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ALIX - GROUND
SUPER GROOVY FEMALE FRONTED STONER ROCK
Bologna-based Alix have been making a name for themselves as ambassadors of the
heavyweight desert groove in their native Italy for close to a decade now, but
hopefully 'Ground' - their English language debut - will see them make waves
further afield.
Setting blues, tripped out drones, and Sabbath dirges against the impassioned
vocals of singer Alice Albetazzi, 'Ground' heaves with the kind of down 'n'
doomy spirit you had hoped the Auf Der Maur album would have. The fuzzed-out
sprawl of 'Fun' hurtles its way towards a psychedelic burnout, while the turbo
charged throb of the title track sounds like Soundgarden caught in a distortion
hurricane with PJ Harvey. Excellent.
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Out Of The Sighs
Ground
I'll Be Gone
Fun
Spirit
Like A Flood
Take My Hands
Lonely
Love
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"Spirit":
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SPIRIT
SPIRIT RISE WHILE IT RAINS DOWN
DOWN IT RAINS AND IT GOES
SPIRIT RISE WHILE IT RAINS DOWN
DOWN IT RAINS AND IT GOES
DON’T YOU BREAK DON’T GO WRECK DOWN
SPIRIT PURE AS A LAMB
DON’T YOU LAY COME BRINGING YOUR LOVE
DON’T YOU LAY COME BRINGING YOUR LOVE
SPIRIT RISE WHILE IT RAINS DOWN
DOWN IT RAINS AND IT GOES
DON’T YOU LAY COME BRINGING YOUR LOVE
DON’T YOU BREAK / DON’T GO WRECK DOWN
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"Out Of The Sighs":
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OUT OF THE SIGHS
OUT OF THE SIGHS / A LITTLE COMES
SOME RELIEF THAT I FELT THROUGH THE NIGHT
FACING REALITY MY CONSCIENCE GROWS
AND MOVES IN TIME
LET MY WAY SHINE ON / SO GOOD
AND NO DECAY
LET THE WAY I’M SHINING / DON’T TURM ME AROUND
DON’T LEAVE MY HANDS
HE SAID YOU AIN’T GOT TO CHANGE IT
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"Ground":
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GROUND
FROM THE GROUND
THEN THROUGH THE GRASS
YOU GO ON SLIDING
RIGHT IN MY HANDS
AND WHEN YOU MOVE
YOU MOVE AROUND
YOU CHANGE THE COLOURS
OF THE GROUND
... OF THE GROUND
FROM THE GROUND
YOU LIGHT THE DREAMS
WHEN THE DREAMS COME... BABY
YOU’LL BE WHAT YOU FEEL
AND WHEN YOU MOVE
YOU MOVE AROUND
YOU CHANGE THE COLOURS
OF THE GROUND
... OF THE GROUND
LAY... YOUR BODY DOWN
ON.. THE LAND OF DREAMS
OH... DREAMLAND
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"I’ ll Be Gone":
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I’ LL BE GONE
WHILE... YOU ARE GOING
TO LET ME OUT... OF YOUR HEAD
AND WHILE.. YOU ARE GOING
DRINK WITH ME ... TO MY HEALTH
AND WHILE.. WHILE... WHILE..
THE OCEAN.. SO DEEP AND WIDE
FROM BLUE TURNS TO GREY
I’LL BE GONE
WINTER’S THE ONE TO BLAME
BLUE TURNS TO GREY.. I’LL BE GONE
WHILE... YOU ARE GOING
REMEMBER.. WHAT WE HAVE DONE
AND WHILE... YOU ARE GOING
WE SHOULD NOT.. BE APART
AND WHILE.. WHILE... WHILE..
THE OCEAN.. SO DEEP AND WIDE
FROM BLUE TURNS TO GREY
I’LL BE GONE
WINTER’S THE ONE TO BLAME
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"Like A Flood":
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LIKE A FLOOD
ONLY.. ONLY MUD
BLUE FLASHES FREE
HOLDING THE DREAMS
AND I DON’T EXIST
EMPTY STREETS
COVER MY THOUGHTS
AND ONLY MUD
IN BLUE FLASHES
LIKE A FLOOD
CARRY ME HOME
AND WHAT ABOUT
THE NIGHT WE SANG
WE SANG ABOUT THE.. SITUATION
AROUND MY HEAD
IN ENDLESS CIRCLES
DEEP AS THE OCEAN
THE REVELATION
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NINEHERTZ
REVIEW:
There are two things at first glance that make Alix stand out from the stoner
rock pack. First is their nationality. With the notable exception of El-Thule,
who are beginning to make a name for themselves, Italy isn’t exactly known as a
veritable hotbed of stoner rock talent. The second concerns the gender of the
vocalist – females are few and far between in this occupation, in this genre.
The latter of Alix’s distinctions, however, is of huge importance to the make
up of ‘Ground’. Alice Albertazzi’s voice inevitably stands out, and there’s no
denying the beauty that it adds to the music. Her range is also fantastic –
from the mellow almost-whisper of ‘Love’, to the open-lunged belted-out ‘Like A
Flood’ – it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to compare her favourably with P.J.
Harvey.
Yet all this would be for nought if the music were not up to scratch.
Thankfully, this is not the case, and it perfectly suits Albertazzi’s style and
quality. The aforementioned self-styled ‘desert rock’ description becomes clear
now. Influences on the Alix sound seem certain to centre around the Homme/Goss
school of stoner rock – the self-titled debut Queens of the Stone Age album
being the most obvious point of reference.
‘Ground’ is consistently strong across its nine tracks, and on occasion raises
the bar even higher. ‘I’ll Be Gone’ comes across like an outtake from Masters
of Reality’s Welcome to the Western Lodge album – complete with Albertazzi’s
range stretched even further to the point where she almost mimics Chris Goss’
tone – before blooming into a truly beautiful acoustic chorus.
Album closer ‘Love’ harks back to a 60’s psychedelica sound, complete with
trippy lyrics to match – something, actually, that is common throughout the
album: “From the ground, then through the grass, you go sliding right in my
hands, and when you move, you move around, you change the colours of the
ground”, from the title track, being a good example.
It could be argued that Alix, at times, owe a little too much to their
influences, even taking into account the almost unique angle brought to the mix
by Albertazzi. Yet it would be a heartless soul to deny that ‘Ground’ is a
truly joyful, occasionally superb, surprising experience.
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Guy's Music
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I hadn’t even heard of Alix before they stepped on the stage, except for the
fact that they are a female-fronted stoner band, but with their short 9-song
set they proved that they do deserve a wider audience. Because I got my hands
on their latest album only after the show, I’m not exactly sure which songs
they delivered, but it pretty much seemed to follow the order of Ground, as the
two opening songs from that album – “Out of the Sighs” and the title track
kicked off the gig on a groovy note: while guitar player Pippo de Palma
squeezed a warm, fuzzy desert sound out of his guitar, bass player Franco
Romanelli started dancing all over the place and bangin’ his head to the
straightforward bashing of drummer Andrea Insulla. While they’re obviously
inspired by the classic stoner sound – led-heavy bass lines, crashing cymbals
and a fat guitar tone that hovers between crushing chords and psychedelic leads
– they sounded more accessible than most of their stoner brethren out there,
occasionally with a merciless groove ("Ground") that recalled Unida’s
booty-shakin’ blend of desert rock and in-your-face hard rock. Of course, it
wouldn’t be as special if it weren’t for singer Alice, whose unique voice,
which switched from a deeply sensual whisper to nearly ecstatic shrieks - is
something different, to say the least. Think of a merger of Siouxsie (but more
vibrato), Shirley Manson (not as girlish) and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Karen O.
(but less hysteric) during songs like “Like a Flood” and “Take My Hands” which
are basically based on one or two soulful, recurring patterns. Sometimes the
barrage of caterwauling became something of an acquired taste - especially
during the songs that seemed to explore the territory between straightforward
stoner and stuff you might call “alt rock” (“I’ll be Gone,” “Fun”) – but it
worked excellent during the songs that would have you move your head
unconsciously, like the opening tracks, the funky “Take My Hands” and the final
song, during which the bass player switched to electric slide guitar and led
the band through a particularly pleasing romp that was well-received by the
audience.
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Chicago
Stone Rock Music Reviews:
ALIX
"Ground"
Ground features only the finest, hand-crafted, vintage sounding stoner rock
available, imported all the way from Italy. I know that I tend to compare every
band with a chick singer to HEART, but that's only because I'm from the 70's
and Heart was the best chick band alive at the time, and I had a hard-on for
them for sure. Anyways, my roommate, who wasn't even a fetus back then, said
that Alix sounded "so 70's" when he heard them playing on my i-Tunes, which
confirmed what I thought all along: Alix sounds kinda like Heart. Only heavier
and riffier, and better than ever
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CosmicLava
Music Concerts Reviews:
PLACE OF SKULLS & ALIX
OCTOBER 13t 2004 at the Bastard Club, Osnabrück, GER
I can't describe with words how great my enthusiasm has been, as I finally
received the dates for this tour. Yes, it was like a dream come true!!! My
expectations were lowered as I noticed that PLACE OF SKULLS have lost their
drummer, but with Minnesota Pete (Sixty Watt Shaman/The Mighty Nimbus) Victor
Griffin had found a very talented and ambitious man, and all problems have been
washed away. First off, I like to say THANK YOU to Daniel because without this
man we never had reached the Bastard Club in Osnabrück. So we drove about two
hours (Daniel, bro Opolus and me) and we felt like a bunch of children waiting
for Santa Claus. The Bastard Club is a very curious location inside a huge
skatepark, but all in all it was a nice place , and when we arrived ALIX were
still doing their soundcheck. It was a pleasure to meet this band again, after
their convincing support for The Hidden Hand earlier this year. And now they
have the opportunity to support PLACE OF SKULLS for their first European tour.
This must be more than a good year for ALIX. After a short talk with the band
and the first visit at the bar, I finally met Victor and this was the second
pleasure at this evening. He was a bit tired, because both bands have had a day
off, and I was so glad that we met. We had a good talk about several personal
themes, and I promise that I will visit you asap. After some more beers ALIX
entered the stage. First off, I was really shocked. No, not because of ALIX but
about the amount of people at this show. Only about 20 people have found their
way to this gig!!!!!!! A big fuck-off goes out to all couch-potatoes and lazy
asses. Once again, ALIX where playing an excellent tight show that mostly
contains songs from the actual album "Ground". Their groove-laden heavy
psychedelic rock is something special for me, especially because of Alicia's
intense and emotional vocals. And when bassplayer Franco is playing dobro, and
the band is entering the territory of Delta-Blues, the entire sound became more
tasteful and original. This time, ALIX came up with a second song in that vein,
which was absolutely new for me. Excellent stuff, and I hope this band will
record more material like this. After nearly 50 minutes the band finished the
show, again with the long bluesy groove-killer they played also in Dortmund
some months ago. Although there were only very less people in the club, the
band played an energetic set, not as intense as in Dortmund, but especially
bass-player Franco and vocalist Alicia were responsible for some solid
stage-action. Great band - great show!
And then the time has come for PLACE OF SKULLS. Victor, Dennis and Minnesota
Pete went on stage and kicked off with "Last Hit", the perfect opener for this
show. I can't describe with words how thick and massive Victor's significant
guitar-sound is on stage. Awesome!!!!!!! Although I've seen a lot of heavy
bands in my life, this kind of soulful heaviness was something new and exciting
for me, because it was so authentic and real. After the first power-chords it
was crystal clear that this evening will be something very special. The next
track was "Dead", one of my faves from the debut album "Nailed". My jaws stood
wide open, I had shivers down my spine and I couldn't believe what I was
hearing and seeing. Victor's presence is dominating the stage, he's a
charismatic player and an emotional vocalist. And bassist Dennis Cornelius
(ex-Revelation/ex-Oversoul) played as he belonged to this gang since the first
demo recordings. Ok, it was no real surprise that he's a skillful player,
because he had done a lot of shows with PLACE OF SKULLS in the USA and he was
part of Revelation during their best period. Skinsman Minnesota Pete was the
joker in the pack. A very few days before this tour started, he teamed up with
Victor and Dennis, what means that he had only a short period to learn the
material. Well, he did that perfectly and added his own powerful style to the
complete sound. So he was more than just a replacement, and I hope that he will
stay for a while with PLACE OF SKULLS. Ok, back to this steaming show. The band
played "The Monster", "With Vision" or "Silver Chord Breaks" and a few others,
all with an intensity that can only be described as overwhelming. When the band
started with the old Death Row classic "Feeling Of Dread", Dennis took over the
vocals. Like on the album, the song went over into the second half of
"Sinister". The small crowd was enthusiastic and me and bro Opolus, too. But
when the band played the classic "Relentless", all hells break loose. I felt
like a small child, because I never expected to listen to this timeless Victor
Griffin-song in my life. It's needless to say that PLACE OF SKULLS performed
this song in a brilliant and exciting way. At least, the band presented one
very new song from the upcoming album, but -shit- I forget the title. Anyway,
it was a very emotional and soulful track, close to cuts like "Dead" or "Love
She Gave". No filler - just another killer!!! To sum it up, this was one of the
best shows I've seen in my life, and I've seen thousands of shows during the
last 25 years. PLACE OF SKULLS are a class of its own, and only very few out
there can mess with them. If I've had the chance to see more shows I'd have
done it, but without a driving license and less money.I hope, they return to
Germany as soon as possible, before splitting up. At least I like to greet
Daniel (sorry for "polishing" your car windows!), Opolus and of course ALIX and
PLACE OF SKULLS, especially Victor. Hope we meet again! Thanks a lot for this
unforgetable evening!!!!
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DAREDEVIL Magazine Music Reviews:
Probably the most touring band from Italy and probably the best female voice in
the whole Stoner scene...this is Alix. The sound of Alix could be described as
a mixture of Scandinavian Stoner-Rock and Psychedelic, but as I said the voice
Alice is one of the best female voices I´ve heard in the Stoner scene. Ground
is a hell debut album and covers every Stoners needs for sure. I mean...I
listened to Ground a couple of times now and I find something new every time
and the voice of Alice enchants me every time. Highly recommended.
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