Elevator
August
(Blue Fog)
Recorded between August 2003 and August 2004, the newest Elevator disc further solidifies this band as the pre-eminent psychedelic rock-out machine on the continent. Opening with the pulsating “Thickwall” and finishing with an equally expansive “Where is the End,” this disc will drop your shrooming ass off in a bad dream and pick you up on the other side for tea with the Mad Hatter. The band has recorded an album that truly reflects the driving experience of seeing it live. And there is nothing like it.
—Dave Hayden
This article appears in Dec 6-12, 2007.