Colour Haze is a German stoner/psych/retro/acid band that's been around for more than a decade by now and they understand the art of silent revolution. Even though they're from a country that's not exactly a hotbed of stoner-oriented bands (not that I know of, anyway, so correct me if I'm wrong), they've gained quite a reputation as one of the most dependable European acts in the genre, a unit of extremely capable musicians who manage to merge all of their influences into a unique mould that can be quite a sonic experience. Unfortunately, their releases suffer from something that's very common among like-minded bands: their massive wall of sound doesn't translate that well onto a shiny disc (with especially the drums lacking the live force). When I saw them perform in good old Belgium a while ago, they dragged in so much gear that I initially thought they were a five-piece band. Obviously obsessed by sound and equipment, the band next delivered a set that was pure aural bliss, with warm, buzzing guitar tones, led-heavy bass parts and drumming that alternated between understated grooving and all-over-the-place rumbling.