The Stumps - Lost Weekends

Foxglove CDR, 2006

"The Stumps are the New Zealand superspawn of Antony Milton (Pseudoarcana, The Nether Dawn, etc), Stephen Clover (seht), and James Kirk (Sandoz Lab Technicians, Black Boned Angel, Gate, etc). With a laundry list of individual accomplishments preceding them, "Lost Weekends" brings high expectations. Compared to such seminal acts as Acid Mothers Temple and Fushitusha, these Kiwis have their own twist in their psychedelic cosmic explorations. They are robust and powerful; an exciting and often overwhelming listening experience. It'll burn out your eardrums and douse the flames in hot wax. But fear not, within these methodic blasts are moments of icy calm. Underneath all this chaos is a relaxed thread, keeping some semblance of order intact."

- Foxglove website

What they said...

"Sounding like a mix of Japanese psych, Sun Ra and the Velvet Underground, The Stumps have produced a ramshackle and heady collection of improvised rock music that is soaked in lo-fi energy and contains a creative spirit that is so lacking in commercial music these days. Featuring the talents of James Kirk (Drums/percussion), Stephen Clover (bass/synth, the overall package) and Antony Milton (guitar Field-recordings), the band move from deep space psych through to more traditional rock improvisation, proving themselves adept at blending the two styles into harmonic perfection. Standout track is the 18 minute “Sun’s Goan Shine On Me Soon” which starts out in the far distance before slowly falling to earth in a feedback driven frenzy that cascades into nothing."

- Simon Lewis, Terrascope Online