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In the music, however, there is none of that, and one can be happy about it, because the consciousness-expanding effect of sitar sounds has been exhausted, while the appeal of dirty chords in their simplicity is always undeniable. What we have here sounds like a good evening with like-minded people, a few bottles of wine, and a smoky cellar filled with unhip lovers of music from their grandparents' era. The latter is sometimes lively, mostly leisurely, roughened by a frayed guitar sound, only to sing mysterious lyrics about classic riffs for 12 songs. It sounds consistently good, with a few nice ideas that stick in your head, a little melody at the end of the bar, or a catchy chorus. In addition, there is plenty of manipulation with the usual effects, reverb, echo, distorted vocals, to create a bit more variety from time to time. I particularly like this in the last track, "So Blue". A noise, a flanger, and it feels as if the song is slowly disappearing into the fog. A good conclusion! I could even light an incense stick for that.
Light it up! A brilliant segue, because the album hasn't quite done that for me. Perhaps this kind of music is just too worn out for me to need more of it beyond my handful of favorites, for which the retro rock 'n' rollers will now divide me. But I believe that the album has a bit too many lulls. Although I like the not-too-wild pieces, it becomes monotonous after a while when you feel that the band is repeating itself. Since the raw sound demands that you listen closely, you can't just let it play as background music, and I don't think it's meant to be that way either. An EP with the best tracks would have hit the mark a bit better here.
Anyone who likes their rock primitive and unrefined won't go wrong with SULTAN BATHERY, but I still miss an element that makes the music special.
