NOLAN GIRARD (GUITAR, VOCALS)
JAKE SHELEY (GUITARS,OSCILLATION)
JOHNNIE CLUNEY (DRUMS, VOCALS, CASIO)
DENNIS HOCKADAY (BASS, BASS SYNTH, LOOPS)
JOHN GAMINO (RHODES, HAMMOND, SAXAPHONE)
Influences
Black Sabbath, Pentagram, Blue Cheer, Earth, Sir Lord Baltimore, Stooges, Hendrix, Hawkwind, Frijid Pink, Cream, Sainte Anthony's Fyre, Budgie, Jerusalem, Melvins, Captain Beyond, Captain Beefheart, Bubble Puppy, Flower Travelin' Band, Taj Mahal Travelers, Motorhead, High Rise, Acid Mother's Temple, Weed, Bad Brains, King Crimson, Leafhound, Shinki Chen, Can, Godz, Buffalo, Sonics, Amon Düül II, Crazy Horse, Sleep, Parson Sound, Trad Gras Ochn Stenar, The Maze, Elevator, Deviants, Love., Manfred Mann, Nancy Sinatra, Sonic Youth, Atomic Rooster, Born Against, Black Flag, Electric Prunes, Los York's 68, The Other Half, Sea of Tombs, High Tide, Deep Purple, Grail, Velvet Underground, Arthur Brown, Thin Lizzy, Spacemen 3, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Boredoms, Uriah Heep, Michael Yonkers, Gary Higgins, Guru Guru, the Band, Group 1850, Buddy Miles, Bedemon, Flying Burrito Bros, Quicksilver Messenger Service, John Fahey, Slade, Mountain, Randy Holden, Rocky Erickson, Neil Young, Neu, Groundhogs, Les Rallizes Denudes, Edgar Broughton Band, Blue Phantom, Blind Faith, Stackwaddy, Power of Zeus, Taste, Albert Ayler, Coltrain, Sun Ra, Davy Graham, Vanilla Fudge, Bolder Damn, John Lee Hooker, 13th Floor Elevators!, Red Krayola, Q65, Moon, Coven, Plan 9, Yes, Willie Dixon, MC5, 10 Years After.
And the 21st Century Schizoid Man: Robert Anton Wilson.
"Alright…about two months ago I went to the Knitting Factory in NYC to see some friends play…La Otracina and Plastic Crimewave Sound. There was a third band on the bill that I have never heard of called Mondo Drag. Not knowing anything about Mondo Drag I arrived at the end of their set. Much to my surprise the 10 minutes of their set I saw blew the pea pod that I call my mind. Loud…expansive…swirling delays…and duel guitar battling…to put it simply…AMAZING! I was so taken back by what I saw, I purchased the CD, “Holy Spirit”, that they had for sale that night.
HOLY SPIRIT is a massive album that floats in and out of heavy riff based rockers, ethereal numbers, and mind melting jams full of electric hum and swirling electronics. Mondo Drag is one of those unique bands that has a somewhat retro-feel, but has both of their feet firmly planted in the here and now. In no way is this album a re-hash of era’s gone by. HOLY SPIRIT is a sonic blast of contemporary riff rock at it’s best.
The album kicks off with a trio of songs that, to me, have the feel that they are one. The track, Holy Spirit, commences the trip. It’s a drone summonsing the listener into the void. Autumn Sun kicks in quickly after and raises the bar. It’s a mid tempo, loose rocker that quickly devolves into a swirling psychedelic mess of synthesizer madness and then kicks back in with a motorik stomp. Vocals swirl in a sea of delay…not so much overtaking the song…but just adding another layer of swirling madness. Light As a Feather follows and is another foray into dueling guitar leads and freaked out synths laid over a burnt out blues based riff that in no way sounds cliché.
Other highlights of the record include the epic instrumental, Death Rattles, that features some great dueling guitar. Black River, is an acoustic romp that would fit right in on Led Zeppelin III. My Oh My reminds of Peter’ Green Fleetwood Mac. Once again the guitar work is masterful and has the subtle interplay that Peter Green and Danny Kirwan had together back in the day. To top it all off the track builds into a mess of delay and kicks back in with some heavy riffage…the entire time being held down solidly by the propulsive drumming. Stunning to say the least.
The fact is HOLY SPIRIT should be sought out by all lovers of anything groove based and heavy. Are you into guitar based heavy rock of the early 70’s? Well then buy this fucking album you will not regret it! People need to hear this album and realize that there are bands playing today that have taken this idiom a step further. HOLY SPIRIT is a heady mix that takes the listener on a trip into the stratosphere. It is a fantastic album that the world should hear!"
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to puchase "holy spirit"Drag Live @ Ribco 2008
Mondo Drag live @ Ribco 2008
Mondo Drag live @ the Lazer Freakout:
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