Trauma Ray - Chameleon Blue-Sky-Black-Death

Trauma Ray - Chameleon Blue-Sky-Black-DeathAvailable on limited edition mint green wax Since first bonding over Slowdive at a Texas karaoke bar six years ago, musicians Uriel Avila and Jonathan Perez have grown trauma ray into Fort Worths foremost flag bearer of crushing shoegaze. A five piece rounded out by bassist Darren Baun, drummer Nicholas Bobotas, and guitarist Coleman Pruitt, the bands debut album, 'Chameleon,' captures their evolving sound at an apex of majestic devastation. A fusion

Available on ocean blue mix wax

And even though I presently no longer identify with the lyrics I wrote back then

” or emotive music about devastation - catharsis

” “Red Wire Blue Wire

Japanese hip-hop producer Nujabes

The rest of the record makes for a mighty fine listen

IL and mastered by Bill Henderson at Azimuth Recordings

The collection opens with Dave Barker & Ansell Collins ‘Monkey Spanner’ – a reggae single released in 1971 from the Kingston based duo working for the infamous producer Lee “Scratch” Perry

the now-settled-in drumming of Georg Edert – who made his debut on Omens – and bassist Jack Donovan’s tonal warmth underscoring the shimmer of DiSalvo’s leads

Sensefield

but the thrilling beginning of the final phase of an utterly singular career

Check out the album closer featuring the late Gift of Gab (as well as Self Jupiter and Chali 2na)