Field Recordings From the Sun is 5 tracks of primordial sludge rock interspersed with quiet moments to help you remember to breath a bit. After opening with about three minutes of quiet chimes on "Beneath the Ice Age," it drops the axe and dare I say, "slays" for almost the entire rest of the disc. With about 4 different guitars and a bass and drums all run through filters and oscillators and effects, this isn't something that has any modicum of subtlety, but that's not really what it's about. Sort of like what Mudhoney was doing way way back in the day, this is the definition of "rawk."

Their debut was sharp, terse and loud as fuck, Field Recordings... is sprawling, massive, and loud as fuck. Lean even at six-to-ten minutes each, the tracks are carefully arranged pieces coated with mess. The spontaneity of the playing belies the deliberate transitions. The guitars and electronics that scribble out the end of that track spill through a suburban guitar shop's worth of excessive gadgetry. You won't hum these tracks on your way to work, and who knows what the lyrics are-- never mind if they're any good. as a pure assault, this album's terrifically brutal and single-minded.

The range and variety of sounds contained on this CD directly reflects the diversity of instruments brought together during the sessions. We're talking about things such as jews harps, oscillators, echoplexes, heaven bells and, far and away the king of this collection, the electric destruction fuzz guitar. Need I really say more about what sort of treat you are in for? Damn. Ethan Miller leads the guitar assault straight through the fray and shares the use of this destructive tool with none other than Ben Chasny of the Six Organs of Admittance. Add in some truly frenzied drumming, some in-your-face bass playing, occasional chants and some additional guitar nonsense from The Fucking Champs' Tim Green and you have the best damn heavy psychedelic attack possible. Think of Blue Cheer meeting the exploits of High Rise or the heaviest of the Acid Mothers Temple. Comets on Fire sounds and style are refreshing and drop-dead powerful and after one listen to this LP I'm sure you will agree.

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