Colour Haze

Thanks to A for Tempel and the introduction to Colour Haze. Since hearing them I have listened to the new album countless times, songs like Aquamaria, Fire, Tempel, Gold & Silver, and Ozean are among my faves of the psychedelic music genre now. I would place them at the forefront with Dungen and Ghost as being some of the best psychedelic music on the map these days. The album is a great listen and employs some serious musicianship. Colour Haze is bringing Germany back to the days of Amon Duul and Can, but they are upping the intensity with some thick and hazy guitars. The vocals are good but for the most part are pretty innocuous, coming off as another instrument more than a driving force. What does drive the music? The guitars of course. Complex and subtle and crashing all at the right moments, held together by steady drum work.

The self titled album is the previous album to Tempel and has the great songs Mountain, Tao Nr. 43 and the magnum opus of jamming psychedelia, Peace, Brothers and Sisters. At 20+ minutes, Peace.. never gets old or boring, unless youre not into masturbatory guitar theatrics, in which case, Colour Haze isnt for you. For fans of early Krautrock/ Psychedelia like Can or Amon Duul, and for fans of the current stoner rock craze and of course guitar greats like Page, Hendrix and Clapton, these works are essential listening.

The band has its own web page, www.colourhaze.de which is designed to look like a pre amp and you can twiddle all the knobs and adust the colors of the page as you read about the bands history and their previous releases.