''Pharaoh Overlord #1'' is the debut album by Finnish
experimental rock band
Pharaoh Overlord. It was released on CD in 2000 by
Ektro Records.
The album features three members of
krautrock
Krautrock (also called , German for ) is a broad genre of experimental rock
Experimental rock, also called avant-rock, is a subgenre of rock music that pushes the boundaries of common composition and performance technique or which experiments ...
-influenced rock band
Circle indulging their love for
stoner rock.
Review at www.aural-innovations.com
/ref> All the tracks are instrumental and follow a basic model of hugely distorted, repetitive riffs. Although Pharaoh Overlord were to move away from this sound in subsequent albums, it remains the cornerstone of their live performances; the song ''Mangrove'' appears on both Pharaoh Overlord's live albums, The Battle Of The Axehammer (Live)
Pharaoh Overlord is an experimental rock music band, initially featuring three members of the Finnish group Circle, Jussi Lehtisalo, Janne Westerlund and Tomi Leppänen. Originally begun as a vehicle to indulge their love of stoner rock, Phar ...
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Pharaoh Overlord is an experimental rock music band, initially featuring three members of the Finnish group Circle, Jussi Lehtisalo, Janne Westerlund and Tomi Leppänen. Originally begun as a vehicle to indulge their love of stoner rock, Pharaoh ...
.
Track listing
# Slow City (9:54)
# Mangrove (9:12)
# Mystery Shopper (10:23)
# Transatlantic (7:11)
# Alcohol (Blue Flame) (8:13)
# Landslide Non Stop (9:50)
Personnel
* Jussi Lehtisalo
*Tomi Leppänen
*Janne Westerlund
References
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Pharaoh Overlord albums
2000 debut albums