Premiere: Yawning Balch ‘Volume Three’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 21st February
Get ready to sink into the hypnotic grooves of Volume Three, the latest sonic journey from Yawning Balch, a collaboration between desert rock pioneers Yawning Man and Bob Balch of Fu Manchu. Dripping with sun-scorched psychedelia, deep, flowing jams and an unmistakable desert mystique, this album is an alluring and immersive ride through vast sonic landscapes.
About Volume Three, Bob Balch notes, ‘When Gary Arce mentioned that Yawning Man was gonna record and we should do another round of Yawning Balch jams, I was super stoked. I’ll always jam with those guys.’ And Rob Walsh on his recent review of Volume Three stated, ‘The lush spacey melodies and sense of free form are in full swing’.
As the dust settles and the riffs unfurl, prepare to be swept away by the hazy, expansive sounds of Volume Three by clicking play below…
More On Yawning Balch & ‘Volume Three’
Yawning Balch is the collaborative and endlessly creative outfit uniting Californian guitarist Bob Balch (Fu Manchu, Big Scenic Nowhere) and desert rock progenitors Yawning Man, incarnated by guitarist Gary Arce, drummer Bill Stinson and legendary bassist Mario Lalli (also Fatso Jetson).
Their dreamy and jam-driven psychedelic rock journey started in 2023 with the release of Volume One and Volume Two, a two-volume set carved out of a five-hour jam between Balch and the trio in the Joshua Tree desert that was released to critical acclaim. And now, this expansive and blissful sonic journey will continue with the upcoming release of the third chapter, Volume Three, in the winter of 2025.
Volume Three unfurls as another mesmerizing psychedelic and post-rock instrumental voyage crafted with love by these seasoned players. Welcoming back desert rock legend Mario Lalli on bass, the foursome glides on undulating and reverb-laden riffs, magical bass lines and streamlined drumming for a breathtakingly dreamy thirty-five-minute session.
About Volume Three, Bob Balch recalls, ‘Once the invite was extended, I knew I had to drop some money on new pedals (laughs). Not that I don’t have enough already, but jamming with Yawning Man means you have to build a massive pedal board and try to get the most ‘out there’ sounds you can, or at least that’s what it means to me. Another aspect is once we start jamming, I like to improvise riffs but keep them in mind so I can return to them throughout the jam. It was an honor to share a few hours playing with those dudes and I’m always surprised how much material we get out of it.’
Captured on April 20th, 2024 at Gatos Trail Studio in Joshua Tree, CA. It was once again engineered and mixed by Dan Joeright, mastered by Kent Stump at Crystal Clear Sound, with an artwork by John McGill and logo by Pia Isaksen.
Volume Three Tracklist:
01. The Taos Hum
02. Winter Widow
Yawning Balch is:
Gary Arce – Guitar
Bob Balch – Guitar
Mario Lalli – Bass
Bill Stinson – Drums
Volume Three, the latest desert rock jam session from Yawning Balch, will be released this Friday, 21st February, through Heavy Psych Sounds. Pre-orders are available on various vinyl pressings and digipak compact disc over on the labels webstore, and for digital downloads, head over to Bandcamp.
Label: Heavy Psych Sounds
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