BIG SCENIC NOWHERE: California.

Anyone familiar with the terms Stoner Rock or Desert Rock have surely heard the names FU MANCHU or YAWNING MAN. If youre a die hard fan of the genre, or a causal observer, you know that both bands have been dishing out quality material since the beginning. FU MANCHUs sun-drenched, stratospheric, fuzz worship sound and YAWNING MANs ambient delay have never been crossbred until now.

This album is a collaborative effort and the sum of its parts. The basic riffs and song structures were done by myself and Gary Arce, but the contributions from Tony Reed, Lisa Alley, Ian Graham, Mario Lalli, Nick Oliveri, Bill Stinson, Per Wiberg and Alain Johannes make this record what it is. There was never a discussion of what kind of music we wanted to make. But if I had to describe it there are elements of Soundgarden, Pink Floyd, Yawning Man and Fu Manchu.