The Winter Desert
Phal:Angst, Colour Haze, Josiah, The Rubber Snake Charmers
30 Years of Colour Haze presented by Roadtrip To Outta Space & Sound Of Liberation at Arena Wien – Große Halle & Arena Beisl Erdberg, Austria 20250213
While Yunger publishes his new music video, Arena Wien is calling again this evening. A poster advertizes ‚the films of Anton Corbijn‘ at Gartenbaukino, another the Roadtrips To Outta Space for the first half of this year, including 1000mods, Mother’s Cake, Amenra, The Devil & The Almighty Blues and kicking off an anniversary tour tonight.
After a welcome drink at the Beisl, The Rubber Snake Charmers (Heavy Psych Sounds) start at the big hall. Their lineup varies, sometimes including Sean Wheeler (Throw Rag) or Brant Bjork. Tonight, „Lo Sound Desert“ Joshua Tree originals Mario and Dino Lalli (Yawning Man) play as duo.
The Fender acoustic guitar and wah-wah pedal support the Stoner Country songs, drifting into psychedelic drone like Sam for some time. Tom Waits and Bernd the Bread seem to appear in the visual graphics. Those change to kaleidoscope forms and stars with Josiah (HPS), which will alternate with Mathews Hidden Museum.
As ‚post apocalyptic power trio‘ playing ‚Lysergic Proto Metal‘ from the Leicester, UK, they bring in some movement. Headliner celebrating 30 years are Arena regulars Colour Haze (Elektrohasch), who appeared with likes of My Sleeping Karma or Hypnotic Floor at The Raw Stuff. The screen is bubbling like a lava lamp, as they get on their trip.
They don’t talk much but are happy when people participate, as they tell. Instead, they focus on their progressive music, that partly even goes back to Classic Rock like The Who. Change of location back to Arena Beisl. Black Rabbit not only brings you The Interceptor Beyond Show, but live acts like for example Liquid Earth before.
Tonight’s edition features Industrial Post Rock by Phal:Angst (Noise Appeal Records). Their sound is capturing, burning on the inside with the whispering vocals and metallophone in songs from „Whiteout“ and unreleased. A highlight as aftershowconcert of a fantastic psychedelic winter desert stoner evening.