Lloyd Cole & Hans-Joachim Roedelius – Selected Studies Vol. 1 (2013) review
Lloyd Cole & Hans-Joachim Roedelius - Selected Studies Vol. 1 (Bureau B, 2013) Unless you’re Brian Eno, electronic / ambient music is all too often overlooked, even if...
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Sweet Smoke – From Darkness to Light (1973) review
40 years anniversary review: Sweet Smoke – From Darkness to Light (Harvest, 1973) Second album of unique psychedelic jazz-rock band Sweet Smoke that celebrates its 40th anniversary, surely...
Siddhartha – A Trip to Inner Self (1998)
Siddhartha - A Trip to Inner Self (Trail Records, 2009) Siddhartha have created something special for us. They’ve forged the true psychedelic pill that Neil Young attempted in 2012,...
The Paisleys – Cosmic Mind At Play (1970)
The Paisleys “Cosmic Mind At Play” (Peace Records 1970) During the counterculture years, concept albums were in vogue. Any band that had the gumption to create such progressive...
Bonniwell Music Machine – ‘Ignition’ (2000)
Chiefly remembered for “Talk Talk,” a top twenty hit single from late 1966, the Music Machine may not have been much of a threat to the Beatles or...
Brainticket – Psychonaut (1972) review
Brainticket - "Psychonaut"(Esoteric Recordings, 2010) European psychedelic rock scene was shining and growing during the seventies. Brainticket is one of those bands, who`s influence was very high during...
Various Artists “Legend City” review
Various Artists “Legend City” (Dionysus Records 2000) Between the years 1965 and 1967, Loy Clingman produced a ring of records for bands based in Phoenix, Arizona, and that’s...
The Soft Moon – Zeros (2012) review
The Soft Moon’s release of Zero’s is a tour de force excursion into the dream-state of music, where they’ve managed to take the footprints set down by the...
Human Instinct – Pins In It (1971) review
Human Instinct “Pins In It” (Pye Records 1971) The roots of this popular New Zealand band spool all the way back to the late fifties. Still performing today,...
Bill Nelson – Northern Dream (1971) review
Bill Nelson - "Northern Dream"(Cocteau Discs, 2011) Bill Nelson - musician, producer and painter, who gained a commercial success during the 70s. His work was compared with many...