Concert Reviews

Earthless/ Psychic Paramount

EARTHLESS / PSYCHIC PARAMOUNT @ SIXTH STREET GALLERY

LA Record

FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2007: The Psychic Paramount, from New York, create a swell of sound meshed with the tumbling inertia of freight-train bass and bombastic beats. Their experimental instrumentals surge with intensity as every riff and rhythm interlock into a rising tide, growing louder with each note. Like the Psychic Paramount, headliner Earthless dispenses with vocals in exchange for the swirling sound of structured psychedelia. They kept the rhythm tight, molding their circular, trance-like beats into songs reminiscent of a faster Black Sabbath, not-annoying Ocrilim or the waves of guitar texture from My Bloody Valentine. Unlike some of their peers from San Diego, where tempo-shifting grindcore has a rich heritage, Earthless seeps improvisation into their extended songs, embellishing a repetitive riff with nuances that never spin out of control into extended guitar solos common with so-called “jam bands.” The performances were a mind-bleeding assault on formulaic rock.

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