Desert rock veterans Gary Arce (YAWNING MAN) and Bob Balch’s (FU MANCHU) psychedelic-stoner rock outfit BIG SCENIC NOWHERE has released its first EP, Dying On The Mountain, today via Blues Funeral Recordings. The first official release from them consists of two songs, “Towards the Sun” and an epic 20+ minute desert-rock jam “Dying On The Mountain.” The record features guest collaborators Tony Reed (MOS GENERATOR), Mario Lalli (FATSO JETSON, YAWNING MAN), Per Wiberg (SPIRITUAL BEGGARS, ex-OPETH), Bill Stinson (YAWNING MAN), Nick Oliveri (MONDO GENERATOR, ex-KYUSS, etc), Lisa Alley and Ian Graham (both of THE WELL) and Thomas V. Jäger (MONOLORD).
PURCHASE/STREAM DYING ON THE MOUNTAIN EP:
As friends and pioneering legends in Palm Desert rock scene of the early 90’s, Arce and Balch have performed in the same circles for decades, and now have teamed up with a few friends for a project that gives new life to the experimental and collaborative spirit of the early “generator parties” that gave birth to the scene nearly 30 years ago.
Built upon the riffs and writings of Arce and Balch with the help of co-conspirators Tony Reed (MOS GENERATOR), Mario Lalli (FATSO JETSON, YAWNING MAN), Per Wiberg (SPIRITUAL BEGGARS, ex-OPETH), Bill Stinson (YAWNING MAN), Nick Oliveri (MONDO GENERATOR, ex-KYUSS, etc), Lisa Alley and Ian Graham (both of THE WELL) and Thomas V. Jäger (MONOLORD), BIG SCENIC NOWHERE brings together an abundance of variation and showcases the raw songwriting born out of jam sessions where impromptu ideas were tossed back and forth, developed and laid to track.
Dying On The Mountain features two songs. The first, titled “Dying on the Mountain (Pt. 1) / Altered Ages / Dying on the Mountain (Pt. 2),” is a mammoth 20+ min stoner-jam with a series of distinguishable movements all brought to life with each of the performers unique styles. The second track is the equally dynamic, but much shorter track, “Towards The Sun,” which has been revealed today.
Lineup and recording credits:
Recorded at Gatos Trail, HeavyHead Recording Co. and the San Diego Peach Pit
Mastered by Dave Shirk, Sonorous Mastering
“Dying on the Mountain”
Bob Balch – Guitar
Gary Arce – Guitar
Nick Oliveri – Bass
Bill Stinson – Drums
Per Wiberg – Keys
Tony Reed – Vocals, Keys
Ian Graham – Vocals
Lisa Alley – Vocals
Jim Monroe – Percussion
“Towards the Sun”
Bob Balch – Guitar
Gary Arce – Guitar
Mario Lalli – Bass
Bill Stinson – Drums
Tony Reed – Vocals, Keys
Thomas Jäger – Vocals
