This compilation put together by Aloha Got Soul Records out of Hawaii was done in response to the terrible fires which happened in Los Angeles. Thank you from an Angelino. From the label’s Bandcamp site: “We believe in strength in numbers, in the potential within our music community, and in Continue Reading
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Meiko Kaji – Yadokari + Shura No Hara 7-Inch
I can think of few record labels who so lovingly press their vinyl reissues like WewantSounds does. We’re thrilled to announce that they have republished Yadokari, a sublime work by Meiko Kaji, perhaps most well-known in America as one of Quentin Tarantino’s musical muses, but who wowed Japanese audiences with Continue Reading
Archer Oh – The Internal Theater
Archer Oh is a band out of Moreno Valley in Southern California, very far away from the metropolis but the Inland Empire is home to a lot of fine, if unrecognized talent. The band play a mixture of post-punk, surf and psych that will appeal to fans of bands like Continue Reading
William Ryan Fritch – Adhesion
Being under the annoying grip of having to use a VPN has been an irritant living in the city of my employment. Being in Japan led to a horrible surprise in that I have been missing some stunning releases. Thankfully, I have a chance to amend this, so I start Continue Reading
Malabriega – Frippada Andaluza
I enjoy drifting back to progressive rock every so often because, even though its detractors crow on about the death of the genre, new bands like Malabriega show up and give a fresh perspective. The instrumentation reminds me of the bigger bands like Yes, but the vocals have a more Continue Reading
Ghost – Temple Stone
In honor of my first trip to Japan, I am pleased to present you with my favorite psych album from the country. Ghost was a collective led by multi-instrumentalist Masaki Batoh. This particular album is dripping with psychedelic folk references, bringing an eerie vibe to what would have been known Continue Reading
Margo Guryan – Words And Music
This has to be some of the sunniest psychedelic pop that I’ve heard since childhood! Margo Guryan is a Los Angeles-based singer whose album sounds as if it were made during the 1960s or 1970s with airy production and a soft psychedelic pop sound. As it turns out, this is Continue Reading
Trygve Seim & Andreas Utnem – Christmas Songs
Saxophonist Trygve Seim is well known to fans of the ECM Records sound, but I did not know he worked with other labels, such as Grappa Records, to produce a gorgeous disc full of Christmas music in the Nordic style. Sumptuous listening.
picnic – picnic
I am going to assume that picnic hails from Australia, as this is where their record label, Dais Art, is based. The album has a cinematic, drone-laden feel, but rather than being foreboding, it’s a very warm-sounding album. Imagine music to swim in warm waters to. Quite pleasant!
VLMV – Flora & Fauna
VLMV comes from Great Britain, where he (they?) was, like everyone during these days, heavily affected by the cursed lockdown. This album, ethereal to its core, is the soundtrack to his coming back out to the world.