Wizardzz - Hidden City of Taurmond

Release Date: March, 2006
Track List:

1. "Disembark" – 0:46
2. "Sailship" – 2:52
3. "Whispers from Wallface" – 3:00
4. "Glimpse of the Hidden City" – 1:59
5. "Jelipper-Lilly Field" – 3:17
6. " 'Do Come In!' (Tea and Chulliwugs)" – 1:27
7. "Sea Battle at Orkusk" – 4:16
8. "Diamond Mirror" – 1:20
9. "Chasing Our Shadows" – 2:57
10. "Ambushed by a Time Quagga" – 1:12
11. "Bubiliad Woods of Taurmond" – 6:13
12. "Ladydragons" – 7:29
13. "Rest at the Gate" – 1:58
14. "Mimi Vivian Sunrise" (Live) – 5:24

I'm feeling generous today, here's another Lightning Bolt related post. This is the first and, so far, only release from the psychedelic noise pop duo, Wizardzz. Brian Gibson of Lightning Bolt plays drums and Rich Porter of Bug Sized Mind handles the electronics. This album is a journey through a magical wonderland of cotton candy mountains giving way to dragons and wizards thrown in a blender and placed in a colosseum to battle warlocks with battle-axes and spirit warriors with candy canes. If that sounds nerdy, it is. Gibson and Porter here play their instruments as if they were directing Frodo and the gang through the shire and up to Mt. Doom, except instead of throwing in the ring, they take a hit of acid. Just close your eyes and imagine a red wizard and a blue wizard navigating through hills and valleys and fighting big fucking beasts and using healing potions and all that shit. Maybe that's just me, but I can't help but think that Wizardzz had something like this in mind when they made these jams. I think this video sums it all up pretty well:

Who knew Gibson could destroy on the drums? If my horrible description didn't throw you off, check out the album
here
And then buy it here