Posts Tagged ‘psychedelica’

Album of the day: International Hello – S/T (LP)

Posted on Saturday, July 24th, 2010

Praise for International Hello‘s S/T from Still Single:  The members of Monoshock, a monstrous Bay Area acid-psych A-bomb that detonated in the ‘90s, reconvene under a name they used as a song title. This isn’t reunion as much as it is reorganization. Comets on Fire expanded upon nearly all of Monoshock’s themes anyway, and it’s refreshing to hear that the members of a powerful band won’t rest on their laurels in the decades to follow.

The opening behemoth ‘Arise Superslide’ announces their departure in familiar form, by blasting the paint and Sonex off the studio walls. It’s a formidable smear of heavy motor-psych blasting, but there’s not enough room for complacency, voices jumping in and out of the fray, as crushing rhythms shift around, bass surges up and down, and an overactive synths catfights the guitar.

Continue reading: STILL SINGLE – International Hello – s/t LP (Holy Mountain).

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Album of the day: Carlton Melton / Empty Shapes – Split

Posted on Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

Praise for the Carlton Melton / Empty Shapes split from San Francisco’s Aquarius Records: We sold tons of the last Carlton Melton full length, Pass It On. In fact we even sold a copy to J. Mascis who made it his top favorite record of 2009. No small feat, there! ...read more

The Quietus: In Conversation with Moon Duo’s Ripley Johnson

Posted on Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

The Quietus’ Ben Graham talks to Ripley Johnson about Moon Duo, Wooden Shjips and the three R’s. “Are you really in Bermuda?” Ripley Johnson‘s soft Californian accent asks me down the line. It’s easy to imagine Johnson – main man behind Wooden Shjips, leading lights of the current garage-psych, neo-kraut, ...read more

Album of the day: Heavy Water Experiments – S/T

Posted on Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

Lovingly pinched from The Obelisk: What the hell these two dudes are doing in Los Angeles is beyond me. Get thee to San Francisco! Guitarist / bassist / keyboardist / vocalist / songwriter David Melbye, who also happens to have produced Heavy Water Experiments‘ self-titled album (Intrepid Sound Recordings), and ...read more

Album of the day: Grails – Black Tar Prophecies Vol. 4 (LP)

Posted on Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

Praise for Grails’ Black Tar Prophecies Vol. 4 from San Francisco’s aQuarius Records: Once we got over our initial disappointment, that the track ‘I Want A New Drug’, on the Grails‘ long in the works 4th volume in their Black Tar Prophecies series, was not, in fact, a Huey Lewis ...read more

Titan Sign To Relapse Records

Posted on Monday, July 5th, 2010

Relapse Records is proud to announce the signing of Brooklyn, NY’s Titan. Titan, who have previously released material on Paradigms and Tee Pee Records, have recently completed work on a brand new full-length album titled Sweet Dreams. Sweet Dreams was recorded at Translator Audio in Brooklyn with engineer Brendan Tobin.  ...read more

Album of the day: Sylvester Anfang II – Commune Cassetten

Posted on Monday, July 5th, 2010

Praise for Sylvester Anfang II‘s Commune Cassetten from San Francisco’s aQuarius Records:  Latest collection of gorgeous drugged out free folk rituals from these Belgian freaks, and as always, it’s a fantastically weird and tranced out affair. Sonic ceremonies of shambling free percussion, layered guitar buzz, shimmery melody, and warped warbly ...read more

Album of the day: Hawkwind – Blood of the Earth

Posted on Friday, July 2nd, 2010

Lovingly pinched from The Obelisk: If I were to sit you down and tell you Hawkwind’s latest studio album, Blood of the Earth (Plastic Head) is an uncharted journey into synthed out psych-osis, would you be the least bit surprised? Not if you were aware that the Dave Brock-led band ...read more

Album of the day: Heavy Winged – Fields Within Fields

Posted on Monday, June 28th, 2010

Praise for Heavy Winged‘s Fields Within Fields from San Francisco’s aQuarius Records: Dronepsych trio Heavy Winged are definitely HEAVY, and have been getting moreso with every release, consistently unleashing thick blackened sprawls of psychedelic dronerock, churning guitars, and pounding tribal drumming, all wound into extended heart of a black sun ...read more

Album of the day: Ufomammut – Eve

Posted on Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

Lovingly pinched from About.com: Heavy Metal: Italy’s atmospheric stoner/doom trio Ufomammut returns with a new full-length Eve. Once again released on the in house record label, Supernatural Cat Records, of the trio’s graphic design firm, Eve is easily the best album from Ufomammut since 2004’s absolutely monstrous Snailking. Eve is ...read more