Stone Harbour – ‘Emerges’ (1974)
One of the most heralded private-pressing gems of homegrown psychedelia gets the typically thorough remastering and repackaging from Guerssen imprint Out-Sider music. Now you can relive the experience...
Jeff Penczak
Haq – ‘Evaporator’ (2019)
Evaporator is the sophomore album from the international trio Haq, a collaborative effort between Japanese duo N-qia (vocalist Nozomi and sounds programmer Takma) and prolific Edinburgh artist Harold...
Hawkeyes – ‘Last Light Of Future Failure’ (2019)
The Canadian sextet returns after four years with another monolithic head cruncher, highlighted by their swirling four-guitar onslaught. Opener ‘The Lickening’ is full of encroaching martial beats that’ll...
White Manna – ‘Ape On Sunday’ (2019)
The California psychonauts expand to a quintet with the return of Anthony Taibi and Michael Dieter who reinstate their trademark expansive space rock sound. Dieter’s synths are particularly...
McPhee – ‘McPhee’ (1971)
Guerssen’s Sommor imprint reissues this mega-rarity from Australian heavy psych quartet McPhee. Originally released in November 1971 in limited quantities on the Violets Holiday imprint, the liners suggest...
Black Bombaim – ‘Zone Of Resident Bodies’ (2019)
Black Bombaim – Zone Of Resident Bodies (Cardinal Fuzz | Lovers & Lollypops 2019) The Portuguese sound sculptists are known for their collaborative efforts, but they’ve definitely pushed the...
Prana Crafter – ‘MindStreamBlessing’ (2019)
Prana Crafter - “MindStreamBlessing” (Cardinal Fuzz/Eiderdown 2019) Will Sol is Prana Crafter and his new album is a laidback floating collection of slow burning guitar soundscapes. Opener ‘At Agartha’s...
The Bangles / The Dream Syndicate / The Three O’Clock / Rain Parade – “3×4” (2019) review
The Bangles / The Dream Syndicate / The Three O’Clock / Rain Parade – 3x4 (Yep Rock, 2019) Boy, do we need this – a perfect time for...
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – “Gumboot Soup” (2017) review
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Gumboot Soup (Flightless Records, 2017) https://kinggizzard.bandcamp.com/album/gumboot-soup Keeping the promise to their fans to release five albums in 2017, the Lizards snuck this...
Black Elephant – “Cosmic Blues” (2018) review
Black Elephant - Cosmic Blues (Small Stone Recordings, 2018) https://smallstone.bandcamp.com/album/cosmic-blues Third album from Italian quartet continues to mine their heavy psychedelic blues, verging at times on sludgy Sabbathian...