Al Cisneros Apple Pipe

• 1. Apple Pipe
• 2. No Tobacco

just found limited copies with silk screen sleeves..limited Zam Zam Sounds from a few years ago..

A musical blessing from Al Cisneros of Sleep and Om fame.
As bass player and vibe-controller for two of the most seminal bands in the ‘stoner metal’ and heavy drone zones respectively, Cisneros has toured the globe countless times anchoring multiple projects with his distinctive, melodic bass weight. So singular is his tone and approach that Rickenbacker recently released an Al Cisneros signature bass guitar. His deep love of reggae has manifested most explicitly in a number of releases under his own name, on his own Sinai imprint as well as Drag City, and it was these releases that convinced us we had to reach out.

“Apple Pipe” is a magisterial mid-tempo steppers led by live drums, an utterly enveloping bassline, and horns that warm like sweet smoke under a summer sunrise after a long, cold night. Focused, minimalist, clear and uncompromising roots music.

“No Tobacco” wets up the hi hats and opens up the reverb-space, releasing snare echoes that filter out deep into subterranean caverns, occasionally boomeranging back from the depths, building into washes that overtake only to dissipate again.

Only 600 pressed.