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 […]
This is perhaps my most-anticipated album of the year. It’s been seven years since the stupefyingly cool Black Moth Super Rainbow released their last album. The wait, frustrating though it may have been, was absolutely worth it. A few singles were released in the months leading […]
Oh yeah. Just in time for summer, this is the record right here. The grooves, the atmosphere, the squishy guitar and keys, the blissed-out voice. It’s all right here, and it rules. Soft psychedelic Americana of the highest order. This record might not be reinventing the […]
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 […]
Wow! I’m not even sure what else really needs to be said about this one, but I’m going to talk about it anyway! The legendary Stereolab returns from the ether to grace us with their first new album in 15 years, and it’s like they never […]
I must admit, this record sort of stumped me when I was trying to decide how to start this column. Coming in hot out of Berlin, Mitsune is a fascinating group built around the shamisen-slinging trio of Shiomi Kawaguchi, Tina Kopp, and Youka Snell, and anchored […]
They say the triangle is the strongest shape in nature, and the BEATrio is evidence of this timeless truth. Three absolute masters of their respective instruments combining their powers, resolutely charting a new path forward to sonic delights the likes of which we’ve never heard. This […]
In the last five years or so, I’ve been way into instrumental beat collections. This is nothing particularly unique or new – the ubiquity of “lo-fi hip hop beats” is well-known to anyone even casually into the newer distillations of music in the internet age. That […]
What is this music? Is it jazz? There’s a saxophone player. prog rock? What is prog rock? I read the Wikipedia article. It cited Yes and Genesis. This band does not sound like Yes or Genesis, except that there are clearly guitar parts and clearly drums, […]
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 […]