Video: Stoner Rock Pioneer Brant Bjork Brings Desert Heat to Germany’s Legendary Rockpalast

Brant Bjork’s 2019 set at Rockpalast is exactly what the founding figure of stoner rock sounds like when he’s fully in his element. A former member of Kyuss and one of the architects of the California desert rock sound, Bjork delivered a performance built on sludgy guitar riffs, warm basslines, and gravelly vocals, drawing heavily from ‘Mankind Woman’ in a stripped-down set that let the music do all the talking. The footage captures the almost meditative groove of the show in sharp visuals and warm audio, a fitting document of one of underground rock’s most authentic voices on one of its most storied stages.