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This highly anticipated official debut by Tapers Choice more than delivers on […]
This self-titled debut introduces the world to the new fusion group Saha […]
This is a sublime meeting of the minds between two legends, and […]
Barry Walker Jr is a singular pedal steel player whose influence and […]
One of the most electrifying groups of the last 15 years, Japanese […]
Mountain Brews is very humble but one-of-a-kind album/project. Perpetual Doom is a […]
The three records Giant Psychedelia, Mega Psychedelia and Giga Psychedelia are official […]
I’m so glad I heard this album just in time for fall. […]
This is a personal favorite album of mine from a wonderful one-time […]
This is a concert film and live album from one of my […]
This is a 2020 Black Editions reissue of a P.S.F records all-timer […]
Liquid Portraits is the first real masterpiece from Italian producer, jazz drummer, […]
I’m typically against making predictions about my favorite album of a given […]
This is the first proper LP from the progressive and electronic jazz […]
I’ve loved this Austin, TX band for years and I think this […]
The long awaited new album from The Myrrors, their first since 2018. […]
San Francisco psych legends Quicksilver Messenger Service are one of the greatest […]
Buffalo Daughter is a massively underappreciated Japanese rock/psych band and this 2021 […]
When a band makes a self-titled album 30+ years into their career […]
I’ve returned to this album often since its release, and not just […]
I love this solo record by blog-favorite Angel Deradoorian (Decisive Pink, ex […]
Frogwings is a legendary jam supergroup and this sole document of their […]
This is a very free album with a big band that’s unusually […]
The second album from this bay area psych trio is no sophomore […]
Blog favorites Dope Purple continue to push themselves into increasingly intense sonic […]
Author’s note – I know Sparks just released a new album recently, […]
Another record in a long, long line of immersive and experimental sound […]
It’s no secret that reunion/anniversary tours are super hot right now. If, […]
For our next journey into Zorn, we turn to the acoustic trio […]
I’m definitely a latecomer to the vaporwave party – I didn’t really […]
For our next entry in the colossal task of examining the work […]
V/Z meaning Valentina and Zongamin, said with the same gravity as Sly […]
This is perhaps my most-anticipated album of the year. It’s been seven […]
Oh yeah. Just in time for summer, this is the record right […]
Rhythm is an amazing solo debut from one of the anonymous masked […]
Wow! I’m not even sure what else really needs to be said […]
I must admit, this record sort of stumped me when I was […]
They say the triangle is the strongest shape in nature, and the […]
In the last five years or so, I’ve been way into instrumental […]
What is this music? Is it jazz? There’s a saxophone player. prog […]
Earth Flower is a new psychedelic and experimental pop project from blog […]
These three albums make up the discography of the deeply underrated psych/jam […]
This album is another beautiful gift from the ever evolving relationship between […]
An intense and pointed debut from Shearling, a project by Alex Kent […]
Light-Space Modulator is a new duo of psychedelic producer/DJ/legend Shackleton and singer/instrumentalist […]
Sarah Louise is an extremely accomplished folk musician, recognized as a prodigious […]
After a decade as a band that’s been mostly spent backing the […]
(Author’s note – there are several other aspects of Big Ears besides […]
The 6th album by the late great Malian guitar legend, one of […]
This is an album of timeless traditional folk music interpreted at the […]
This is a masterpiece of twee indi pop with a huge sound […]
Every now and then an album just wallops you. Every single track, […]
Jazz is going to some interesting places these days – whether your […]
Welcome to the first official entry in an ongoing series focused on […]
The latest from this psych duo-turned-trio is anither easy, heady winner. Electronic […]
In the late 90s, legendary musician and composer Hermeto Pascoal wrote the […]
The second album by blog favorites Papangu finds their prog just as […]
The most well known album by this celebrated Brazilian trio. An intimate […]
This is an intricate but assertive psych pop album where dreamy vocals […]
A live record documenting the truly singular sound of the greatest noise/rock […]
Right out of the gate, I have to say this record knocked […]
Look, I get obsessed with records all the time. I write a […]
Absolutely stunning work here from Ian Lynch, founding member of Irish experimental […]
I love this tender and groovy pop album. Its sweet and melancholy […]
Well, here we are. It’s 2025 already, and 2024 left us in […]
In an age of musical exploration where genre matters less and less, […]
I love this record by Moin. I think it’s their finest yet, […]
The newest tape from V/Z is top notch, with bigger beats that […]
Small Medium Large is album of deeply technical and crystal clear improvised […]
This record consists of improvisational jams recorded live at the legendary Zebulon […]
A beautiful and thoughtful double LP of solo guitar by the NY […]
This is an album of small miracles. The band has been together […]
On one of his most guitar driven solo efforts yet, Lee Baggett […]
This is a trio of albums by Clan Caimán, an instrumental project […]
Catching Fire is the third excellent live record from the Norwegian jazz […]
This dispatch from the U.F.O. finds Makoto and company in top form. […]
This is a record of interesting and danceable electronic tracks from this […]
This incredible collaboration was among my favorite albums of 2023 (digital release […]
BASIC is a new trio from guitar luminary Chris Forsyth and longtime […]
A wonderful collaborative album between the legendary American psych collective Sunburned Hand […]
The shape shifting Beijing producer/improviser/DJ returns with another album only he could […]
An immense and intensive debut by this thrilling Brazilian band. Avant-prog, metal, […]
This is a live record of a concert on December 23rd, 2023, […]
This 23 track record took a decade to cook and was recorded […]
The second LP by new dub heavyweights Holy Tongue (now composed of […]
cover photo by Christopher Bruno What can I say, the people love […]
On this new record “Goodbye Till I Do Good By You” Blaine […]
I’ve loved this band since seeing them a couple times in spring […]
One of the most well kept secrets of early 70s jazz rock […]
Thank the universe for another Misha banger. The library music legend delivers […]
A pillar of jangle pop and the NZ rock sound, The Clean […]
Among the many collabs between Tatsuya Yoshida and Uchiashi Kazuhisa (Altered States, […]
This is an intense but fun album from a band that’s fast […]
There’s so much character and creativity in this record by Winged Wheel. […]
Two excellent and immersive works from the Brazilian songwriter. No Reinon Dos […]
A demolishing record with an insane guitar wall of sound and driving […]
I live in a beautiful time and place for heavy psych. It’s […]
This is an intricate and uplifting album of psych pop that sparkles […]
These are 50+ of my favorite studio records of 2023. I highly […]
Amazing psychedelic afro funk from Senegal. Even just the cover art tells […]
One of my favorite albums of 2021 turned out to be Bo […]
DAIISTAR is a great Austin TX band I’ve seen at two different […]
Its been a great few years for American primitive music, particularly if […]
A legendary meeting of the minds that got its long overdue release […]
Man, Teeth of The Sea. Even after listening to them for a […]
The multi instrumentalist (also of blog favorite space/kraut rockers Centre El Muusa) […]
Producer Howie Lee continues his jazz explorations on this collaborative LP with […]
A self produced and self released album by tireless jazz/psych/surf duo Mattson […]
This is a fantastic pop album that evokes UK and West Coast […]
Inui 1 is the first solo album by Makoto Kawabata (of Acid […]
The New York based multi instrumentalist presents a record of delicate and […]
I’ve been a fan of this UK producer since immensely enjoying 2019s […]
Two enigmatic musicians from two sides of the Pacific come together for […]
A poetic post-rock record in Arabic with great improvisations and atmosphere. The […]
This relaxed, woozy synth pop album remains modest and song focused but […]
Rudiments is Shanghai based producer and multi instructor Goooooses first solo LP […]
A bootleg in spirit, this live improvisation between Japanese jam legends Kikagaku […]
The Afghan-American artist (now based in Eindhoven NE) known for the band […]
amazing record by this one-shot band, massive stoner doom metal, absolute galore […]
Fifth album by this japanese folk artist, approaching the experimental sound of […]
honestly my favourite by these industrial giants, from their era where they […]
wonderful and quirky record from Uruguay, the soundscapes are rather ecstatic with […]
45 records, mostly ECM style jazz. I hope you find this chart […]
Early North American by Girlsareshort has to be one of the most […]
It’s another in a long line of excellent and inimitable albums from […]
Holy Scum is a devastating collision of captivating mixing and production with […]
The full length debut from Bong Wish is a rootsy-yet-airy psych release […]
I attended this incredible show in 2021 and the A Place To […]
This home recorded demo from the “100% improvised punk” band is one […]
There’s unlikely to be a finer krautrock adjacent album in 2023 than […]
This is one of the most interesting modern Brazilian records I’ve heard […]
Lately I’ve been obsessed with this absolute banger, viciously psychedelic hip hop […]
Some of the most exciting heavy psych coming out of the United […]
All bangers. Click the names for links to YouTube, however some are […]
It’s hard to nail this one down, and this for the best. […]
A low key modern classic out of Philadelphia. 11 beautiful tracks that […]
The Twins of Evil tour will see Boris focusing on 2002s “Heavy […]
A great debut EP of psychedelic folk rock in the English tradition. […]
Producer and singer Liz Lehman (with help from co producer and blog […]
Barry Walkers most recent solo work and his most energetic and busy […]
Man, how the fuck do you even properly classify these guys? Thankfully, […]
Great electric, psychedelic jazz funk. Voodoo Sound Club hones their broad afro […]
Great cosmic country that’s warm and folksy in the PNW tradition. Lots […]
The full length debut by the Hong Kong based duo packs a […]
Athens, Georgia based psych pop artist Christina Schneider released the first single […]
5/10/23 – The Rochester date of Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting […]
More lo-fi high-vibes jazz from the Estonian multi instrumentalist and band leader. […]
“Les Trois Amis de l’hiver (Three Friends of Winter)” refers to the […]
Debut record by this one man band from Houston, TX, amazing mix […]
Such an overlooked gem, with an atmosphere which sounds so fragile yet […]
Dreamy and hypnotic record by these british legends, leaving the more droning […]
Absolute masterpiece from Nigeria. If you’re fan of Osibisa you’re gonna love […]
Top tier synth explorations from Athens, Georgias JoJo Gladwill. Beautiful stuff with […]
Made this Glitch chart about three years ago, never posted it here […]
A late great thesis on the one of a kind experiment that […]
The solo debut by Ghost (Japan) bandleader Masaki Batoh is a great […]
Batida is a kind of old school sample heavy edm from west […]
Finnish quartet MAHTI released their debut with our friends at Riot Season […]
The Brazilian woodwind wizard and his group (all talented multi instrumentalists) present […]
A fantastic recording by Acidjack at NYC taper of harpist Mary Lattimore […]
You didn’t ask for it, but here it is: an additional series […]
Drinking The Lemonade is an ongoing exploration of Acid Mothers Temples most […]
Today, we have another installment of Softer Shades of Psychedelia! I’m going […]
An immensely talented improvisational keyboardist and drummer, I first came across Takedas […]
This is the finest psych album I’ve heard in a while, and […]
surreal with some of the most mind-blowing vocal performances in jazz in […]
First of all, happy 64th birthday to Robert Smith! The Cure is […]
The somewhat reclusive collective returns with their unique Gamelan + Dub blend. […]
If you’re familiar at all with John Zorn, you know he never […]
Welcome to a new series: Softer Shades of Psychedelia, hosted by me, […]
Our friends (I don’t actually know them I just like their sounds) […]
“Veteran underground experimentalists Morgan Garrett and Zack Kouns have teamed up to […]
Norwegian Canterbury music? You’re god damned right. Unlike some people who firmly […]
Dodheimsgard has always been an outlier. Black metal is their palette, but […]
Another beautiful album from singer, Indian classical instrumentalist and electronic producer Ami […]
The great genius of Robert Schneider has once again made a work […]
Trevor Powers, formerly and once again known as Youth Lagoon, continued his […]
The Athens based multi-instrumentalist (son of John K Fernandes from Elephant 6) […]
I would describe this Portland trios music as “spiritual cumbia” and that […]
Three DJs/multi-instrumentalists celebrate their long standing love of jazz hip-hop fusion with […]
The self described “non-jazz” trio (a great bit that reminds me of […]
The new Fire-Toolz rips, but if you’ve been paying attention to her […]
The studio debut from 20 year old San Francisco psych collective Fuckwolf. […]
A high energy set from the more or less current lineup, recorded […]
The wide ranging, progressive Columbian fusion group reached for the strings for […]
W.I.T.C.H announces their first new album in nearly 40 years, and two […]
Valentina Magaletti (Vanishing Twin) and Al Wootton (Deadboy) released their full length […]
Check out this performance by Nash the Slash, on an unknown (to […]
A classic noisey/kraut record and a turning point in the mighty discography […]
This progressive rock record from Peru, enriched with traditional peruvian music influences, […]
Rather obscure gem of zamrock (genre which consists in the fusion between […]
This early Angels performance in Seattle was their 2nd great set at […]
Wednesday at Treefort Music fest started the week off right with some […]
My favorite album of 2022. An 11 person 4 band super group […]
Argentina’s AMAZING Buh records put out this LP, and any new group […]
A collaborative record between a Japanese environmental/field recording sound artist and an […]
One of my favorite recordings of the legendary rock group, and one […]
I didnt expect this to be so insanely psychedelic and trance inducing […]
A modern classic! Don’t think “it’s just a folktronica record.” This is […]
Kate NV has been releasing some really amazing albums, and while I […]
Great psychedelic harsh noise that will hypnotize you with its droning walls […]
I’m playing one of my very favorite records this late morning. Greg […]
Some may know this Estonian multi-instrumentalist from groups like Estrada Orchestra or […]
An excellent LP from my collection that I don’t spin enough. Everytime […]
An evening of heavy psych jams mixed with some fun free jazz, […]
A fine debut from Indonesian psych pop/rock group Crayola Eyes. Dreamy mixed […]
Jeffery Taylor (of Climax Golden Twins) leads this quartet through 7 free […]
I find this improvised session from the now defunct Japanese jammers to […]
A heavily electronic, multinational group formed around multi instrumentalists Rishi Dhir (Elephant […]
Two fine works of classic American avant-prog. A little mathy, a little […]
A two track indi behemoth from a decade ago that most certainly […]
This great early progressive bluegrass/fusion album is still tons of fun to […]
Two things immediately come to mind when listening to this fantastic record. […]
Prolific multi instrumentalist Oli Heffernan delivers sublime psychedelic jazz on his newest […]
A lovely ambient album with strong sense of melody thats tempered by […]
Debut album by guitar/woodwind player Tunico. Its contemporary Brazilian jazz with a […]
TOROZEBU is a duo of Itallian producer/jazz man/finger drummer Clap! Clap! and […]
Daikaiju attacks YOU in YOUR HOME via NEW! RECORDED! MATERIAL! Everybodys favorite […]
I’m loving this fantastic and incredibly stoned slab of a record from […]
Part of the new queer Brazilian art-rock vanguard, JADSA has an original […]
Loving this recent electro acoustic masterpiece from Berlin via Ukraine. Traditional folk […]
Old Time Relijun/Malaikat dan Singas’ Arrington de Dionyso remains a serious force […]
A delicate and meditative album that carries plenty of weight behind it. […]
A diverse and gorgeous album of experimental/traditional music from all corners of […]
The String Quartet in F major “American” Op. 96 by Antonín Dvořák […]
Kedef, or Kadef Abgi (2022, Re 2023) is an improvisational ensemble assembled […]
Alright, well, I’ve quite unreasonably decided that this is gonna be my […]