The Machine - Drie (2010) (Full Album)

Dutch heavy psych jammers The Machine make a dense run on their aptly-titled third album, Drie. Drie goes about as far as you possibly can on an album and still stay on a single disc, clocking in at a whopping 79:23. It is jam packed with packed jams. The Rotterdam power trio make their winding way through cuts ranging from the straightforward to the ultra-extended, giving the album a varied feel despite The Machine's not changing much tonally throughout. The vibe is live, the flow is easy and the groove is distinctly European, right in line with fellow Elektrohasch newcomers Sungrazer, but still discernable from them and still imbued with a personality and playing style mostly their own.

They're asking a lot of their audience on Drie, and for that, it might be best to take the record on in varying sessions, or at least halves, splitting around "Tsiolkovsky's Budget" one way or the other. In any case, The Machine's heady payoff is worth the attention it requires, but it might take a couple listens before the album just sounds like a wash of riffs, solos and jams with occasional and largely incidental vocals. Its tonal presence and European psychedelic feel make a persuasive case for the strength of that scene at this time, and if Eering, van Heemst and Boogaard are here representing what the next generation of psychedelic stoner rockers have to offer, it's an offer I'll gladly take. The mood is light and the lyrics spaced, both without being foolish, and there's an element of worship to their jamming out that justifies making the trip with them.

3rd full length from Dutch Psychedeliacs The Machine. Enjoy Drie!

1. Pyro - 0:00
2. Sunbow - 5:07
3. Medulla - 14:22
4. Aurora - 20:24
5. Tsiolkovsky's Budget - 23:52
6. Paradox - 39:41
7. First Unique Prime - 41:40
8. Jam No. Psi - 59:38

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