Name: Avatar
Brand: Comets On Fire

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

spcd704

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2006-08-07

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Supplier GB

PIAS

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

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98787070422

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

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Comets On Fire

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Folk

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Comets on Fire is an American noise rock band from Santa Cruz, California. Formed in 1999, the band consists of *Ethan Miller* (guitar/vocals), *Noel von Harmonson* (echoplex), *Ben Flashman* (bass), *Ben Chasny* (guitar) and *Utrillo Kushner* (drums). They are known for their psychedelic rock sound, drawing inspiration from influential groups like Hawkwind and Butthole Surfers. Comets on Fire's music defies categorization, resulting in a unique and captivating musical experience.

If you enjoy the sounds of bands such as Dead Meadow, Wooden Shjips, Howlin Rain, Bardo Pond, or The Heads, then Comets on Fire will surely resonate with your musical taste. Their experimental approach to music has also drawn comparisons to artists like Oneida, Black Mountain, White Hills, Six Organs Of Admittance and Assemble Head In Sunburst Sound.

Other notable bands that share a similar sonic landscape include Sunburned Hand Of The Man, Heron Oblivion,Dungen,Sleepy Sun,Mammatus ,Jackie O Motherfucker ,ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE ,Earthless,Danava,and Espers.

after 2004's critically acclaimed 'blue cathedral', one might have expected comets on fire to blast off into the cosmos in an infinite flurry of lysergic spasmodicism. surprising, then, that they should turn in an earthy, more accessible and downright beautiful album as their follow-up. then again, it is a completely logical progression, but in reverse, sort of. on 'avatar' their astonishing new album, comets display development in every direction: as musicians, as songwriters, as arrangers and as singers (?!), without sacrificing one ounce of the intensity that is expected from our heroes. as on 'blue cathedral', the diversity of the material is staggering. 'avatar' veers from swinging, bluesy explorations to piano-laced, progressive power balladry, to pure tribalism, evoking everyone from the allmans, to quicksilver, to procol harum, to some insane fela / sun ra / crazy horse hybrid, yet remains wholly comets on fire. though they play cleaner and clearer, their firepower is evident and abundant. on sub pop.

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