CELESTIAL SEASON – LUNCHBOX DIALOGUES/SONGS FROM THE SECOND FLOOR e.p. – 2001 (DUTCH) heavy psych/stoner rock

Celestial Season spent most of their existence sounding like they were heavily influenced by someone else. On the band's first two albums, Forever Scarlet Passion and Solar Lovers, their undeniable affinity for My Dying Bride was evident clear down to the usage of violins over the massively heavy and pondersome riffs. However, after Solar Lovers, Celestial Season turned a sharp corner and began pursuing the desert rock sounds of Kyuss. They ditched the gutteral death metal vocals for a vocalist whose voice wasn't terribly dissimilar from one John Garcia. Admittedly, the band's sound on Orange wasn't perfectly developed, but by Lunchbox Dialogues, Celestial Season had mastered the art of this heavy stoner rock thing.
If nothing else, Lunchbox Dialogues ascends from the somewhat clumsy feeling of Orange. Rather, Lunchbox Dialogues is filled with extremely tight songwriting, excellent arrangements and memorable riffs. The band's years as a doom metal band pay off in being able to effortlessly put forth a feeling of honest heaviness while still maintaining the groove element necessary to make this sort of thing work out. The songs are multi-faceted with a good sense of movement throughout. Unlike many bands, you don't feel as though you've heard everything the band has to offer within the first two minutes of the first song.

Celestial Season wrapped things up not long after this album, releasing a final EP before calling it a day. If nothing else, Lunchbox Dialogues represents a final pinnacle for a band who spent a lot of time toiling away without recognition. Despite the obvious influence of the Kyuss league of bands, Celestial Season stakes out their claim as a strong contender in the field.

Cyril Crutz - vocals
Pim van Zanen - guitars
Olly Smit - guitar/bass
Jacques de Haard - bass
Rob Snijders - drums
Lonely Man Burning
Sharks and Razors
Outshine
Boarding Music
Mary Meets the Sky
Body Overdrive
The Celestial Dragon
All Wrong
Comfortable Mess
From the Plains

Room 210
Morning Theft
Watching the fuss
Saturday (wanna go for a ride?)

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!
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