“WHERE THE FOREFATHERS OF HEAVY PSYCH AND PROG-METAL LEFT OFF IN THE MID ‘70s, MONDO DRAG HAS PICKED UP TODAY.” – SF WEEKLY
“MAYBE, JUST MAYBE, WE HAVE THE NEW LOVE ON OUR HANDS…” – ECHOES & DUST
Photo credit: Catalina Havlena
Dec. 3, 2015, LOS ANGELES – Mondo Drag, the Bay Area psych-trio who return in 2016 with new album The Occultation of Light (Feb. 26, RidingEasy Records), offer up the first listen to the new album with a free download of the song “Out of Sight” (http://www.ridingeasyrecs.com/ridingeasykr3w).
Pre-orders for the eight-song album are available now via Bandcamp (www.mondodrag.bandcamp.com) and iTunes (http://apple.co/1Oz5jB2). Physical pre-orders are available via RidingEasy Records’ web store (www.ridingeasyrecords.com).
“Each
of our albums has directional changes in songwriting and this third
chapter is no exception,” says vocalist/keyboardist John Gamino. “Since
moving to Oakland, we've been privy to the large amount of music that
flows through a major cultural center. We've seen legendary acts like
Magma, King Crimson, Goblin, and Yes. We are always trying to expand our
sonic range and we definitely explore some new areas on the new album
that we've not been to before.”
Produced by fellow Bay Area
resident Phil Manley (Trans Am, Wooden Shjips), the album was recorded
live, tracked and mixed on analog tape at El Studio in San Francisco
following a tour with Electric Citizen and Slow Season.
The Occultation of Light track list:
1. Initiation
2. Out of Sight
3. Rising Omen
4. Incendiary Procession
5. The Eye
6. In Your Head (Parts I & II)
7. Dying Light
8. Ride The Sky (Bonus Track)
Mondo
Drag is John Gamino (vocals/keys), Nolan Girard (guitar/synth), Jake
Sheley (guitar), Andrew O'Neil (bass) and Ventura Garcia (drums).
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