Through their punishing and dreamy instrumentals, Goliathan tells stories as vast as geologic time itself. Tales of epic beginnings and inevitable ends, of the epochal crawl of continents, apocalyptic future landscapes and, perhaps most impactfully, of nature finally—and violently—reclaiming its rightful dominion over man.
The L.A-based instrumental doom/ post-rock outfit already had two releases under its belt—their 2017 debut, Awakens, and 2018 follow-up, Albion. And now they’ve unearthed some raw, primal, early recordings that date all the way back to ’06, documenting the band’s first and most primitive incarnation. An epic, three-song, 37-minute set—Artifact features “The Beast Has Awakened,” “If It Could Cry, We Would Surely Drown in Its Tears” and an early alternate version of “In the Path of the Giant, Technology Is Laid to Waste,” which also appears on the band’s debut EP, Awakens. In preparation for their release, the songs on Artifact were remixed by Toshi Kasai (Melvins, Red Sparowes, Helmet), and mastered by Gene Grimaldi (Failure, Fantômas). The set will be released digitally, and on limited-edition 10-inch vinyl Oct. 30., the vinyl featuring the first two tracks, with “Laid To Waste” available as a digital exclusive.
Vents recently had time to discuss the new archival release with Goliathan guitarist Kevin Cogill.
“Working as an indie artist, you get a lot of freedom,” Dessa says, along with the release of this fired-up, political new song. “You can follow your ideas as far as your imagination will take you, set the parameters of your style, insist on your own aesthetic. Politics, on the other hand, is full of rugged pragmatism–lots of uncomfortable compromises and unappetizing calculations. This election doesn’t provide a perfect presidential candidate, but the choice between them is perfectly clear. Donald Trump has undermined scientific institutions, hampered public discourse with name-calling and deliberate lies, and he has stoked the sort of fear and anger that encourages Americans to understand one another as enemies, instead of fellow citizens. I am excited to cast a vote that will remove Donald Trump from office, moving this country in a direction that values reason, scientific evidence, compassion, and tolerance.” READ MORE…
Sometimes there are groups that leave people, befuddled. Well, it’s 2020 so there really shouldn’t be anything that surprises anyone. You know, because 2020 will be the year we all remember. Where does this leave everyone with This Way To The EGRESS, the band out of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania? If you didn’t realize, it’s 2020 and it doesn’t matter where the group is left. READ MORE…
Songs about The Simpsons or bands even inspired by the series aren’t a new concept, but I doubt they get any more wistful than Tom Freund does as he sings about “Homer Simpson’s Clouds”. The track was released as part of the “East Of Lincoln” record which was released in 2018 on Surf Road Records and is directed by Phineas and Ferb’s Swampy Marsh and production by Surfer Jack productions.
