The second album from this bay area psych trio is no sophomore slump. Rather it’s- per the title- a huge improvement over their already excellent debut. Like many psych albums it’s a studio effort mixed out of many lengthy jams between the three experienced players, who […]
Blog favorites Dope Purple continue to push themselves into increasingly intense sonic territory with new collaborations. This album/performance features some classic skronk delivered from saxophonists Yong Yandsen and additional percussion from Darren Moore. They recorded this at midnight, in their hometown room, presumably packed full with […]
Another record in a long, long line of immersive and experimental sound collages by the multi hyphenate artist Gonçalo F. Cardoso. This is a particularly polished double LP of wonderful music made from all kinds of field recordings, samples, acoustic and electronic instrumentation, and experimental techniques. […]
V/Z meaning Valentina and Zongamin, said with the same gravity as Sly and Robbie. V/Z, the enigmatic rhythm section behind psychedelic pop stars Vanishing Twin and live dub killers Holy Tongue. This project- more or less under their own names- sounds like a perfect midpoint in […]
Rhythm is an amazing solo debut from one of the anonymous masked musicians behind swedish psychedelic fusion group Goat. Their subversive take on the Western idea of “World Music” has never been more refined than on this record. The elements of garage rock and freakout psych […]
Earth Flower is a new psychedelic and experimental pop project from blog favorites Ruth Garbus and Sam Gendel with prolific side man Phil Melanson on drums. It’s another significantly underrated project from some of the most consistent and interesting contemporary musicians. Ruth’s songwriting and singing is […]
These are the first three albums of the deeply underrated psych/jam band The Third Mind. The group is built around legendary lead guitarist Dave Alvin, better known for The Blasters, who was 65 years old at the time of the self titled debut. The Third Mind […]
This album is another beautiful gift from the ever evolving relationship between traditional Irish and American music. The title says it all: traditional Irish music lovingly performed on pedal steel guitar. Sometimes ambient, sometimes engaging, there are moments of just pedal steel and passages with a […]
An intense and pointed debut from Shearling, a project by Alex Kent and Sylvie Simmons following the dissolution of the band Sprain. There’s a lot of depth to this work and the radical sincerity that clearly went into this album is something the world needs more […]
Light-Space Modulator is a new duo of psychedelic producer/DJ/legend Shackleton and singer/instrumentalist Marlene Ribeiro of GNOD, whose ’23 debut was probably my favorite release of that year. The instrumentation is delicate and balanced perfectly to Marlene’s intensely layered voice. It’s rhythmically intricate with a strong ritualistic […]