Ecstatic Vision aggressively explored the power cosmic on its 2015 debut Sonic Praise. The addition of multi-instrumentalist Kevin Nickles gives the Philadelphia quartet a shot of adrenaline, pushing its approach into the red on sophomore LP Raw Rock Fury. “The Electric Step” and massive “Twinkling Eye” cut a swath across the galaxy like a motorik Monster Magnet. “You Got It or You Don’t” and “Keep It Loose,” by contrast, ground themselves in a more terrestrial, urban locale – specifically Detroit, according to the amp-busting riffs. Louder, faster, heavier, and spacier, Ecstatic Vision finds its mojo in Raw Rock Fury. (Thu. 16, Grizzly Hall, 9:30pm; Sat. 18, Old School, 12mid)
This article appears in March 17 • 2017.
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Michael Toland started writing about music in 1988 on the Gulf Coast, moved to Austin in early 1991, and has inflicted bylines upon the corporeal and digital pages of Pop Culture Press, The Big Takeover, Blurt, Amplifier, Austin.citysearch, the Austin American Statesman, Goldmine, Sleazegrinder, Rock & Roll Globe, High Bias, FHT Music Notes, and, since 2011, The Austin Chronicle.
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