Beehoover -
The Sun Behind the DustbinReview by John Pegoraro (StonerRock.com)
Exile on Mainstream Records
Release date: February 14, 2007
The two bigger two-man bands from 2006 – Big Business and Black Cobra – took bass and drums down a frantic, aggressive path. It was as if both were making a point of saying, “We don't
need a guitar to make things heavy.”
Germany's Beehoover may have the same core instruments, but they follow a different route altogether. If there's a void left by the lack of guitar, it's one they acknowledge and embrace. Most of the songs on
The Sun Behind the Dustbin focus on the fact that the band is one solid rhythm section. They don't bludgeon you with sound; instead they compose songs that exist in the groove. That doesn't prevent them from stretching out, though – the title track in particular is an impressive jam that is as psychedelic as it is intricate and heavy.
That drummer Claus-Peter Hamisch and bassist Ingmar Petersen also play in the traditional doom band Voodooshock is impressive – this is a far cry from that genre. In fact, I'd say these guys relate more to a band like Stinking Lizaveta, in the sense that they're hard to pigeonhole. A very creative and interesting record.
URL: http://www.beehoover.com/
