Chrome Hoof

[zombywoof]

Ian

There are about 19 bands named "Cathedral". The USA prog band Cathedral, which I assume you are thinking of, since this is a prog forum, has nothing to do with Chrome Hoof.

The Cathedral that has ties is the UK doom metal band. Leo, the leader of Chrome Hoof was in Cathedral from 1994-2011.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_(band)

19?

Thanks for this! I thought it was a bit strange, because I knew there was a Cathedral who supposedly influenced Anglagard ... and Anglagard sound nothing like Chrome Hoof at all. Doom metal seems more like it, as there are most certainly elements of doom in Chrome Hoof (those big chords in "Enter the Drobe", for instance).

[battema]

That explains the fat, stupendous bass then!

On my third listen now & it just gets better. It sounds like aliens abducted Róisín Murphy, Bootsy, Killing Joke, NoMeansNo and Chris Squire (ca. 1972), merged them into one spectral creature and hurled it back to earth, straight onto the dancefloor of a 22nd century Studio 54. Or something.

Whatever we call it...'Tortured Craft' is a thing of pure beauty. That song has me smiling every time.

[Just Eric]

Nice to see this thread resurrected. Chrome Hoof are well worth it and you'll find all their material, while hard to get, is just as good.

[MYSTERIOUS TRAVELLER]

Been on constant rotation since Cuneiform released it, terrific stuff.

huh... would that be called IDM?

very odd track indeed... oddly attractive

[spacefreak]

The Cathedral that has ties is the UK doom metal band. Leo, the leader of Chrome Hoof was in Cathedral from 1994-2011.

19?

Thanks for this! I thought it was a bit strange, because I knew there was a Cathedral who supposedly influenced Anglagard ...

I like almost everything that Lee Dorian's Cathedral had issued. "Forest of Equilibrium" is a masterpiece of mourning doom metal, a seminal album for the evolution of the style and a must for everyone into heavy rock.

[battema]

huh... would that be called IDM?

very odd track indeed... oddly attractive

The thing I kind of love about Black Chrome Gold is how amazingly odd/unlikely all the ingredients seem while the final result pretty much feels absolutely natural, effortless, and logical.

[Brad to the Bone]

Chrome Hoof are well worth it and you'll find all their material, while hard to get, is just as good.

I think they're all pretty easy to get except for the self-titled album, which seldom turns up on the secondary market.

[Just Eric]

I think they're all pretty easy to get except for the self-titled album, which seldom turns up on the secondary market.

I bought Beyond Zade upon it's release in 2006 and then didn't come across another release from them until I found both the s/t and Pre-Emptive False Rapture while on a trip to London. I have yet to find a copy of Crush Depth.

[Splicer]

Thanks for this thread. This was a band unknown to me. Now I'm interested. Very interested.

[Scrotum Scissor]

Thanks for this thread. This was a band unknown to me. Now I'm interested. Very interested.

Get their Cuneiform release first - that way you'll be supporting the, uh, scene.

[Seriously though; it was the first one I heard all-way through, and it works very well as introduction to the band]

[Kcrimso]

I have three the most recent Chrome Hoof albums. Pre-Emptive False Rapture is my favorite one, but they all are wonderful!

[Brad to the Bone]

I have yet to find a copy of Crush Depth.

New/sealed copies of "Crush Depth" start at $4.46 on Ebay, $7.42 on Discogs, and $13.65 on Amazon.

[Just Eric]

New/sealed copies of "Crush Depth" start at $4.46 on Ebay, $7.42 on Discogs, and $13.65 on Amazon.

Thanks!

[Steve F.]

If you are in London or thereabouts, how can you pass this one up?


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[TheH]

^^

I would love to see CH but I never heard about any of the other bands :-)

[Steve F.]

^^

I would love to see CH but I never heard about any of the other bands :-)

John Battema has some recommendations, I believe? John?

[battema]

John Battema has some recommendations, I believe? John?

Poof, and here I be


Two fast ones:

Teeth of the Sea is an amazing post rock/jazz/electronica/holy crap whatever else band that has done a string of really excellent albums, the latest of which is Wraith: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LR3kv0tslVU

Pye Corner Audio does lovely electronic music, not strictly techno but also not purely beholden to the past either. Kind of like John Carpenter or some of the soundtrack work that Steve Moore (Zombi) has done. Hard to pick a representative track, they're pretty all over the place and have a ton of releases. I like this one so this one it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1qd6HVGBk4


Strictly speaking I wasn't familiar with Sly & the Family Drone before I saw this poster, however with a name like that of course I looked them up, and I was not disappointed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGQzo0eq2jo

Along similar lines, Rainbow Grave: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGQzo0eq2jo Very much like Swans to my ears...can't say I'd buy an album but I'd enjoy seeing it done live.

Chrome Hoof is pretty goddamned high on the bucket list, although this particular show looks pretty unlikely for me.

[Just Eric]

Chrome Hoof is pretty goddamned high on the bucket list, although this particular show looks pretty unlikely for me.

Same here. Gotta wonder if they could swing a North America tour?

[Kcrimso]

Happy to hear that Chrome Hoof is still alive. Great band.

[spacefreak]

^^

I would love to see CH but I never heard about any of the other bands :-)

Scorn are a project from Napalm Death's first drummer Mick Harris. Dub influenced heavy beats and deep, minimal basslines with a dark industrial electronic background. Harris had put the project to rest in 2011 but restarted it two years ago. Their best work is generally acclaimed to be between 1992-1995. Their post 2019 albums sound very, very dated 90s electronica; a rehash of their earlier style bringing nothing new to the table.

Teeth of the Sea, on the other hand, are to my ears the most interesting band of the bill. Amazing act.

[battema]

Same here. Gotta wonder if they could swing a North America tour?

I suspect that's a bit too costly for a band that would come over here essentially as an unknown, with what I suspect are pretty costly production costs. Even here among the "open minds" of PE they'd barely have enough interest to fill a small hall. They'd do much better targeting the same scene that would see a festival tour with a band like Parliment/Funkadelic as the top act.

Would be happy to be wrong though!

[NogbadTheBad]

If they were playing in th UK and it was possible to get in and out without quarantine I'd certainly consider flying over to see them. Bucketlist band.

[Just Eric]

I suspect that's a bit too costly for a band that would come over here essentially as an unknown, with what I suspect are pretty costly production costs. Even here among the "open minds" of PE they'd barely have enough interest to fill a small hall. They'd do much better targeting the same scene that would see a festival tour with a band like Parliment/Funkadelic as the top act.

Would be happy to be wrong though!

And I would overjoyed to go to that festival. Well it if was Mid-70's P-Funk and current day Chrome Hoof.

[aith01]

If you are in London or thereabouts, how can you pass this one up?


RawPower.jpg

Chrome Hoof is the only band I know from that lineup, but I wish I could go because I'd love to see them. They're fantastic.

Poof, and here I be


Two fast ones:

Teeth of the Sea is an amazing post rock/jazz/electronica/holy crap whatever else band that has done a string of really excellent albums, the latest of which is Wraith: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LR3kv0tslVU

Pye Corner Audio does lovely electronic music, not strictly techno but also not purely beholden to the past either. Kind of like John Carpenter or some of the soundtrack work that Steve Moore (Zombi) has done. Hard to pick a representative track, they're pretty all over the place and have a ton of releases. I like this one so this one it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1qd6HVGBk4


Strictly speaking I wasn't familiar with Sly & the Family Drone before I saw this poster, however with a name like that of course I looked them up, and I was not disappointed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGQzo0eq2jo

Along similar lines, Rainbow Grave: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGQzo0eq2jo Very much like Swans to my ears...can't say I'd buy an album but I'd enjoy seeing it done live.

Thanks for the info, Mr. Batts. I'mma have to check out some of those groups -- Teeth of the Sea in particular sounds right up my alley.

[Steve F.]

In the I didn’t know that column, I recently found a copy of the 2010 Chrome Hoof CD Crush Depth, which I didn’t have.

It features Roedelius and Moebius (i.e. Cluster) on one track