Pretty Lightning – ‘A Magic Lane of Light and Rain’ (2015)
More crunchy, bluesy psych on the German duo’s fourth effort. The lo-fi recordings and minimalist approach (how much can you squeeze out of drums and a guitar?) may...
Reviews
“Fade To Black” by Martin Popoff with Ioannis (2012) review
"Fade To Black" by Martin Popoff with Ioannis (Sterling Publishing, 2012) Packaged in a thick vinyl cover to reflect the subject matter, "Fade To Black" is a coffee...
Bazar interview with Bent Patey
Guerssen Records keep on releasing utterly impressive LPs and we should be really grateful, because one of their latest is a release by Norwegian band called Bazar. They...
Crispian St. Peters – The Pied Piper: The Complete Recordings 1965-1974 (2014) review
The Tragic Musical Mystery Tour Of Crispian St. Peters ‘The Pied Piper: The Complete Recordings 1965-1974’ (RPM Records Retro D941, 2014) Mention the name Crispian St. Peters to...
Vanity Fare – Complete Recordings 1966-76’ (2015) review
Much more than 2-Hit Wonder British pop rockers! ‘I Live For The Sun: Complete Recordings 1966-76’ by Vanity Fare (RPM Retro D960, 2 CD set, 2015) Best remembered...
JAZZ CORNER Presents: Pete La Roca – Basra (1965)
What a sincerely fun piece of work this is ... from the onset, there is a nice heavy bottom created by the piano and bass, evoking an intensely...
Föllakzoid – ‘Föllakzoid’ (2009)
Föllakzoid are nearly unparalleled in the hypnotic lysergic drenched neo-psychedelic experience. The band do several things that other bands traveling this course fail to achieve, first there is...
Beyond the Silver Sea – Dr. Cosmo’s Tape Lab (2015) review
Beyond the Silver Sea 'Dr. Cosmo’s Tape Lab' (2015) https://drcosmostapelab.bandcamp.com/track/the-painted-birds “Because everything made sense, no-one ever asked if there had ever been anything that didn’t make sense. But...
JAZZ CORNER Presents: Cannonball Adderley – Somethin’ Else (1958)
Perhaps I’ve watched too many movies, because I pictured my adventure into the world of Jazz as being more cerebral, more intellectual and more scholarly ... but, to...
John Carpenter – Lost Themes (2015) review
John Carpenter 'Lost Themes' (Sacred Bones, 2015) There are few, if any, debut albums that have been as eagerly anticipated this year as John Carpenter’s first non-soundtrack release...