Seompi Awol

Seompi was an acronym for "self expression on musically potential instruments," and also the name of one of the hardest-rocking bands to come out of Texas in the early '70s. During the late '60s and early '70s, Texas had evolved from the garage rock state of the mid-'60s to one of America's hard rock capitols. Bands such as the Oxford Circle, Watermusic, the Remaning Few, Moving Sidewalks, 13th Floor Elevators, and the Headstones were evolving from a garage sound into that of heavy, guitar-dominated hard rock. Texas' Cicadelic label had brought many such bands to light by way of singles, but the times were changing. Groups like Josephus, ZZ Top, and Mariani were changing the face of Texas rock. Music was becoming heavy, and many former garage bands were experimenting with new sounds and techniques…

The great Texas Heavy rock band that grew out of the ashes of The Headstones and The Meat. The entire 1997 Rockadelic LP plus the original versions of the Black Star 45s Heavy Texas Rock-77 MINUTES IN ALL- very much in the vein of Josephus, Mariani, and early ZZ Top!!