Desert rock collective MARIO LALLI & THE RUBBER SNAKE CHARMERS to release debut album on Heavy Psych Sounds this spring; first single “Other Desert Cities” and preorder available!
Heavy Psych Sounds signs Mario Lalli & The Rubber Snake Charmers — the collective formed by desert rock legends Mario Lalli (Fatso Jetson, ex-Yawning Man), Brant Bjork (ex-Kyuss), Ryan Güt (Stöner) and desert poet Sean Wheeler — for the release of their debut album “Folklore From The Other Desert Cities” on March 29th. Stream their debut single “Other Desert Cities” now!
Mario Lalli & The Rubber Snake Charmers began 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.
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 desert scene veteran Sean Wheeler’s poems and songs, capturing the dark and beautiful stories and images of life in the Mojave desert of Southern California. Mario Lalli And The Rubber Snake Charmers‘s debut release “Folklore From The Other Desert Cities” captures the band in an engaging live performance in Gold Coast, Australia. The album will be issued on March 29th in various vinyl editions, CD and digital via Heavy Psych Sounds.
“Folklore From The Other Desert Cities”
Out March 29th on Heavy Psych Sounds – PREORDER
1. Creosote Breeze
2. Swamp Cooler Reality
3. Other Desert Cities
4. The Devil Waits for Me
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. Mario Lalli And The Rubber Snake Charmers takes us on a shaman’s journey through the desert landscape of imagination.
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 vocal
Sean Wheeler – vocals and poetry
Brant Bjork – guitar
Ryan Güt – drumsMario Lalli & The Rubber Snake Charmers links
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