ECSTATIC VISION unleash their psychedelic new video for the track “Troublemaker“, taken off new album “Under The Influence“, which sees Philadelphia’s finest purveyors of raw heavy psych sip on their eclectic stew of inspiration.
“Troublemaker” is ECSTATIC VISION’s take on 1974’s Zam Rock classic from Chrissy Zebby Tembo and the Ngozi Family. New album “Under The Influence”, a collection of six raw, fuzzy, psychedelic slabs of cosmic rock, covering tracks by some of their biggest influences: the primitive stoner doom sounds that came out of Zambia in the early/mid-70s also known as Zam Rock, godfathers of space rock Hawkwind and early kings of Detroit rock’n’ roll MC5, all delivered with EV’s signature bone-crushing, blown-out in-all-the-right-ways recording style.
The band is set to take over the old and new continent, with a batch of US shows dates as well as an extensive European tour.
ECSTATIC VISION introduced their brand of heavy primal psych influenced by groups like Hawkwind, Aphrodites Child, Olatunji, Can and early Amon Duul ll in late 2013. Formed in Philadelphia to primarily “play what they wanted to hear”, the band quickly rose to those in the know as a force to be reckoned with. ECSTATIC VISION signed to Relapse Records on the power of a demo and their psychedelic, freakout, primal live shows. Their debut LP “Sonic Praise” saw a release in June 2015, during this time the band toured the US with prestigious acts such as Enslaved, YOB, Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats, in addition to numerous shows with the likes of Earthless, Red Fang or Acid King. This was followed by a European run that saw them perform at legendary Roadburn Festival, as well as dates with Bang, Pentagram, and more.
In April 2017, ECSTATIC VISION returned with their second LP “Raw Rock Fury”, an even more tripped out showcasing of the band’s raucous mix of troglodyte Detroit rock grooves, soothing Krautian motoric sounds, filthy Beefheartian blues and Hawkwindian primal world heavy psych. The addition of multi-instrumentalist Kevin Nickles (saxophone/flute/guitar) has helped the band reach beyond the void, and further create a sense of auditory hallucination with “Raw Rock Fury”, one of the dirtiest sounding recordings since MC5’s “Kick Out the Jams”. Headlining tours of the USA and Europe followed and saw the band share the stage with John Garcia, Dead Meadow, Bongzilla and the Cosmic Dead, plus a blistering headlining slot on one of Desertfest Berlin’s stages.
In 2018, the band returns with “Under The Influence” on Italian label Heavy Psych Sounds. “Under The Influence” is their take on some of their favorite songs by some of their biggest influences ranging from Zam Rock to the kings of early psychedelia and Detroit rock.
US TOUR:
5/22 San Diego, CA – Soda Bar W/ Here Lies Man, Monarch
5/23 Visalia, CA – The Cellar Door W/ Here Lies Man, Slow Season
5/24 San Francisco, CA – Brick & Mortar W/ Sasquatch
5/25 Costa Mesa, CA – The Wayfarer W/ Sasquatch
5/26 Joshua Tree, CA – Stoned and Dusted W/ Brant Bjork, The Obsessed
6/4 Brooklyn, NY- Secret Project Robot
6/8 Philadelphia, PA – Kung-Fu Necktie W/ Narcos Family Band, High Reeper
EUROPEAN TOUR:
29/06 Sezzadio, IT – Cascina Bellaria
30/06 Bourlon, FRA – Rock in Bourlon
01/07 Liege, BE – Garage Creative Music
02/07 Koln, DE – MTC
03/07 Berlin, DE – Cassiopeia
05/07 Zagreb, CRO – Mochvara
06/07 Wien, AT – Venster
07/07 Nikolsdorf, AT – Stick&Stone Festival
10/07 London, UK – Moth Club
13/07 Glasgow, UK – Nice N’ Sleazy
14/07 Preston, UK – Continental
15/07 Lille, FR – Maison Folies Moulins
16/07 Nantes, FRA – La Ferrailleur
17/07 Tolosa, ES – Bonberenea
18/07 Madrid, ES – Wurlitzer Ballroom
19/07 Santarem, PT – InStr
20/07 Figueira, PT – Woodrock Festival
21/07 Braga, PT – Rodellus Festival
22/07 Las Palmas , ES (Canary Islands) – Sala La Choza
24/07 Barcelona, ES – Rocksound
25/07 Marseille, FRA – Molotov
27/07 Torino, ITA – Blah Blah
28/07 Vincenza, ITA – ViaRoma
02/08 Saltzburg, AT- Rockhouse
03/08 Osoppo(UD), ITA – Pietra Sonica Fest #10
