MASTERS OF REALITY Return With Pine/Cross Dover
July 3, 2008, 16 years ago
The following story is courtesy of Greg Prato Billboard.com:
Although Chris Goss is probably best known for his production/engineering talents (having worked with UNKLE, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS and, most extensively, KYUSS and QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE), since the late '80s, he has been issuing albums as the leader of MASTERS OF REALITY.
On the group's sixth studio release, Pine/Cross Dover, Goss wanted to approach his songwriting from a different angle. The set is tentatively due Augugust 28 via Brownhouse/Mascot Records.
"It's really rhythmic-oriented. I called [drummer] John Leamy, and said, 'Get ready to play, because the drums are going to lead the way on this one'," Goss tells Billboard.com. "And they did. It's almost a jazzier, funkier Masters Of Reality. There's no acoustic guitars, there's not much 'Beatles' on this one. Which I'm proud of -- because I'm kinda tired of it!"Instead, the group nods toward Presence-era LED ZEPPELIN on 'Rosie's Presence' and the MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA on the improvised album-closing instrumental 'Alfalfa'.
Recording took place at the Hacienda in North Hollywood, where Goss also lived during the sessions. "It was engrossing to the point of a couple of months of waking up with my bathrobe and coffee, walking out to the back, sitting at the desk, and hitting play to hear what we did," he says. "I love that kind of focus -- there's no drive to the studio."
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