Slow Horse - Discography (1999-2001)

This obscure slice of melodic doom is the eponymous debut of New York's SLOW HORSE. Highly recommended to fans of SAINT VITUS and THE OBSESSED. Much like the aforementioned, what separates SLOW HORSE from the pack is a top-notch vocalist, Dan Bukszpan. Bukszpan actually reminds me a great deal of Wino, riding the immense riffs and grooves with a clean and melodic delivery (without sounding "operatic"). Highlights include the eight-minute warhorse "All Good Intentions", featuring lots of melodic wah guitar and extended instrumental breakdowns, and a cover of Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game". The whole record is solid, and should be a big hit among the G.O.M.E. faithful.

I've known about Slow Horse's existance for years now, but I've never have come across one of their releases, until about a month ago. Now, my search continues for Slow Horse I, because II is fucking great! WOW! What a slice of doom heaven. M-A has this a bit wrongly classified, because they are obviously sludge doom, but that's beside the point. What we have here is some Sabbath-worshipping yet innovative twist on doom. Daniel Bukzpan's vocals are very melodic, almost "emo" like. Strange I know, and then he tops it off by writing songs about his girlfriend who dumped him after 4 years of living together. It's really melodic and not something you usually associate with doom at all. The drumming is what you would expect from a doom album like this, incredibly slow and precise. The bass is perfect, and it blends with Bukzpan's guitar work to make it thick sludge like.
The album starts off with I'm Nothing I'm No One, a very depressing track, and from there, the album varies it's speeds on different tracks. One track does a very strange intro in which Bukzpan and drummer Scott Sanfratello start off in tandem with a slow, note by note harmony, and progressively go faster and faster until they stop and go back to the dirge plod. It's very cool, and I recommend this to people who love doom/stoner doom/New Orleans sludgecore.
Some tracks I recommend: Coming Unhinged (possibly the Paranoid of the 21st century), The Game You Play, Nameless.

Образовалась в Нью - Йорке в 1997 году, а в 1999 выпустила свой первый альбом на Freebird Records. Второй, и последний на сегодняшний день альбом, Slow Horse II, был записан на Berserker Records с помощью Мартина Биси в Бруклине. Мартин в свою очередь работал с таки группами как Sonic Youth, Helmet, Swans, ранние White Zombie, Cop Shoot Cop и т.д. Тоесть: уже что то.
По музыке - считается одной из самых медленных тяжелых групп и депрессивных групп. Чем то похоже еще на ранний St.Vitus И голос эмоциональный Почему? потому что вдохновлялись Блэк сабатами, замедляя саунд и миксовали это с разными слоукор командами типа Low, Idaho и минималистическим мракосебием Swans.

Slow Horse was founded in 1997 by New York City vocalist/guitarist Dan Bukszpan. Taking cues from such bands as the Swans, Codeine, Low and Black Sabbath, the stated goal was for Slow Horse to be the slowest, heaviest and most depressing band possible. The band began playing at local NYC clubs such as CBGB's, Brownie's and Continental, where they began to build a small but devoted following.

In 1998, they self-financed and recorded their self-titled debut album of "melodic Doom," which was eventually picked up and released through Freebird Records (Netherlands) in 1999. Despite its lack of mainstream distribution, the album still sells well to this day in underground heavy music circles, largely through the Internet and by word of mouth.

In February 2001, drummer/vocalist Scott Sanfratello (formerly of Higher Octane and co-creator of the Custom Heavy website) joined the band and they immediately went about the business of writing and recording their follow-up album. The September 2001 release, Slow Horse II, on Berserker Records was recorded by Martin Bisi at the renowned B.C. Studios in Brooklyn, New York. Bisi's work with Sonic Youth, Helmet, the Swans, early White Zombie, Cop Shoot Cop and Material is the stuff of legend. With his considerable talents a part of the project and with the new diverse influences brought to the band, fans of the first recording saw the classic, heavy, melodic music they had come to expect from Slow Horse taken to the next level. In turn, the Slow Horse fan base continues to grow as both releases and the Slow Horse live show consistently garner raves from reviewers and heavy music fans alike.

The Stoner Hands of Doom III Fest (October 2001), in the Deep Ellum section of Dallas, Texas was used by the band, in conjunction with the German band, Calamus (Cargo Records), as the anchor for their fall tour throughout the US South and East Coast to promote their new release- as well as a Slow Horse/Calamus Limited Edition Split 7" (Berserker). The band has been writing new material for their eventual third release, on a label to be determined, as well as regularly playing both local and out of town shows- and once again incorporating their slot at the annual Stoner Hands of Doom Festival (IV - November 8-10, 2002 in Mesa, Arizona) on their recent fall tour of the continental US from mid-October through mid-November 2002.