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

Legendary Pink Dots – So Lonely In Heaven

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

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