Ancestors - new MP3 from new album 'Of Sound Mind'

by Black Bubblegum

DOWNLOAD: Ancestors – The Ambrose Law” (MP3)

People use the word “epic” too often nowadays.

Whether for good reasons: “@ahj Yup! Chlamydia free. EPIC WIN!” [holymolydotcom]

Or for bad: “Free lunch at work = win. No sweets served with said lunch = EPIC FAIL.” [strangedesign]

Does anyone really know the meaning of epic? I’m pretty sure that Ancestors (or anyone that has seen them play) do, and during SXSW I experienced that first hand. Anyone can riff like the 70’s through a haze of ganja smoke, but Ancestors do it particularly well. The proggy-yet-surprisingly-heavy crew ripped through some epic material during their set at Room 710 in Austin, with one then-unreleased song leaving a specific impression. That song proved to be the 13+ minute “The Ambrose Law”, which the band laid to tape for their upcoming LP Of Sound Mind (out Oct 2nd via Tee Pee Records). Download that track above. Full tracklist below.

Of Sound Mind features contributions by cellist Ramiro Zapata, Sera Timms of another SXSW 2009 fave, Black Math Horseman, as well as solo artist/contributor-extraordinaire David Scott Stone (Melvins, Unwound, Lavender Diamond, Joe Lally). The LP was recorded by Pete Lyman, the guilty party behind LPs for The Mars Volta, Qui and No Age.

As discussed before, Ancestors (not to be confused with the black metal band) members Brandon Pierce and Justin Maranga (not to be confused with Jonah Matranga who plays Southpaw Monday 8/10) are also doing time in Night Horse, a project which surfaces in NYC twice in the next couple weeks, Aug 13th @ Piano’s and Aug 16th @ Union Pool. More dates HERE. Check out a video of that band performing at SXSW below….

Ancestors at SXSW 2009 (more here)

Night Horse @ SXSW 2009

ANCESTORS – OF SOUND MIND Tracklisting
1. From Nothing
2. Mother Animal
3. Not the Last Return
4. Bounty of Age
5. A Friend
6. The Trial
7. Challenging
8. The Ambrose Law