BEAR BONES, LAY LOW
Vallee de dith

Ernesto González traded the Chavez regime for comfortable living in a dreary place called Waterloo, near Brussels. He picked up the guitar, practiced his Hendrix skills, got introduced to the world of scorching fuzz, demented kraut rock jams, drone lords and kosmik trance and decided he could as well do all that shit by himself. After his debut on Gipsy Sphinx, Vallée de Dith is his second official solo outing, leaving the drone in second position and focussing heavily on kraut rock work-outs. This is the ultimate South-American take on Moolah, Ash Ra Temple and Neu!: excellent riffing, brain-melting space synth and far-out hippy meditation. Probably the best Venezuelan album since Angel Rada’s Upadesa. Phill Niblock hated it!

"The album art is out-of-control amazing! I mean, the over-exposed photograph against the grainy, gritty black is unbeatable. And you have to love the gothic font. The music is the best part here, don’t get me wrong, but the art knocks it out of the park! I’m not sure if the visual and audio go hand in hand, but they’re each spectacular in their own right. Whether or not you’re an Anfang follower or just a typical guy that can appreciate a good psych album, this one’s for you. The dungeon allure is absent on this one, so I think anyone would really like it. I am so glad that Gonzalez shared this one with us and I look forward to more of his offerings. Aces! 9/10" - Foxy Digitalis

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