Since 2004, brothers Carney, Jennings (bass, organ, vocals), Van (main vocal, guitar) and Lain (drums, vocal), are traveling across some very authentic music paths. It is difficult to put their music in a box. In their sound, you could find influences of Black Sabbath, Neil Young, My Morning Jacket, Sleep, Slint, Midlake, Crazy Horses and many others. Pontiak's style covers the range from neo-psychedelic rock, psych rock, acid rock, over progressive and proto metal, all the way to stoner and indie rock. It's not a cauldron of eclecticism you will easily detect on the music scene.
Dialectic of Ignorance is their eight album, and probably their slowest and the most complex effort yet. Psychedelic bass lines, heavy guitar riffs and consistent rhythm create dark atmosphere that demands listener's lucid attention. When you surrender yourself to it, you will be taken on some wavy, peculiar sonic roads.
The album unfolds with Easy Does It. Following Ignorance Makes Me High and Tomorrow is Forgetting sound like they are deeply soaked in hallucinogenic substances. Band members live on a farm in their hometown district of Blue Ridge mountain range in West Virginia. The whole album emerged in their home studio during their sessions, which is an evidence that the band is primarily creating music for themselves. You can not avoid the feeling of isolation in Youth and Age, especially in solo guitar sections. Herb Is My Next Door Neighbour sounds like a soundtrack for Castaneda's novels. The album closes with We've Fucked This Up, a psychedelic vertigo of guitar distortions and robust rhythm section.
Dialectics of Ignorance is not a record you can listen in any given moment, or in every mood, it requires an ample dose of freedom that does not set any boundaries.
