Volume - 2002 - Requesting Permission To Land [mini-review]

(33:25; Weird Beard / We Here & Now / Worst Bassist / Ramble Records)

US band Volume released the album "Requesting Permission To Land" way back in 2002, with a vinyl edition of the album reissued this fall, and this is an album that might be of interest also for fans of progressive rock and progressive metal. Not that the music explored here can be described as progressive as such, but due to certain elements that tend to intrigue some people with a more dedicated interest in progressive music too. The songs themselves, at a core level, come with associations to a wide variety of bands, with The Who, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath all being easily noticeable as possible and likely points of reference. What Volume adds to that widespread palette is a liberal amount of psychedelic details, at times dripping vast amounts of acid through the loudspeakers with wah wah effects, distorted guitar sounds and guitar solo runs that would feel satisfying to most fans of 70's psychedelic hard rock. An additional trait is the liberal use of loose, floating and otherworldly cosmic sounds, as well as a bit of an influx of futuristic sounds of the kind that I will always associate with a band such as Hawkwind. This is primal era psychedelic stoner rock with an acid-flavored garage rock undercurrent and a bit of a space rock seasoning, possibly with some improvised bits tossed in here and there for good measure. For those who find such a description alluring, I suspect that this is an album that will be quite the joyful experience.

Olav "Progmessor" Björnsen, October 2023

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