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 […]
When a band makes a self-titled album 30+ years into their career it’s often intended to be a great reminder to old fans that they are still kicking and a launching point for the uninitiated. If that’s the mission with this newest Motorpsycho record, then mission […]
I’ve returned to this album often since its release, and not just due to its easy-going nature. This California quartet makes truly great tunes. The twin guitars and vocal harmonies of the two front men are soulful and exceptional. The songwriting is timeless- though it certainly […]
I love this solo record by blog-favorite Angel Deradoorian (Decisive Pink, ex Dirty Projectors.) It’s a true solo record with everything played, written and impeccably produced by Deradoorian. I’d say she’s equally talented at all those things, and therefore exceptionally skilled at making a complete work […]