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ANCESTORS formed in 2006 and instead of "choosing between prog rock or heavy rock," merged the styles to create music rife with atmosphere, tension and raw human emotion. On In Dreams and Time, the band fuses the primal aggression of their earlier work with the advanced dynamic sensibilities of the new, gazing into the infinite horizon to provide innovative, atmospheric thinking-man's music. From the moment the album's lead track "Whispers" comes on like a collapsing star, Southern California's reigning kings of heavy psych unleash spacious, bombastic sound that unveils layer upon layer of vintage tones, spectral atmospheres, skin-crawling ambience and swirling keyboard swell over a body of crushing, full-contact rock. A record of limitless depth, In Dreams and Time swings from the exceedingly beautiful to the punishingly physical in seconds flat. ANCESTORS create mighty, modern music that dovetails innovative arrangement, crushing primordial riff interplay and melodic instrumental passages with textural atmospherics. With both thunderous roar and expansive communiqué, Ancestors are proving to be a quickly-emerging force of musical power and creativity.

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IN DREAMS AND TIME
(Tee Pee Records)
[Released 4/10/12]
CD & 2xLP





OF SOUND MIND
(Tee Pee Records)
[Released 10/6/09]
CD & 2xLP





NEPTUNE WITH FIRE
(Tee Pee Records / North Atlantic Sound)
[Released 8/19/08]
CD & LP





— EPs —

INVISIBLE WHITE
(Tee Pee Records)
[Out 6/21/11]
CD & 12"





— SINGLES —

ANCESTORS / GRAVEYARD Split 7"
(Volcom Entertainment)
[Released 1/4/10]
7" vinyl





"This is psych rock at the edge of the world. Where the two lengthy tracks of last year's debut, Neptune With Fire, sounded as though they were undergoing a baptism, dipping into lustrous guitar licks and returning more energised on the the other side, Of Sound Mind is a far more solemn yet scintillatingly far-flung affair. Mother Animal starts off in Electric Wizard territory before sailing off into glacial, heavy-hearted jams, while even the fired up doom of closer The Ambrose Law ends on a funereal note, as all band's sophistication disperses slowly into an afterglow of haunting, heart-stopping majesty." - Jonathan Selzer (8 out of 10)




"[W]hen Ancestors filter the mournful prog harmonies of yesteryear through the titanium heavy of the now, they alchemize something pretty special... Recording four 13-plus minute songs connected by short bits of synth or piano improv involves a healthy sense of entitlement... Ancestors earn their pretension. It’s good pretension, the kind that keeps the repetitive jams taut and dynamic, directed towards both navel and sky. On Of Sound Mind, Ancestors don’t just assume that we want our minds blown. They actually blow ’em." - Etan Rosenbloom (8 out of 10)




"On their second LP, this analogue-loving Los Angeles quintet pour classic hard rock, stone and progressive signifiers...into down-tempo suites that demand to be heard across four sides of vinyl. Tonally rich and played with real grace, it builds to a satisfyingly windswept climax on 13-minute head-nodder The Ambrose Law." - Manish Agarwal (3 out of 5)




"Just over a year since their debut, Neptune With Fire, Ancestors have crafted a sequel of quite majestic proportions..." - Olly Thomas (3 out of 5)




"On the eight track Of Sound Mind, the band expands their scope and continues their doom-laden trip down nostalgia lane, with plenty of prog rock inspirations... ncestors keeps the proceedings musically interesting, and manage to maintain a cohesive theme throughout, relying on the quintet’s musical chops and tight-but-flowing melodies that somehow tie all the tracks together into one sound song." - Bob Cock (4 out of 5)




"As mesmerising as Ancestors' debut Neptune With Fire, undoubtedly was, it's clear that its follow-up, Of Sound Mind, is a vision of much greater scope... Ancestors' combination of smoldering psychedelic doom and pastoral prog places leagues of clear water between themselves and the burgeoning morass of psych/post-doom/neo-prog milieu. Their fluent synthesis of styles marks them out as more than merely some prog revival act." - Greg Moffitt (8 out of 10)




"Ancestors' Neptune With Fire should satiate both the traditional stoner-metal fan and those seeking a more expansive approach to this often self-limiting subgenre." - Mark Miller (3 1/2 out of 4 weed leaves)

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