That is the third EP from Ohio horrorcore trio Alla Xul Elu. Consisting of Billy Obey in addition to Joey Black & Lee Carver, they broke out in 2015 as a duo by releasing their first 2 albums Head of Horns & Sci-Co that very same yr. This was adopted up with their 4/20-themed debut EP Necronomichron in 2017 & including Carver into the fold shortly after, however it wasn’t till Twiztid signed them to Majik Ninja Leisure in 2018 when the Xul Boys’ music bought more and more higher. Their MNE debut The Almighty is definitely the best horrorcore album of the 2010s, their 2019 sophomore EP Church of Xul took a a lot darker strategy, Mauxuleum made it within the high 10 of my Greatest Releases of 2020 checklist regardless of them ditching their signature increase bap sound for a extra industrial, entice steel route & Necronomichron 2: Lifeless by Bong was a superior sequel to their 4/20 EP. Forward of Camp Xul 4 weekend nevertheless, they’re getting the get together began opening the doorways to The Magic Xul Bus.
The title observe is a dirty increase bap opener to start out the EP with all 3 members buying and selling the mic back-&-forth with each other taking the Xuligans on a journey on The Magic Xul Bus itself whereas “Smoke Cease” works in additional kicks & snares on high of an ominous loop to allow them to speak about getting stoned. “Fucked Up” goes for an digital entice route instrumentally admitting they’ve been getting too wild on the get together that’s till “Buried Alive” ends the EP with pianos, kicks & snares getting on the depraved shit.
It’s been rumored for some time now that the upcoming Xul album Gods of Evil Rise produced by Mike E. Clark would be the trio’s remaining MNE launch & hopefully we get an official replace on it from A.X.E. themselves throughout their occasion on the very finish of the week however both approach, The Magic Xul Bus is bound to fulfill the Xuligans who’ve been ready a tad over 3 years to place out new materials excluding the Misplaced Lake Estates collab effort with their protégés the Tremendous Well-known Enjoyable Time Guys about 9 months in the past. In solely 12 minutes, they return to their horrorcore/increase bap stylings sometimes increasing their sound past entice.
Rating: 8/10