from the prospect of total annihilation. Power hungry leaders don't care about the long term consequences. They want to win at all costs, even if that means that everybody loses. Back in the day they had the means to lay waste to their immediate surroundings, which was bad enough. Nowadays, the stakes are far more higher.
If humankind finds a way to retrace its steps and make sure that a false alarm is recognized as such, there is actually a future that is not a nightmare when every few will wake up from only to find out that it is real. An album like Einsteinium Delirium may be preaching to the converted by means of beautifully crafted, in-your-face rock, but there is always a small chance it reaches a fews people beyond their niche and make them think again.
Custard Flux:
Gregory Curvey: vocals, guitar
Vito Greco: guitar, Portuguese guitar
Timothy Prettyman: bass
Nick Pruett: drums, percussion
Special guest:
Andy Thompson: Mellotron
Einsteinium Delirium is a self-released album. Buy it from their website. The vinyl versions (red, mixed cyan blue & red) are handled by Friends Of The Fish - a subsidiary of Fruits de Mer Records) and will be released on June 7th.
Tracks:- Peace And Love
- Burning In The Sun
- Kingdom Come
- Equinox
- Transmutation
- Right Now Here In Time
- Open Wide
- Time For Me To Go
- Valentine
- Fat Man
- 04/26 Chicago, IL @ Montrose Saloon
- 06/27 Detroit, MI @ Cadieux Cafe
- 07/26 Exeter, UK @ Kozfest 2024
- 08/01 London, UK @ Half Moon
(w/ Kavus Torabi (Gong) and Deviant Amps) - 08/02 Cardigan, UK @ 20th Dream of Dr. Sardonicus festival (Cellar Bar)
» custardflux.bandcamp.com
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