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Out now through Tartarus Records
(digital download only as tape edition is sold out)
Gigatron2000 is a mighty spaceship containing three Dutch blokes, which is currently hurtling through the universe looking for bigger and better riffs. It’s been a successful mission so far because their first contact, an album entitled The Cosmic Desert Cruise is rammed full of more cosmic riffs than you can shake a futuristic ray gun at.
It launches with ‘Ancient Hyperdrive’, a no nonsense blast of top draw stoner instrumental jamming. I could end the review there because that pretty much nails the whole thing. The pounding riffs come thick and fast, it’s heavy, shit loads of fun and is very uplifting. Gigatron2000 are on quite some trip, which rubs off on you very quickly and you just want to be beamed up there with them (I tried to do this, didn’t work).
There’s nothing particularly revolutionary going on and the album will not change your life (unless this happens to be your first instrumental stoner rock album) but when the riff combos are this good, who cares?
There isn’t a bad song in the bunch, all around the two and half minute mark and equally churning out nod inducing awesomeness and by the time you reach ‘Monochromatique’ you will have a sore neck and much love for these three talented Dutch lads. There’s the odd galactic sample thrown in which breaks things up and adds to the already exceedingly high level of entertainment.
Basically, if you like instrumental stoner rock and bands such as Karma to Burn, Atomic Bitchwax and Sardonis you are going to love The Cosmic Desert Cruise, it’s pretty much impossible not to. There’s even a cover of Karma to Burn’s ‘19’ to finish which is delivered with crisp perfection, this band are not taking themselves too seriously and not afraid to show off their roots. One of the best instrumental stoner rock debuts you will find and the best 4 Euro you will spend all year.
