When I heard that Kawabata Makoto of psych/noise rock legends Acid Mother’s Temple (and so much more) was joining Dope Purple for a set, I was unsurprised and overjoyed. The young Taiwanese band very much makes the kind of highly improvised, high volume experimental rock that Makoto was instrumental in creating 30 years ago. I […]
The Observatory is one of the finest experimental rock bands in the world. On 2014s Oscilla the group really leans into the krautrock aspect of their sound while still defying easy categorization and genre norms. The Singapore based on group consists of master percussionist Cheryl Ong, synth/keys player Yuen Chee Wai and guitarist Dharma, here joined […]
Møster is an eponymous Norwegian supergroup that forms around the woodwinds legend Kjetil Møster. He’s joined by the one and only Hans Magnus Ryan, vocalist and guitarist for historic prog/psych group Motorpsycho. A rhythm section featuring members of Motorpsycho and Elephant9 rounds it out nicely. In short: some of my favorite musicians on the planet. […]
