I’m so glad I heard this album just in time for fall. An excellent take on acoustic primitivism out of the UK, Gwenifer Raymond really puts the pedal to the metal here on her most recent record. Influenced by science fiction, folk horror, and her upbringing […]
This is a personal favorite album of mine from a wonderful one-time trio consisting of two electronic guitarists and one drum machine programmer. That might sound out of place for jazz fans unfamiliar with the mastery of Ikue Mori, but her beautiful percussion speaks for itself. […]
This is a concert film and live album from one of my very favorite bands, psychedelic pop legends Vanishing Twin. It’s excellent as a watch or a listen with the theatrics and the raw musicianship both being top notch. The version of the band documented here […]
This is a 2020 Black Editions reissue of a P.S.F records all-timer called Musica Transonic. This group/jam is a super session consisting of three of our favorite musicans: Makoto Kawabata of Acid Mothers Temple on guitar, Asahito Nanjo of High Rise on bass, and Yoshida Tatsuya […]
Liquid Portraits is the first real masterpiece from Italian producer, jazz drummer, finger drummer/sampler wizard and composer Cristiano Crisci aka Clap! Clap! The signature Clap! Clap! sound- intricate electronic music with a variety of world rhythms and intriguing samples- is perfected and elevated by an entirely […]
This is the first proper LP from the progressive and electronic jazz duo Dolphin Hyperspace. The group is saxophonist Nicole McCabe and Logan Kane on bass/beats/synths. It’s just them on almost all the instruments and synths and beats, and they create a busy and complex sound. There […]
I’ve loved this Austin, TX band for years and I think this twelfth album (wow!) is their finest work yet. There’s still that classic White Denim sound of alt-Southern-rock meets neo-soul and psych, but it’s elevated sonically with wonderfully composed synths and strings. It’s also a […]
The long awaited new album from The Myrrors, their first since 2018. “Land Back” is heavily improvised, perfectly balanced and delivers completely. It’s droney, rhythmic, very interesting and continuously engaging. Definitely a record you’ll want to play loudly through speakers and immerse yourself into. Though ultimately […]
San Francisco psych legends Quicksilver Messenger Service are one of the greatest and most underappreciated OG psych bands. This second album remains the most influential and essential. It’s an excellent record of the band’s original quartet lineup and early repertoire. Beyond it, the band itself deserved […]
Buffalo Daughter is a massively underappreciated Japanese rock/psych band and this 2021 comeback album (their first in 7 years) is especially overlooked. It’s a bit darker and more electronic than their previous records and that keeps with the future forward theme- it’s a darker, more electronic […]