The New York trio White Hills has set itself the task of translating space rock into the 21st century. The fact that their hypnotic and fierce sounds, centered around the guitar sound of leader Dave W. adorned with many effects, can rise to great psychedelic heights on stage, they proved at the Roadburn Festival in 2011, among other things. graceful bassist Ego Sensation, throbbing and thrusting on
… her instrument for an attractive visual image. White Hills also opens energetically on their second album for the British Thrill Jockey Records: The Condition Of Nothing sounds like an encounter between Neu! and The Stooges with its endlessly repetitive guitar riff and mesmerizing harmony vocals, after which it unexpectedly turns to exciting Mellotron-inspired prog rock. Strangely enough, the cake already seems to be over after this and the company mainly gets stuck in indefinable jams, soundscapes and drones that not only sound little original but often also lack energy. With these hazy experiments, White Hills is no longer getting off the ground. (MR)more
