Press- Reviews
Aug.
4/ 2009--Review of "Desert Opuses" in Uptown
Magazine (thanks to Jared Story):
Rating: A
"I want my mummy! Desert Opuses is a Middle Eastern-themed psychedelic mind-melter. Lyrically, this concept might be a bit lost on the listener, as HWE's mastermind Ryan Settee keeps his vocals muddled in the mix, but musically the Sphinx really shows its face. Heavy, lumbering numbers such as Mountains of the Pharoahs and Ode to Snakecharming have a plodding, industrial quality to them, like slaves born to serve to the pharaoh. Lighter fare, such as Light at the Speed of Sound, sounds perfect for a quest via camel. If tomb-raiding alongside Black Sabbath, Hawkwind and Spacemen 3 sounds like fun, this is a must buy."
Rating: A
"I want my mummy! Desert Opuses is a Middle Eastern-themed psychedelic mind-melter. Lyrically, this concept might be a bit lost on the listener, as HWE's mastermind Ryan Settee keeps his vocals muddled in the mix, but musically the Sphinx really shows its face. Heavy, lumbering numbers such as Mountains of the Pharoahs and Ode to Snakecharming have a plodding, industrial quality to them, like slaves born to serve to the pharaoh. Lighter fare, such as Light at the Speed of Sound, sounds perfect for a quest via camel. If tomb-raiding alongside Black Sabbath, Hawkwind and Spacemen 3 sounds like fun, this is a must buy."
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