Titan – A Raining Sun of Light… review

Titan – “A Raining Sun of Light and Love, For You and You and You…”
(Tee Pee Records)

When I put Titan‘s album on, I at first thought it was very much stoner rock. Then I thought the first track sounded an awful lot like Ween‘s “Don’t Get 2 Close (2 My Fantasy).” Then it started getting weird. The whole album’s like that, really. There are only four tracks on the disc, but they are epic prog-psych soundscapes.

There’s swirling, echo-y guitars that go from drone to feedback-drenched distortion, vocals that swim in and out of the mix, and rhythms that build into cathartic release. Basically, Titan is the sort of band that puts out albums that are totally meant for headphones and hallucinogenic drugs. It’s not surprising to find that this is the band’s first proper release after several sub-underground CD-R independent releases. Titan is the sort of band that will never get huge, but they’ll certainly have a loyal following – which they deserve, 100%.

Annals of the Former World

Ween – “Don’t Get 2 Close (2 My Fantasy)” (live)