Edward Ka-Spel offers a very welcome surprise in the form of a new album! From his Bandcamp site: “‘So Lonely in Heaven’ is The Legendary Pink Dots’ second album since the World stopped for a Global Pandemic. With members scattered across three countries and two continents, our guilty confession is Continue Reading
Psychedelic Rock
Rossana – À La Portugaise
It took me a minute to understand the album, but Rossana and her band’s claim to be Portuguese psych-fusion comes off as relatively true. This reminds me of a cross of the sort of prog-fusion mixed with Iberian pop of the 1970s and 1980s which was so good for its Continue Reading
Hawkestrel – Hawkestrel Presents Pre-Med – Old Habits Die Hard
This was a very pleasant surprise to run into. Former Hawkwind alumni gathered to make this record, and the sounds is as sharp as it was in the 1970s. Space rock is alive and well.
Jisr – Live In Kolkata
From the band’s website: “JISR (جسر) is a Munich-based collective led by the charismatic linguist, singer, percussionist and gembri player Mohcine Ramdan. He has gathered some of Bavaria’s best musicians to share his vision of an emotional pan-oriental sound deeply rooted in the tradition of his musical family. Their live Continue Reading
JOHN 3:16 – Terror
Forgive the long delay in posting great albums, kids. Appendicitis has a way of slowing things down, but the scribe is on the mend. Our great friend JOHN3:16 offers a thunderous single. Terror, appropriately named, has the tribal fury of bands like Savage Republic but with even more bone-shaking depth. Continue Reading
Ancient My Enemy – Ancient My Enemy
Once upon a time, there was an astounding good band based in Los Angeles called Pressurehed. They were utterly phenomenal to watch live, and were kings of the “20-minute psychedelic jam,” so to speak. Members would form the equally brilliant Farflung, whom I had the privilege of working with briefly Continue Reading
George Christian – Requiem para Minha Mãe Cigana, Margarida
Our old friend George Christian has released a two-track album for Post Orientalism Music out of Berlin, Germany. Though some will bill this as experimental, I hear more of a wild psych-influenced space rock mixed together guitar improvisations that works wonderfully well. It is best to let George tell the Continue Reading
Various Artists – Light in the Attic Records: Even the Forest Hums: Ukrainian Sonic Archives 1971-1996
Ukraine has always been a rich vein when it comes to music. Our friends at Light In The Attic Records have put together one of the best introductions to Soviet folk, disco, rock and alternative music to come out of Ukraine during their musical 70’s, 80’s and partially, the 90’s. Continue Reading
Keiji Haino – Black Blues
I have to tip my hat in respect to Room 40 Records. The catalog is normally known for it’s shimmeringly gorgeous soundscapes and ambient music. This is, at least to my recollection, the first time I heard them delve into the weird, murky world of Keiji Haino. Slow, screamy, and Continue Reading
NFFFactory – CVDropOVT
NFFFactory are a psychedelic jazz fusion band out of Montreal, Quebec. Think of bands Weather Report and the work of Jean-Luc Ponty, but with a more updated sound.