Name: Ilion
Brand: Slift

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

SP1626RT

Colour

Yellow

Colour details

Marbled Yellow / Engine Fire Vinyl

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: Yes

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2024-01-19

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

RTUK

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

098787162653

Total Cap

Yellow LP | Rough Trade Exclusive

SP1626X

Blackened Red Marble Loser Edition

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format: No

Sub P­op

098787162608

Red LP

SPCD1626

098787162622

Artist

Slift

Genre US

New Psyche & Psyche Rock

Label US

Sub Pop

Slift is a heavy-psych rock band hailing from Toulouse, in the sunny south of France. With their unique blend of mesmerizing melodies and powerful riffs, they have quickly gained recognition in the music scene. Their captivating performances and thought-provoking lyrics make them a force to be reckoned with. Whether you're a fan of psychedelic rock or simply looking for something new and exciting, Slift is sure to leave you wanting more.
Formed in [year], Slift has been making waves with their distinctive sound that combines elements of stoner rock, space rock, and garage punk. Drawing inspiration from bands like Black Sabbath and Hawkwind, they have created a sound that is both nostalgic and fresh.
Their debut album [album name] received critical acclaim and established them as one of the most promising acts in the genre. Since then, they have continued to push boundaries with their electrifying live shows and subsequent releases.

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Slift’s&nbsp;Ilion&nbsp;is a towering work of rock music, a steamrolling record that starts at the highest peak and never lets up. If that sounds overwhelming, trust that this Toulouse trio have you in good hands. Their third full-length feels massive and oceanic, merging the furious intensity of metal and the wigged-out guitar heroics of psych rock with post-rock’s epic sense of scale.&nbsp;Ilion&nbsp;is the kind of music where you listen to it and think to yourself, “This came from only three people?” It sure did, and Slift’s utter ferocity is way more than a tempest in a teacup. It reaches outwards for miles and creates new zeniths within unforeseen horizons of rock.

Slift is made up of brothers Jean and Remí Fossat, and Canek Flores, who first met the brothers Fossat at school. After the band formed in 2016, they quickly made their 2017 debut EP,&nbsp;Space Is the Key, which merged stoner rock’s heaviness with the sugar-rush qualities of garage rock. From there, things only got weirder: The trio experimented with faster tempos and bongos(!) on the following year’s full-length&nbsp;La Planeté Inexploreé, and in 2019, their KEXP session recorded at the Trans Musicales festival in Rennes became a viral sensation, racking up more than 1.4 million YouTube views.

But what&nbsp;is&nbsp;this journey? Joseph Campbell would be proud of the thematic path laid out before the listeners on&nbsp;Ilion, which is named after the Ancient Greek word for the city of Troy and, conceptually speaking, picks up where&nbsp;Ummon&nbsp;left off. The band explains: “Where the two records differ is that&nbsp;ILION&nbsp;is about human emotions and feelings, whereas&nbsp;Ummon&nbsp;was telling an epic story with a distant view.&nbsp;Ilion&nbsp;represents the fall of humanity and the rebirth of all things in time and space.” Heavy shit, to be sure—but fear not, because you don’t need a 12-sided dice and a copy of&nbsp;The Odyssey&nbsp;to get what Slift dishes out on&nbsp;Ilion. All you need are two ears, an open mind, and the willingness to be truly blown away.

Ilion

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Discover Ilion by Slift, a towering rock record merging metal intensity, psych rock guitar heroics, and post-rock's epic scale. Label: Sub Pop.