Press- Reviews
Aug.
4/ 2009--Review of "Desert Opuses" in Stylus
Magazine (thanks to Kent Davies):
"Ryan Settee is High Watt Electrocutions, a local project that continues to blow minds with a unique concoction of brooding, dark psych-rock. Often joined by family and friends, Settee conducts and layers countless chaotic mood sessions until they reach a form that is satisfying. While HWE’s debut, Night Songs, was epic in length, going on 80 minutes, Desert Opuses relies on scope. It’s 40 minutes of brilliant psych-rock released on 140-gram gold vinyl and mastered by John Golden (Melvins, Sonic Youth, Comets on Fire). From the brooding lead off, “Mountains of the Pharaohs,” which feature marching beats, eastern melodies and a bad-ass, stoner-rock riff, to the harmonica-laden, space-rock mind-blower “The Ruins of the Pyramids,” Desert Opuses is another potent psych mix that’s easy to get lost in."
"Ryan Settee is High Watt Electrocutions, a local project that continues to blow minds with a unique concoction of brooding, dark psych-rock. Often joined by family and friends, Settee conducts and layers countless chaotic mood sessions until they reach a form that is satisfying. While HWE’s debut, Night Songs, was epic in length, going on 80 minutes, Desert Opuses relies on scope. It’s 40 minutes of brilliant psych-rock released on 140-gram gold vinyl and mastered by John Golden (Melvins, Sonic Youth, Comets on Fire). From the brooding lead off, “Mountains of the Pharaohs,” which feature marching beats, eastern melodies and a bad-ass, stoner-rock riff, to the harmonica-laden, space-rock mind-blower “The Ruins of the Pyramids,” Desert Opuses is another potent psych mix that’s easy to get lost in."
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