These are 50+ of my favorite studio records of 2023. I highly recommend all of these. There’s something here for everyone and they’re all eye opening and mind expanding in some way. It’s not comprehensive and I’ve forgotten loads of favorites but we’re all here to […]
One of my favorite albums of 2021 turned out to be Bo Ningens self titled debut from 2010! Wanting to do a physical release of their first record but not content with a simple reissue or remastering, intercontinental psych rockers Bo Ningen have produced an entirely […]
DAIISTAR is a great Austin TX band I’ve seen at two different psych fests- Levitation (sharing a stage with Slift) and Freakout! (sharing a stage with Acid Mother’s Temple.) Both sets were excellent and checking out their newest did not disappoint. Psychedelic pop/rock with huge shoegaze/dreampop […]
Its been a great few years for American primitive music, particularly if you’re a fan of Fahey worship or drone music. More interesting and more fun than its peers is this is Henry Flynt-esq avant-garde hillbilly music from Baltimore. It’s got American traditional sounds that keep […]
A legendary meeting of the minds that got its long overdue release 2023. If you haven’t heard that this collaboration has been cooking, here’s the story. Simeon Coxe and Makoto Kawabata recorded this back in 2009, after Simeon reached out and invited the collaboration. They laid […]
The multi instrumentalist (also of blog favorite space/kraut rockers Centre El Muusa) has been on a hot streak through the 20s, and this is another genius jazz/library record. In Focus is perhaps my favorite since the 2020 record by the enabled dubbed Misha Paniflov Sound Combo, […]
Producer Howie Lee continues his jazz explorations on this collaborative LP with drummer and percussionist Liú Pī. I’m a huge fan of this and all of Lee’s work, and the synth playing and production is as brilliant as ever. Liú Pī I was unfamiliar with but […]
A self produced and self released album by tireless jazz/psych/surf duo Mattson 2. They bring a lot of interesting stuff into the mix here- influences from South American popular music, new production skills from their close work with Toro Y Moi, the sounds of the LA […]
This is a fantastic pop album that evokes UK and West Coast USA post-psych pop from the 80s and 90s while also fitting clearly into this musical moment. There’s beautiful vocals, plainly recorded acoustic instrumentation, banging drum n bass, breezy trip hop instant classics, and sing-along […]
Inui 1 is the first solo album by Makoto Kawabata (of Acid Mothers Temple fame.) It set the precedent for a solo discog of long form ambient, introspective works and the 4 volumes of Inui remain some of his finest records to this day. A huge […]