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A cold wind blows over the dunes. Guitars stretch the sands in every direction, a coyote howls at twin moons, and you’re miles from anywhere. You’re the Dust Commander, and you’ve just begun your descent with VERMA, the latest offering from Chicago’s Plustapes. A five-piece bent equally on bristling psychedelic squall and crusty kraut-rock, VERMA emerged in the wake of instrumental group A Company and monthly improvisational collective Remember the Maine. The result is a five-song psychedelic sandstorm recorded straight to tape for yer listenin’ pleasure. Indulge in the oasis of echoing drones and reverberating vocals. Indulge in VERMA. Features members of and people who have played for David Vandervelde, 1900’s, Officer Down, and Via Tania, to name just a few.

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“Verma are an exciting new Chicago psych rock band. This, their debut tape, is full of mostly instrumental (with some buried femme vocals scattered here and there). The A-side is tranced out, drone-y, repetitious, atmospheric psych with some Hawkwind-esque synth textures over the top. Dare we compare them to an instrumental hybrid fo Can and Hawkwind? We dare. The B-side toughens up a bit and gets more motorik and driving not terribly dissimilar from some of the earliest Cave “Jamz”. Fuckin’ A!” ~ Permanent Records