Mario Lalli & The Rubber Snake Charmers stream debut album »Folklore From The Other Desert Cities« in full; out this Friday on Heavy Psych Sounds!
Desert rock collective Mario Lalli & The Rubber Snake Charmers stream their upcoming debut album »Folklore From The Other Desert Cities« in full ahead of its release this Friday, March 29th, 2024 via Heavy Psych Sounds.
Tracklist:
01. Creosote Breeze
02. Swamp Cooler Reality
03. Other Desert Cities
04. The Devil Waits For Me
Courtesy of Purple Sage PR:
Mario Lalli & The Rubber Snake Charmers – the Californian desert-based rock collective with current members Mario Lalli, Brant Bjork, Ryan Güt and Sean Wheeler – share their trippy debut album »Folklore From The Other Desert Cities« in full ahead of its world release this March 29th on Heavy Psych Sounds.
“Mellow and powerful, this belongs on any psych and desert rocker’s radar.” – Everything Is Noise
“A vital encapsulation of all that was and will forever be desert rock.” – Joshua Tree Voice
“A fun, meditative piece of work and one which comes highly recommended.” – Ghost Cult Magazine
“One of those albums that you come across and you can’t quite believe what you’ve heard but you love its bizarreness. It’s the most obscure musical journey but one worth taking.” – Distorted Sound Magazine
Stream »Folklore From The Other Desert Cities« at this location
Mario Lalli & The Rubber Snake Charmers is a collective of veteran musicians from the Californian desert rock scene initiated by Mario Lalli (Fatso Jetson, former Yawning Man), Brant Bjork (Kyuss), Ryan Güt (Stöner) and desert poet Sean Wheeler. The foundation of Mario Lalli’s grooving-heavy bass lines and meditative themes with intuitive guitar work from Brant Bjork and percussions from Ryan Güt set the scene for Sean Wheeler’s captivating spoken word, capturing the dark and beautiful stories and images of life in the Mojave desert of Southerrn California. Their debut album »Folklore From The Other Desert Cities« was recorded during an engaging live performance in Gold Coast during their recent Australian tour.
»Folklore From The Other Desert Cities« out March 29th on Heavy Psych Sounds (vinyl/CD)
Mario Lalli & The Rubber Snake Charmers started in 2010 with a focus on live psychedelic rock improvisation and sonic experimentation curated by desert rock pioneer Mario Lalli, featuring like-minded musicians from all walks of the musical spectrum. The first release from this collective of pioneering desert rock musicians captures the band exercising the desert-born ethic and approach of rock improvisation – psychedelic and flowing, heavy and explorative. Anchored by Lalli’s heavy grooving and morphing bass lines, »Folklore From The Other Desert Cities« shapes into a heavy meditation on rhythms, drones, grooves and riffs, sonically becoming a canvas where each participant is encouraged to create fine lines or splatter and explode into chaos: wherever it goes, it goes. Adding to the vision are the dark beautiful words and otherworldly vocal energies of the desert’s own Sean Wheeler.
Some of the past Snake Charmers include Dino Lalli, Gary Arce, Tony Tornay, Joe Baiza, Vince Meghrouni, Mathias Schneeberger, Bill Stinson, Nick Oliveri, Janet Housden, Michael Glass, Alain Johannes, Jason Simon, Dave Travis, John Ramirez and Herb Lienau to name a few.
Mario Lalli & The Rubber Snake Charmers lineup:
Mario Lalli – Bass and Vocals
Sean Wheeler – Vocals and Poetry
Brant Bjork – Guitar
Ryan Güt – Drums
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well