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"For me The Devil's Blood was all about learning, somewhat of a musical mentor i'd say. The musical connection to spirituality and also the technical side, harmony, sound etc. I took a lot in and it resonated with me and still does. After it disbanded I had the time to shed my own light on all of this touring with my own bands. And years later some of us got the chance to do something together again which was really special, but because of circumstances I think we haven't achieved even a small part of what the band could be if given the space. We created some great music but still haven't done proper touring, which does make the music come alive, and creates this group dynamic that is essential to a band in a way."
Issue #4 of Hinsides magazine, published in December 2023, features an interesting interview with Oeds Beydals about Molassess : it can be read online on the magazine's website.
Also featured in the same issue, many other interesting interviews, all touching upon the topic of esotericism and spirituality in art, music and literature: AT THIS LINK it's possible to order the magazine.
Molassess' enthralling debut album, "Through The Hollow", is out today on Season of Mist, and it can now be streamed in its entirety!
Clocking in at one hour and four minutes, the album truly exceeds all expectations and is a marvelous journey in mesmerizing soundscapes made of prog rock hills, rivers of guitars that flow directly from the ears to the mind, roads of compelling rhythm patterns and enchanting vocals which embrace the listeners, at times to cradle them, at times to shake them, but never leaving them untouched.
Molassess announced the album from their official pages with these words: "Today we can finally truly let go. And celebrate with great pride and a sense of relief the sprouting of this seed!
May it blossom and infinitely resonate, may it shake hard shells of human soul and feed our lust for creation once more.
This germ of a journey is out of our hands and free to spread wherever it desires.
Here’s to whatever it may become.
Through The Hollow!
Start the journey here below, and if you haven't yet, find a copy of this excellent album at the Season of Mist's webstore.
Earlier today, Molassess have released the official video for their new single "The Devil Lives", taken from their upcoming debut full-lenght "Through The Hollow". The visuals have been made once again by S. de Jager , and perfectly manage to capture the mood of the song, without interfering with excessive distractions and simply providing a meditative frame for the listeners to immerse completely in the music, following along with the progressive immersion of Farida's figure in the video.
As the title suggests, and as Farida recently explained in her interview on The Obelisk, this enchanting piece of psychedelic rock, is a song that Farida's brother, Selim Lemouchi, began writing back in the days for The Devil's Blood, it was never finished and Molassess have decided to complete it and include it in their album. "That was a Selim song, a Devil’s Blood song, that was never finished. And we tried it. We worked on it many times, but it never was good enough, or it was never appropriate. Then it became just another thing that was thrown on the pile of unfinished stuff. But also it was one of my favorites. " said Farida. "We finished it, but it was Selim’s song. We put it at the end of the album I think too, Through the Hollow is more of a statement like, 'And now for something completely different.' It’s very clear that it’s no Devil’s Blood and we’re doing our own shit, but it felt really good to have him there also. We thought it was a perfect ending of this new beginning."
From their official pages, Mlassess have introduced "The Devil Lives" with this comment: "Our brother left us this diamond in the rough years ago. A riddle that kept resonating and found its way up and into our hearts time after time. It is with great pride, eternal love, an everburning fire and gratitude that we finally managed to climb its stairs. This is what we’ve found along the way, beneath its stirring coils.
THE DEVIL LIVES".
And he lives indeed. In the guitars, in the vocals, in the overall spellbinding atmosphere of the song. It's a charisma which permeates it deeply and can't go unnoticed.
Molassess "Through The Hollow" is out on October 16th, 2020 on Season of Mist and pre-orders can be placed for different editions of the album, as well as for bundles with new merchandise, on Season of Mist's webstore, while on Ván Records' webstore is possible to pre-order an exclusive version on purple and red mixed double vinyl, limited to 200 copies.
Today, Molassess are presenting a new track premiere from their upcoming album "Through The Hollow": a captivating and enthralling new song, evocatively titled "Death is". Through some mesmerizing visuals made by S. de Jager and Ioana Tomici, this new song reaches its listeners' ears and eyes with its ethereal lure and enchanting melodies.
Definitely another impressive piece of music which makes us looking forward to hearing the whole Molassess' album even more!
Molassess' debut full-length "Through the Hollow" is out on October 16th, 2020 on Season of Mist and pre-orders can be placed for different editions of the album, as well as for bundles with new merchandise, on Season of Mist's webstore, while on Ván Records' webstore is possible to pre-order an exclusive version on purple and red mixed double vinyl limited to 200 copies.
Molassess' "Through the Hollow" cover artwork by Max Rovers
After having been enchanted by Molassess' marvelous music and striking vocals on their EP "Mourning Haze / Drops of Sunlight" (Ván Records, 2019), it is delightful to read that earlier today they have announced the release date and the details of their upcoming debut full-length!
The album, titled "Through the Hollow", is going to be out on October 16th, 2020 on Season of Mist and the tracklist appears to be as follows:
1. Through the Hollow (11:06)
2. Get Out From Under (06:50)
3. Formless Hands (10:54)
4. Corpse of Mind (04:58)
5. The Maze of Stagnant Time (04:03)
6. I Am No Longer (06:21)
7. Death Is (04:54)
8. Tunnel (05:21)
9. The Devil Lives (10:33)
The band comments: "We have been impatiently waiting to reveal to you the embodiment of our first venture downwards. After our one and only performance as a new pack we kept on digging, and we can’t be more thrilled about where it has taken us so far: ‘Through The Hollow’. She proudly carries forth seeds of the past, present, and future and cuts loose entirely within the new sonic search of Molassess. We are deeply looking forward to show you what this means as it will soon surface. Keep an eye and ear out. Until soon."
And we are just as impatient to hear what this new manifestation of Molassess will sound like!
Official Molassess social profiles: Facebook - Instagram Molassess on Season of Mist
Exciting news for all of us appreciators of the captivating and compelling prog rock magick of Molassess: the band has announced earlier today through their official Facebook page that they have signed to Season of Mist, who will release their full-length in Fall 2020! Molassess commented: "This newborn beast is growing vastly within us. Calling out in ways yet to explore. We are excited to become one with its ever expanding language the coming years. We will be its best host possible, together with our newly formed alliance. A call for adventurous spirit is reaching out its formless hands, moving forward in blatant celebration of the irrational. We are more than ready to surface and start pouring out this cosmic glue over mind and matter. Drunk on Molassess!"
Eagerly waiting to hear what musical spell they will channel on their full-length and keeping an eye open for more details to come!
After hearing Molasses' debut EP "Mourning Haze / Drops of Sunlight", released on Ván Records in April 2019, many of us have been harbouring hopes of seeing the band releasing more music. Much to our delight, this possibility seems now more likely than ever, with the confirmation coming directly from Farida Lemouchi: "It's important we have a set of tracks that are artistically as vibrant and powerful as the can be. Creativity comes first, not any business interests. When we all agree the material is as good as we can make it, then, and only then, we will start recording. Everything the band do is inspired by the search for excellence", said the vocalist and fonder of the band in a recent interview on the July 2019 issue of Prog magazine.
Farida also talks about the birth of the band, its influences, songwriting and more: it's possible read the full interview HERE.
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It's possible to follow Molasses on their official social profiles at facebook.com/Molassesofficial and instagram.com/molassesofficial/.
Molasses, the new musical entity brought to life by The Devil Blood's former members Farida Lemouchi, Oeds Beydals, Job van de Zande, and Ron van Herpen together with Marcel van de Vondervoort (of Astrosoniq), Bob Hogenelst (of Birth of Joy) and Matthijs Stronks (of Donnerwetter) , will debut at Roadburn festival on Thursday, April 11th and on this occasion they will release their first single "Mourning Haze" / "Drops Of Sunlight", which will be available to buy at the festival.
After hearing Molasses' debut EP "Mourning Haze / Drops of Sunlight", released on Ván Records in April 2019, many of us have been harbouring hopes of seeing the band releasing more music. Much to our delight, this possibility seems now more likely than ever, with the confirmation coming directly from Farida Lemouchi: "It's important we have a set of tracks that are artistically as vibrant and powerful as the can be. Creativity comes first, not any business interests. When we all agree the material is as good as we can make it, then, and only then, we will start recording. Everything the band do is inspired by the search for excellence", said the vocalist and fonder of the band in a recent interview on the July 2019 issue of Prog magazine.
Farida also talks about the birth of the band, its influences, songwriting and more: it's possible read the full interview HERE. 
Molasses, the new musical entity brought to life by The Devil Blood's former members Farida Lemouchi, Oeds Beydals, Job van de Zande, and Ron van Herpen together with Marcel van de Vondervoort (of Astrosoniq), Bob Hogenelst (of Birth of Joy) and Matthijs Stronks (of Donnerwetter) , will debut at Roadburn festival on Thursday, April 11th and on this occasion they will release their first single "Mourning Haze" / "Drops Of Sunlight", which will be available to buy at the festival.