Humus - 4 Degrees. 1997 Mexico

4 Degrees is the follow-up to Malleus Crease. Humus is one of those bands that I really like, but there doesn't seem to be much support elsewhere to corroborate my views. They started as a rather primitive space rock group, and evolved into something highly complex, while never losing their fierce psychedelic edge. In the end, they combine two of my favorite styles: Space rock and Canterbury fusion. Like a meeting between Sensations Fix and National Health. 

4 Degrees is Humus' 4th and last widely available album. The album covers seem to indicate this to be a multi-year project demonstrating an evolution. They've gone from primitive at the beginning to alien-like on 4 Degrees. Here, the album features only two tracks, though the first one is broken into 24 small segments and jumps all over the place with a madness and fury of ideas. The second composition is the complete opposite, and is a rather static meditational piece.  It should be noted that the opener is considerably longer, which works well for my personal tastes. A very fine album showing a continued progression for the band - though I still prefer Malleus Crease overall.

Ownership: CD: 1997 Smogless. Purchased new upon release. Jewel case with 2 page booklet featuring a photograph and contact info. Also included is an insert detailing out the instrumentation of the 24 part 'Fatscope' piece.

1/15/10 (new entry); 2/2/21