Description
Hot off the dub plate and drenched in analog syrup comes the debut full length LP by Portland, OR trance boogie band Edibles. Founded by Dewey Mahood (Eternal Tapestry, Plankton Wat, etc) in 2009, the album picks up where 2010’s twin tapes for Not Not Fun and Stunned left off, but doubles the funk with the addition of Dusty ‘Beats’ Dybvig (Brass Clouds) on live drums and mystic synth. Album opener “Rad Trip” starts like a Sun City Girls ritual seance before blazing into some brown acid Hendrix theatrics. Live set staple “Mind Fry” brings the classic Edibles recipe of dubby bass loop with stream of consciousness guitar and patented fog-chant vocals. “Skyway” and “Parachute Jumpin” add guest collaborator Ben Bogard aka DJ Rumtrigger (and Sonic Lozenge boss) on 70’s vintage drum machine and monophonic synth pulses. Goner dub jam “Midnight Movie” comes off like Les Rallizes Denudes getting in the zone at King Tubby’s. “Dune Buggy” hits the WARM JETS trail with some catchy pop hooks wrapped in classic electronic meltdown. Album closer “Future Life Dub” sounds like it was transported from the BLACK ARK circa SUPER APE, all roots groove and shamanistic flute song. 10 songs of chill funk and cosmic bliss record at The Owl House, caputured on black wax, and housed in Kickin’ It At The Temples Of The Moon cover collage by Dewmah. Edition of 500.
“Dewey Mahood temporarily steps outside his role in Eternal Tapestry to pick up his dub reigns in Edibles. Following two tapes on Not Not Fun and Stunned, Mahood uleashes a humid slice of psych-dub, Other Minds Meet Inner Space for DNT. There are hints of his Tap-era guitar excursions but the record mostly sits in the same swampy waters that have made Peaking Lights’ 936 such a staple this summer. The record feeds hungrily on groove, elastic bass and rhythm with Dusty Dybvig and Ben Bogard picking up live drum and 70’s drum machine duties respectively. If the gooves are wearing thin on 936 and you’re anxiously waiting for that next Sun Araw fix, it’s highly recommended that you get Edibles on the turntable as soon as possible. ” –raven sings the blues
“Wow, some weeks the calibre of stuff we get in is amazing. Here’s the new album from Edibles. They’re from Portland and the press release describes them as ‘trance boogie’, which on one hand is pretty accurate, but also kind of makes it sound like they won’t be as good as they actually are. The cover’s this awesome collage with a proper 80s-looking dude in a cowboy hat and shades and short shorts with a ghetto blaster hanging out on a tatty sofa in front of what I can only assume is the Temples of the Moon from the fact that the picture is called ‘Kickin’ it at the Temples of the Moon’. As far as I gather, it’s the brainchild of Dewey Mahood, who does darker and more psychedelic things in other bands, so I guess maybe this is his way of unwinding. A lot of it’s really stripped back and minimal mellow dub. Basically it’s tailor-made for blazing up on a summer evening. It’s pretty minimal and soundtracky in places, although it gets pretty psychedelic sometimes too. I think if it was a film soundtrack it’d be a pretty cool film about a guy who goes around being really cool and doing some really cool things, dead casual like he doesn’t give a shit, and then goes home and smokes loads of chong. But enough about me…it’s good to hear music like this that’s not entirely focused on electronic instrumentation. There’s a song on the second side, ‘Dune Buggy’, that sounds kind of like a totally loved-up Raccoo-oo-oon. It’s hard to pin this album down but the grooves and melodies keep coming and it never stops sounding like the background music to a good time. Tasty stuff, just in time for summer and all.” -Norman Records
