Carta – The Faults Follow (2013) review
Carta “The Faults Follow” (Saint Marie, 2013) Following two well-received albums on Resonant and Silber, Carta join the Saint Marie family with more of their dark atmospherics. Vocals...
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Drowner – You’re Beautiful, I Forgive You (2013) review
Drowner ‘You’re Beautiful, I Forgive You’ (Saint Marie, 2013) The debut full-length from this Houston quartet builds on their earlier EP to cement their place amongst the best...
Beautify Junkyards – ‘Beautify Junkyards’ (2013)
Lisbon based group consisting of João Branco Kyron (voice, synthesizers), JP Daniel (acoustic guitars), Watts (percussions), Sergue (acoustic guitar, omnichord, xylophone, bass) J.Monsant (acoustic guitar, electric organ) and...
John the Revelator – Wild Blues (1970) review
John the Revelator - "Wild Blues" (Pseudonym Records, 2013) John The Revelator is an obscure Dutch ensemble, at least I’d never heard anything at all about them...
Zen Mantra – How Many Padmes Hum? (2013) review
Zen Mantra "How Many Padmes Hum?" (Stroll On Records, 2013) Some would say that modern technologies destroyed music with the ability to record it with just computer and...
Dream – Get Dreamy (1967) review
Dream “Get Dreamy” (Shadoks, 2013) Dream was a short lived Norwegian psychedelic pop band featuring legendary guitarist Terje Rypdal. They recorded their lone album for Polydor in 1967,...
Paul Butterfield Blues Band – The Paul Butterfield Blues Band (1965) review
Paul Butterfield Blues Band - "The Paul Butterfield Blues Band" (Music On Vinyl, 2013) Seen in context, this is the album that, way back in 1965, brought the...
The Underground Electrics – Hey Jude / The Generation Gap – Up Up And Away (1968)
The Underground Electrics “Hey Jude”/The Generation Gap “Up Up And Away” (Gear Fab Records 2013) Grab your favorite vice, find a comfortable seat, sit back and tune your...
Dead Sea Apes / Black Tempest – ‘Sun Behind The Sun’ (2013)
This collaboration between the Manchester instrumental trio Dead Sea Apes and Stephen Bradbury (aka Black Tempest) plays to both of their strengths in creating an intoxicating instrumental space...
Free – Fire and Water (1970) review
Free "Fire and Water" (Music On Vinyl, 2013) With a hectic gigging schedule and two already well-received sets behind them, Tons Of Sobs and Free, both in 1969,...