Ufomammut Idolum 2008 Transparent Vinyl LP CD & Poster Box Set - Art by Malleus

$

130

Rarely Offered For Sale!
Extremely Limited Edition of only 100

IDOLUM ~ UFOmammut
Box Set

Package Design & Official Poster

by

Malleus


Extremely Rare & Highly Collectible

Box set includes double transparent 180gr vinyl records, CD, and handmade silkscreen poster by Malleus.
Packaged in a super deluxe black box that is hand silkscreened and numbered by the artist.


IDOLUM is a latin word meaning "ghost" and "idea" at the same  time,
representing the massive and hidden presence as the main concepts of the album.
IDOLUM represents a new chapter in the sonic adventure of UFOmammut,
presenting a sensible evolution in the sound and in the structure of the songs:
dark atmospheres, simple and mastodonic song frameworks, and a different idea of psychedelic rock.
  Recorded in Milan at Magnolia Studio, and mixed and mastered at Locomotore Studio in Rome,
the album features Lorenzo Stecconi as SoundLord. 
Rose Kemp's voice is featured on "Ammonia,"
while Lorenzor of Lento provides powerful sonic waves on "Elephantom" with his six strings.


Track Listing
1. Stigma
2. Stardog
3. Hellectric
4. Ammonia (featuring Rose Kemp)
5. Nero
6. Destroyer
7. Void
8. Elephantom (featuring Lorenzer)
9. Hermeat (only on vinyl)

Released
April 22nd, 2008 - Italy
May 7th, 2008 - Europe & US



Album Notes/Review
Not exactly the most prolific band in the Universe, space metal ensemble UFOmammut waited all of four years between their first two albums, 2000's impressive Godlike Snake and 2004's sonic watershed, Snailking. Then, with the exception of the bite-seized Lucifer Songs EP in 2005 and a collaboration with Lento in 2007, they left earthlings waiting for their third album proper, Idolum, to arrive -- like a faithful comet returning, right on schedule, to the inner solar system after its long and mysterious orbit out to the Oort Cloud. And despite this long absence, UFOmammut's sound also remains largely unchanged and surprise-free, since Idolum continues to meld doom, stoner rock, metal, acid, and space rock into a distinctive crush of thrumming guitar sludge, atmospheric passages, and predominantly raw, distorted screams. Hypnotic opener "Stigma," for starters, provides a typically escalating opening sequence, while the more dynamic "Stardog," though punchier and almost grunge-like in nature, also treads familiar ground; leaving it to the ensuing "Hellectric," in turn, to pump up the space rock ambience tenfold and explore some new textures along its wafting, weaving voyage through the ether, and foreshadowing somewhat more uncharted musical dimensions yet to come. These include the album's emotional highlight, "Ammonia," where UFOmammut fess up to their Pink Floyd influences with the help of haunting female vocals à la "The Great Gig in the Sky" (performed by Rose Kemp); the rhythmically insistent "Nero," which, with its multiple moods and bouts of chiaroscuro, borders on the post-rock universe populated by Isis, Cult of Luna, et al; and, the comparatively concise mega-blast of "Destroyer." All that's missing, then, is the album's mandatory closing monolith, "Void," which, in line with past examples, lasts a veritable eternity at nearly 30 minutes, but also produces multiple points of interest along its long space odyssey, including its eerie, Kraftwerk-ian intro, protracted fidgeting with alien frequencies halfway through, and quite expected, but still devastatingly effective concluding catharsis. All in all, the above balances enough familiarity and inventiveness to satisfy acknowledged UFOmammut believers, while both converting and generally wowing the newbies in the audience. It is therefore safe to proclaim the security of UFOmammut's lofty standing alongside similarly visionary leviathans such as Electric Wizard and Opeth, for possessing one of the most recognizable and individualistic sonic imprints in underground heavy metal. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia


This box set is in like new condition.  The vinyl records and CD have never been played.
The hand silkscreened poster has never been displayed.


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