John Lennon recreated the ego death in song, Syd Barrett soothed the palette with a whimsical fantasy composed out of the loop of bicycle gears turning and King Gizz close by daring to ask the question, can a virtual analog synthesizer bridge the gap from Blues Rock to Psytrance? Instead, it grooves with a tighter streamlined formula, proven to history by the likes of Revolver or The Piper at the Gates of Dawn.Īlso like these classics, some small risks are allowed in messing with the tone of the final tracks. Their more attention grabbing prior albums tended to dazzle with a shiny layer of experimental overstimulation, but FFF has little to hide behind. With shameless mid-20th century naming conventions, the word ‘boogie’ appears in no less than three song titles. The band maintain the humble approach of camping, and perform with the simplistic fun of getting stoned in the bush and playing cards. Mostly comprised of simple classic rock, blues and RnB jams. With the attitude of an unsupervised high school jazz band practice, FFF takes it back to basics. Though of course even a camping trip album can inspire a concept in King Gizz their time spent surrounded by nature provides a familiar, but notably relaxed theme of environmentalism. If you can count writing and recording an album on holiday as a break but with only one other studio album released in 2019, this is basically a gap year by King Gizz standards.įishing For Fishies was born out of a camping trip into regional Victoria no live shows, and no studios (unless you count the living room of their then label mates Tropical Fuck Storm). After a tireless run of thirteen albums and nearly 500 live shows, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard finally took a break.
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