The Myrrors – Entranced Earth EP – Review by Rena Garrett

Release Date 27th May 2016 – Label Beyond Beyond is Beyond

Entranced Earth is a five track EP. The Myrrors are a group from Tuscon, Arizona and according to their drummer Grant Beyschau, in an interview with psychedelic baby from 2013, they are heavily influenced by the desert environment they come from. They originally formed in 2005 when Grant and bandmate Nik met in guitar class in high school.

The introductory track Mountain Mourning at 1.41 seconds is over almost before you realise it’s playing. But don’t let this put you off. The following tracks of Liberty is in the Street and No Clear Light, with the use of tabals and a harmonium, dispel the view that this release might be forgettable. It has a trance like quality melding Turkish, Indian and other Middle Eastern sounds which conjure up ideas of belly dancers and Bedouin camps.

The title track Entrancing Earth, at 8.51 seconds, mixes guitar, drums and saxophone. It builds slowly until the guitar riffs create a crescendo that is sustained to the end blending a little bit of rock with the trance element. Then it tapers off into the flute and bringing us back to the more eastern sound of the previous tracks. There is a definite cross over in this track and Tallos to a more Native American, desert night sound with the use of the drums and flute. This mixture evokes scenes of shamans chasing vision quests around fires.

Their publicity states that this release is the “sound of a band operating at the peak of their powers.” I hope this is an overstatement and that The Myrrors are just at the start of maturing their sound and being more experimental. This would be a great band to see on the festival circuit, the hypnotic sounds would be an ease to any hangover. I would hazard a guess that they are better live than on digital. Hopefully they will tour soon.