Collider - Untitled EP

COLLIDER - [Untitled EP]
2011
Indie

Collider is not the name of the stage that collapsed during the last Ottawa's Bluesfest, although it could have been. Collider is a sludge band from Ottawa, Canada's national capital.

Think Mastodon, Howl, High on Fire, Black Tusk, Bison BC, Le Kraken... you get the idea. Collider has the groove, the feel, the attitude, the riffs and the sound. Their strenght is that they aren't overworking the riffs, but rather keep playing with it until they twist it into something else. It's simple, but very effective.

Their debut EP is 3-song, 15-minutes long. The production is very good, having been recorded at Audio Valley (Ottawa) and mixed / mastered by Topon Das (Fuck the Facts). You could describe it as a teaser, since it's just long enough to be an excellent draft of what the band can do, and too short to be fully enjoyable. Sludge needs a full swing to be enjoyed, and this EP delivers just the right preliminary to get into it. In other words, it's a promise that something greater is coming.

The artwork is original, but somehow naive (it reminds me of Immortal Souls homemade computer designs). No lyrics included.

Collider know what they do, and they're comfortable at doing it. They aren't reinventing the steel, but they can definitely claim that they master the genre. No further need for another demo or EP, it's evident that they're ready for a full album.

Live, they have many other songs, some more epics and original than on this EP. Considering this band is very creative and solid, and that they opened locally for many leaders of the genre (Bison BC, Red Fang, etc), we can only hope for their debut album as soon as possible.

http://colliderslays.bandcamp.com/album/collider-ep