Demetrio Stratos was an Egyptian-born Greek who lived in Italy and served as the frontman and vocalist of the legendary progressive rock band Area, as well as a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and music researcher. Mellow Label Productions, a venerable Italian record label, has produced a tribute to his work.
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Jon Porras – Achlys
Some interesting facts about Achlys, the latest album by guitarist Jon Porras: “Much of Achlys was composed during violet mountain storms. Living in a forested elevation high above sea level, Porras describes listening to trees sway under pressure, their movements generating both deep, low-end resonance and fragile, intricate patterns of Continue Reading
Odion Livingstone – Where Are Our People
There doesn’t seem to be much info available about Odion Livingstone, but this is a nice, sunny, mellow Nigerian psych album.
Sandro Brugnolini – Utopia
From the artist’s Bandcamp site: “Sonor Music Editions is proudly continuing the dive into the glorious Sermi catalogue, a renovated Italian Library label that released, between late 60s and early 70s, some among the most sought-after and insane records of the whole Library/Soundtrack genre. We’re now excited to announce the Continue Reading
Tuxedomoon – Desire (45th Anniversary Edition)
Currently, there is no track list available for this important release, but Tuxedomoon is reissuing their masterpiece, Desire, as a double LP, CD, and digital download. The release date is set for November 21, 2025, just before Thanksgiving. If you’re looking for an avant-garde Christmas gift for yourself, this might be the perfect Continue Reading
Seabuckthorn – A Path Within A Path
Ambient folk sound artist Seabuckthorn has become a favorite by developing a hazy, psych-folk sound that blends the best of Lustmørd and Current 93 with more traditional acts, all the while keeping their experimental music bona fides intact.
Vaudou Game – Fintou
Vadou Game’s Fintou is a James Brown-tinged funky masterpiece, easily the most danceable work to come out of West Africa in a while. Respect to French record label Hot Casa Records for this one.
The Necks – Disquiet
The Necks, perhaps my favorite improvisational music trio, have a new release. From the Northern Spy Records Bandcamp site: “Meticulously recorded and sculpted, the four extended pieces on Disquiet see Tony Buck, Chris Abrahams, and Lloyd Swanton pushing at the outer edges of their collective intuition, building and unraveling hypnotic Continue Reading
B🜁RBELITH – Terpsichore
Fresh post-vaporwave from B🜁RBELITH, one of the many aliases of IXΘΥΣ and Lux Aura Records. Heavy, crunchy techno beats, a bit more muffled. Not quite vaporwave, this is a beast that looks back to the 1990s techno scene.
Saagara – 3 The Shackleton Versions
From Waclaw Zimpel’s Bandcamp site: “Saagara’s album 3 made itself right at home in the tak:til universe as soon as it was released to considerable acclaim last October, quickly becoming as much of a touchstone for the label’s Fourth World aesthetic as Jon Hassell, 75 Dollar Bill and Širom. A Continue Reading