so here we are with latest toundra addition to the collection. their first and self-titled album, often referred to as I. this madrid based band knows how to pull off a damn good instrumental record and they even did so at the very beginning of their creative work. the band formed in 2007 out of the remains of an to me unknown spanish hardcore band called nacen de las cenizas.
for their new band, now called toundra, they left out vocals completely and stepped in line with genre heavy hitters like pelican or mogwai. although they can easily keep pace with aforementioned bands, they never gained the attention of those. maybe a bigger label could help them to better promotion. but probably they want it this way, doing this as a free time activity without the responsibility of making a living of the band.
if they keep cranking out such lovely records, i am fine with either way. i missed them playing live at the beginning of the year. hope i can alter that situation in due time. i scored this copy at discogs from a seller from france. this edition on white vinyl is out of 525 copies. check the tunes here. the album was put to vinyl in a collaboration of numerous labels. four in number. astoria records. devil child records. parade records. dias de juventud records. 2008.
