omind wrote:
i have a six song cass. from 1999.
wading in black water
long gone
now is the winter
deep river
conundrum
a tribute to my apathy
I remember viewing it as a clear exposition of v. heavy rock drawing on early 70's undertow in its rhythms, tones and feel while mating classicist doom with stripped to the gears rock built of the same sturdy frame. No genre hoping just changes in speed and vocal tone to match the songs. It doesn't surprise me that there is a shoegaze off-shoot, i remember talking to the singer Jeff years ago about MBV et. al. Y'also get the feel Abdullah coulda clocked an Atomic Rooster OR Bauhaus tune w/o sacrificing their identity. I could see current High on Fire tour mates Lo Pan knocking off an Abdullah tune. They woulda been perfect between Soundgarden and Nevermore on that "tour".
Jeff sent me this tape to use a song for a no-budget CD-R compilation i made for the stoner rock mailing list many lifetimes ago... good stuff!!