Gonjasufi – Callus

Callus is not an album for the faint-hearted. Clocking in at a mammoth 19 tracks, the latest release from Sumach Ecks, better known as Gonjasufi, explores more of the fuzzy, hallucinogenic head-nod music for which the American vocalist, DJ, producer, actor and yoga teacher is renowned.

From the industrial heft of opening track The Maker, with its breathy, distorted vocals, to the all-consuming riffs that drive the concise slow burner The Kill, then on to the eerie synth-led epic Shakin Parasites, Callus is a hulking beast of a record.

Replete with meditations on pain, suffering and overcoming negativity, Gonjasufi's third studio album explores themes as heavy as the experimental, psychedelic compositions he creates. It's the kind of record that needs to be approached in increments, but the rewards reveal themselves when given the patience and time that Callus deserves.