Name: Under The Strawberry Moon
Brand: Blacklab

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Bonus disc: No

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nhscd024

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Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Housed in a 4 panel digipack with lyric booklet. 

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2018-07-20

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

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Standard:20

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5055869505727

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Blacklab

Genre GB

Metal

Label GB

New Heavy Sounds

Blacklab is a dark witch doom duo hailing from Osaka, Japan. The band consists of Yuko Morino on guitars and vocals, and Chia Shiraishi on drums. With their unique blend of haunting melodies and heavy riffs, Blacklab has carved out a niche for themselves in the music industry.
Inspired by artists such as Styke, Henry, Cnof, Mystific, Alpha Rhythm, In:Most, Askel & Elere, Motiv, Leniz, Tatora, Minos,Dan Guidance,Critical Event,Duoscience ,Artsea ,Walk:r ,CRSV,Ben Rolo,Air.K & Cephei,Hocseat
Whether you're a fan of doom metal or simply appreciate powerful and atmospheric music,<en>Blacklab's</en> captivating sound will leave you spellbound. Don't miss the opportunity to experience the mesmerizing world of <en>Blacklab</en>.

New Heavy Sounds is a music label specializing in stoner rock, doom metal, and sludge metal genres. With a passion for heavy and powerful sounds, we strive to bring the best of these genres to music lovers around the world.

Our label represents a diverse roster of talented artists who push the boundaries of *stoner rock*, *doom metal*, and *sludge metal*. From bone-crushing riffs to hypnotic grooves, our artists create music that resonates with fans seeking an intense sonic experience.

At New Heavy Sounds, we are committed to supporting emerging talent as well as established acts within these genres. We work closely with our artists to ensure their creative vision is fully realized and their music reaches its intended audience. Whether you're a die-hard fan or new to this style of music, our label offers an array of releases that will satisfy your cravings for heavy, raw energy.

Fuzz, fuzz, fuzz, doom, stoner, more fuzz. Welcome to the world of Blacklab. Blacklab describe themselves as ‘the Dark Witch Doom Duo from Osaka Japan’. However, when it comes to witches, they are more the spectral Sadako from ‘The Ring’ than campy ‘Countess Dracula’. Chilling cool with built in overdrive. Yuko and Chia areundoubtedly immersed in the Japanese stoner doom scene, and it’s no surprise that with this first offering, they’ve pulled out a calling card that is as ‘in yer face’ and arresting as anything out there. A full frontal assault of distorted riffs, howls and ghostly vocals, as well as bags of riot girrl attitude and lo-fi bravado. In fact, listening to them brings back that frisson of excitement you got (those who may beold enough to remember) when you heard Mudhoney’s Superfuzz Bigmuff for the first time. But grunge they are not, and neither arethey ‘occult rock’ as such. Being nominally a ‘Doom’ band, expect a bucket load of Sabbath worship for sure, but Blacklab have a vibeand experimental undertow akin more to their countrymen ‘Boris’ and the souped up lo-fi fuzz of Ty Segall or Comets On Fire. Trackslike ‘Black Moon’ ‘Hidden Garden’ ‘Spoon’ ‘Symptom Of The Blacklab’ (which starts like Sabbath ... then thrashes somewhere else), twist, burn and boil into the red. ‘His Name Is ...’ is a churning chunky throb. ‘Spoon’ and ‘Warm Death’ offer moments of relief and crushing noise. And ‘Big Muff’ is ... well ... 9 minutes of drum-less fuzz, that will probably do serious damage to your speakers. What’s not to love. This first Blacklab release on NHS, is a version of their Under The Strawberry Moon album which was released in tiny numbers on CD only in Japan, a pull together of previous tracks and new songs recorded over 2017. But the NHS variant is different. Wayne Adams (Death Pedals, Shitwife, Vodun, Casual Nun) noise guru at Bear Bites Horse Studio, has remixed the tracks to maximum effect, upping the fuzz and weight of the originals, to create Under The Strawberry Moon 2.0. exclusively for NHS. You will not be disappointed.

LP - Limited to 300 copies. In 2 colour Black / Orange half and half vinyl. Included is a free CD of the album.

CD - Housed in a 4 panel digipack with lyric booklet. 

Under The Strawberry Moon

Music GB