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Low Air is a long awaited record, at least for me. Jeremy […]
I suppose this Bandcamp-Friday release constitutes the first officially released live-from-tour Mikaela […]
Most Velvet Underground bootlegs are partial, unlistenable, lo-fi audience recordings. This record is only partially partial, totally listenable and acceptably lo-fi audience recording. I am not recommending this for purely historical purposes rather it’s a genuinely nice listen. This was the final set of several in a very, very small bar in Philadelphia in early […]
A Pegada Agora É Essa aka The Sway Now is the critically […]
This is a duology of records by the unconventional and unpredictable jazz (pop, classical, devotional etc) musician and lo-fi recording legend Zach Phillips. At the time of this writing he’s best known as the co-leader of breakout jazz-pop-psych-improv group Fivel Is Glauque with singer Ma Clement. I first encountered his work as the boss of […]
The Seventh Seals self titled and sole record is a long, mystical record from a short lived project one of my favorite obscure Japanese albums. In the mid 90s Asahito Nanjo, bassist/vocalist/bandleader of renowned noise rockers High Rise, was focused on a
Sand Enigma is the stunning most recent album from one of our […]
This is one of my favorite collaborations in the expansive universe of noise/psych/rock/electronic/whatever masters Gnod. I think it slipped under the radar a bit in the pandemic year of 2020 and it deserves wider appreciation. Especially as heads worldwide have more recently really been digging on a new wave of heavily percussive, vaguely worldly psychedelic […]
In a busy year for American jazz, one of the only things I can say for certain is that this is the most underrated release I’ve heard so far. I love a jazz duo recording and these two players specifically- a trumpeter at perhaps the apex of his career and a jazz guitarist whose seriously […]
This is one of my favorite Acid Mothers Temple albums and I think one of their finest overall. Benzaiten is largely a cover/reinterpretation of the 1976 album of the same name by Osamu Kitajima. Benzaiten (1976) is one of the earliest and most successful records to merge Western psychedelic/progressive rock and folk influences
At The Emerald Pool is an extremely delicate and wonderful new duo […]
I’ve loved everything by this LA (via Florida via France ) group. They make breezy, jazzy post-stereolab pop and I don’t think there’s a bad song in their oeuvre. It’s too early for me to say if Monkey Mind is my favorite or their finest, but I instantly understand why even longtime fans are so […]
TEWARI began a new era for Berlins Scotch Rolex, aka DJ Scotch Egg aka Japanese producer and dj Shigeru Ishihara. I had only known him for his work in the indescribable genre bending live duo Waq Waq Kingdom, to which he continues all-time great, impossibly heavy dub influenced production.
4 long, wide tracks of psychedelic influenced rock make up this wonderful album by guitarist/singer Shutaro Noguchi. The singing is fantastic and properly high in the mix while the guitar is raw destructive rock power. From Japan and now residing in Kentucky, Noguchi sounds a lot like some of our favorite J-psych classics with much […]
The legendary psych-prog-garage-whatever behemoth Osees has bestowed upon us their most heady […]
The self-titled debut by Nairobi duo Duma is an incredible industrial electronic album, and perhaps the most essential trap metal record to be made outside of America. Producer Sam Karugu and vocalist Lord Spikehart have made this wonderful record that’s so many things. There’s a lot of pure noise that will satisfy even the most […]
The newest from blog favorite pianist and bandleader Greg Foat sees him […]
Heathen Axe is another new group/session from the legendary John Dwyer (of […]
Alturas (Heights) is an improvisation session of unusual players and rare quality. […]
This is a wonderful and often ambient record with an occasionally chamber […]
This is another great release by the improvisational trio of three of […]
The eponymous debut by the wizard of Alagoas Hermeto Pascoal came more […]
From the legendary cosmonaut synonymous with big, theatrical bands comes this underappreciated […]
There’s a lot I love in the discographies of both LA based […]
This Hong Kong trio has only this one album but their own […]
This album from Beijing producer Howie Lee continues the jazz influenced sound […]
This is essential instrumental hip-hop from prodigal NYC producer Sporting Life. You […]
This is a sparkling, synth fueled experimental pop record that marks the […]
This is an all around excellent bootleg from late in the original […]
There’s always been a psychedelic undercurrent to the work of Californian producer […]
These first two albums by NZ guitarist (and occasional singer) Roy Montgomery […]
This is the first official album by early drone ensemble The Taj […]
This 3LP live album from improvisational psychedelic legends Acid Mothers Temple documents […]
GT Ultra was my introduction to Guerilla Toss. I heard “Skull Pop” […]
Exit Planet Dust is the debut studio album by our favorites and […]
This is an classic live bootleg and the companion piece to Chris […]
I’m thrilled that two of my favorite musicians have collaborated on this […]
It’s not a great exaggeration or even a particularly warm take to […]
When a group of prolific and experienced improvisers like this one is […]
Melody’s Echo Chamber aka French singer/guitarist Melody Prochet, is one of the […]
The debut album by this Japanese group is an all time psychedelic […]
The fifth record from Portuguese bandleader, composer, and producer Bruno Pernadas is […]
I’m so glad there’s fantastic audio and video record of this singular, […]
One of the tightest duos of all time only gets tighter on […]
Known primarily for his critically acclaimed video game soundtracks, Japanese producer and […]
This is a trilogy of experimental modern classical works by UK based […]
This highly anticipated official debut by Tapers Choice more than delivers on […]
This self-titled debut introduces the world to the new fusion group Saha […]
This is a sublime meeting of the minds between two legends, and […]
Barry Walker Jr is a singular pedal steel player whose influence and […]
One of the most electrifying groups of the last 15 years, Japanese […]
Mountain Brews is very humble but one-of-a-kind album/project. Perpetual Doom is a […]
The three records Giant Psychedelia, Mega Psychedelia and Giga Psychedelia are official […]
I’m so glad I heard this album just in time for fall. […]
This is a personal favorite album of mine from a wonderful one-time […]
This is a concert film and live album from one of my […]
This is a 2020 Black Editions reissue of a P.S.F records all-timer […]
Liquid Portraits is the first real masterpiece from Italian producer, jazz drummer, […]
I’m typically against making predictions about my favorite album of a given […]
This is the first proper LP from the progressive and electronic jazz […]
I’ve loved this Austin, TX band for years and I think this […]
The long awaited new album from The Myrrors, their first since 2018. […]
San Francisco psych legends Quicksilver Messenger Service are one of the greatest […]
Buffalo Daughter is a massively underappreciated Japanese rock/psych band and this 2021 […]
When a band makes a self-titled album 30+ years into their career […]
I’ve returned to this album often since its release, and not just […]
I love this solo record by blog-favorite Angel Deradoorian (Decisive Pink, ex […]
Frogwings is a legendary jam supergroup and this sole document of their […]
This is a very free album with a big band that’s unusually […]
The second album from this bay area psych trio is no sophomore […]
Blog favorites Dope Purple continue to push themselves into increasingly intense sonic […]
Author’s note – I know Sparks just released a new album recently, […]
Another record in a long, long line of immersive and experimental sound […]
It’s no secret that reunion/anniversary tours are super hot right now. If, […]
For our next journey into Zorn, we turn to the acoustic trio […]
I’m definitely a latecomer to the vaporwave party – I didn’t really […]
For our next entry in the colossal task of examining the work […]
V/Z meaning Valentina and Zongamin, said with the same gravity as Sly […]
This is perhaps my most-anticipated album of the year. It’s been seven […]
Oh yeah. Just in time for summer, this is the record right […]
Rhythm is an amazing solo debut from one of the anonymous masked […]
Wow! I’m not even sure what else really needs to be said […]
I must admit, this record sort of stumped me when I was […]
They say the triangle is the strongest shape in nature, and the […]
In the last five years or so, I’ve been way into instrumental […]
What is this music? Is it jazz? There’s a saxophone player. prog […]
Earth Flower is a new psychedelic and experimental pop project from blog […]
These are the first three albums of the deeply underrated psych/jam band […]
This album is another beautiful gift from the ever evolving relationship between […]
An intense and pointed debut from Shearling, a project by Alex Kent […]
Light-Space Modulator is a new duo of psychedelic producer/DJ/legend Shackleton and singer/instrumentalist […]
Sarah Louise is an extremely accomplished folk musician, recognized as a prodigious […]
After a decade as a band that’s been mostly spent backing the […]
(Author’s note – there are several other aspects of Big Ears besides […]
The 6th album by the late great Malian guitar legend, one of […]
This is an album of timeless traditional folk music interpreted at the […]
This is a masterpiece of twee indi pop with a huge sound […]
Every now and then an album just wallops you. Every single track, […]
Jazz is going to some interesting places these days – whether your […]
Welcome to the first official entry in an ongoing series focused on […]
The latest from this psych duo-turned-trio is anither easy, heady winner. Electronic […]
In the late 90s, legendary musician and composer Hermeto Pascoal wrote the […]
The second album by blog favorites Papangu finds their prog just as […]
The most well known album by this celebrated Brazilian trio. An intimate […]
This is an intricate but assertive psych pop album where dreamy vocals […]
A live record documenting one of the greatest noise/rock groups of all […]
Right out of the gate, I have to say this record knocked […]
Look, I get obsessed with records all the time. I write a […]
Absolutely stunning work here from Ian Lynch, founding member of Irish experimental […]
I love this tender and groovy pop album. Its sweet and melancholy […]
Well, here we are. It’s 2025 already, and 2024 left us in […]
In an age of musical exploration where genre matters less and less, […]
I love this record by Moin. It’s their third LP and it’s […]
The newest tape from V/Z is top notch, with bigger beats that […]
Small Medium Large is album of deeply technical and crystal clear improvised […]
This record consists of improvisational jams recorded live at the legendary Zebulon […]
A beautiful and thoughtful double LP of solo guitar by the NY […]
This is an album of small miracles. The band has been together […]
On one of his most guitar driven solo efforts yet, Lee Baggett […]
This is a trio of albums by Clan Caimán, an instrumental project […]
Catching Fire is the third excellent live record from the Norwegian jazz […]
This dispatch from the U.F.O. finds Makoto and company in top form. […]
This is a record of interesting and danceable electronic tracks from this […]
This incredible collaboration was among my favorite albums of 2023 (digital release […]
BASIC is a new trio from guitar luminary Chris Forsyth and longtime […]
A wonderful collaborative album between the legendary American psych collective Sunburned Hand […]
The shape shifting Beijing producer/improviser/DJ returns with another album only he could […]
An immense and intensive debut by this thrilling Brazilian band. Avant-prog, metal, […]
This is a live record of a concert on December 23rd, 2023, […]
This 23 track record took a decade to cook and was recorded […]
The second LP by new dub heavyweights Holy Tongue (now composed of […]
cover photo by Christopher Bruno What can I say, the people love […]
On this new record “Goodbye Till I Do Good By You” Blaine […]
I’ve loved this band since seeing them a couple times in spring […]
One of the most well kept secrets of early 70s jazz rock […]
Thank the universe for another Misha banger. The library music legend delivers […]
A pillar of jangle pop and the NZ rock sound, The Clean […]
Among the many collabs between Tatsuya Yoshida and Uchiashi Kazuhisa (Altered States, […]
This is an intense but fun album from a band that’s fast […]
There’s so much character and creativity in this record by Winged Wheel. […]
Two excellent and immersive works from the Brazilian songwriter. No Reinon Dos […]
A demolishing record with an insane guitar wall of sound and driving […]
I live in a beautiful time and place for heavy psych. It’s […]
This is an intricate and uplifting album of psych pop that sparkles […]
These are 50+ of my favorite studio records of 2023. I highly […]
Amazing psychedelic afro funk from Senegal. Even just the cover art tells […]
One of my favorite albums of 2021 turned out to be Bo […]
DAIISTAR is a great Austin TX band I’ve seen at two different […]
Its been a great few years for American primitive music, particularly if […]
A legendary meeting of the minds that got its long overdue release […]
Man, Teeth of The Sea. Even after listening to them for a […]
The multi instrumentalist (also of blog favorite space/kraut rockers Centre El Muusa) […]
Producer Howie Lee continues his jazz explorations on this collaborative LP with […]
A self produced and self released album by tireless jazz/psych/surf duo Mattson […]
This is a fantastic pop album that evokes UK and West Coast […]
Inui 1 is the first solo album by Makoto Kawabata (of Acid […]
The New York based multi instrumentalist presents a record of delicate and […]
I’ve been a fan of this UK producer since immensely enjoying 2019s […]
Two enigmatic musicians from two sides of the Pacific come together for […]
A poetic post-rock record in Arabic with great improvisations and atmosphere. The […]
This relaxed, woozy synth pop album remains modest and song focused but […]
Rudiments is Shanghai based producer and multi instructor Goooooses first solo LP […]
A bootleg in spirit, this live improvisation between Japanese jam legends Kikagaku […]
The Afghan-American artist (now based in Eindhoven NE) known for the band […]
amazing record by this one-shot band, massive stoner doom metal, absolute galore […]
Fifth album by this japanese folk artist, approaching the experimental sound of […]
honestly my favourite by these industrial giants, from their era where they […]
wonderful and quirky record from Uruguay, the soundscapes are rather ecstatic with […]
45 records, mostly ECM style jazz. I hope you find this chart […]
Early North American by Girlsareshort has to be one of the most […]
It’s another in a long line of excellent and inimitable albums from […]
Holy Scum is a devastating collision of captivating mixing and production with […]
The full length debut from Bong Wish is a rootsy-yet-airy psych release […]
I attended this incredible show in 2021 and the A Place To […]
This home recorded demo from the “100% improvised punk” band is one […]
There’s unlikely to be a finer krautrock adjacent album in 2023 than […]
This is one of the most interesting modern Brazilian records I’ve heard […]
Lately I’ve been obsessed with this absolute banger, viciously psychedelic hip hop […]
Some of the most exciting heavy psych coming out of the United […]
All bangers. Click the names for links to YouTube, however some are […]
It’s hard to nail this one down, and this for the best. […]
A low key modern classic out of Philadelphia. 11 beautiful tracks that […]
The Twins of Evil tour will see Boris focusing on 2002s “Heavy […]
A great debut EP of psychedelic folk rock in the English tradition. […]
Producer and singer Liz Lehman (with help from co producer and blog […]
Barry Walkers most recent solo work and his most energetic and busy […]
Man, how the fuck do you even properly classify these guys? Thankfully, […]
Great electric, psychedelic jazz funk. Voodoo Sound Club hones their broad afro […]
Great cosmic country that’s warm and folksy in the PNW tradition. Lots […]
The full length debut by the Hong Kong based duo packs a […]
Athens, Georgia based psych pop artist Christina Schneider released the first single […]
5/10/23 – The Rochester date of Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting […]
More lo-fi high-vibes jazz from the Estonian multi instrumentalist and band leader. […]
“Les Trois Amis de l’hiver (Three Friends of Winter)” refers to the […]
Debut record by this one man band from Houston, TX, amazing mix […]
Such an overlooked gem, with an atmosphere which sounds so fragile yet […]
Dreamy and hypnotic record by these british legends, leaving the more droning […]
Absolute masterpiece from Nigeria. If you’re fan of Osibisa you’re gonna love […]
Top tier synth explorations from Athens, Georgias JoJo Gladwill. Beautiful stuff with […]
Made this Glitch chart about three years ago, never posted it here […]
A late great thesis on the one of a kind experiment that […]
The solo debut by Ghost (Japan) bandleader Masaki Batoh is a great […]
Batida is a kind of old school sample heavy edm from west […]
Finnish quartet MAHTI released their debut with our friends at Riot Season […]
The Brazilian woodwind wizard and his group (all talented multi instrumentalists) present […]
A fantastic recording by Acidjack at NYC taper of harpist Mary Lattimore […]
You didn’t ask for it, but here it is: an additional series […]
Drinking The Lemonade is an ongoing exploration of Acid Mothers Temples most […]
Today, we have another installment of Softer Shades of Psychedelia! I’m going […]
An immensely talented improvisational keyboardist and drummer, I first came across Takedas […]
This is the finest psych album I’ve heard in a while, and […]
surreal with some of the most mind-blowing vocal performances in jazz in […]
First of all, happy 64th birthday to Robert Smith! The Cure is […]
The somewhat reclusive collective returns with their unique Gamelan + Dub blend. […]
If you’re familiar at all with John Zorn, you know he never […]
Welcome to a new series: Softer Shades of Psychedelia, hosted by me, […]
Our friends (I don’t actually know them I just like their sounds) […]
“Veteran underground experimentalists Morgan Garrett and Zack Kouns have teamed up to […]
Norwegian Canterbury music? You’re god damned right. Unlike some people who firmly […]
Dodheimsgard has always been an outlier. Black metal is their palette, but […]
Another beautiful album from singer, Indian classical instrumentalist and electronic producer Ami […]
The great genius of Robert Schneider has once again made a work […]
Trevor Powers, formerly and once again known as Youth Lagoon, continued his […]
The Athens based multi-instrumentalist (son of John K Fernandes from Elephant 6) […]
I would describe this Portland trios music as “spiritual cumbia” and that […]
Three DJs/multi-instrumentalists celebrate their long standing love of jazz hip-hop fusion with […]
The self described “non-jazz” trio (a great bit that reminds me of […]
The new Fire-Toolz rips, but if you’ve been paying attention to her […]
The studio debut from 20 year old San Francisco psych collective Fuckwolf. […]
A high energy set from the more or less current lineup, recorded […]
The wide ranging, progressive Columbian fusion group reached for the strings for […]
Valentina Magaletti (Vanishing Twin) and Al Wootton (Deadboy) released their full length […]
Check out this performance by Nash the Slash, on an unknown (to […]
A classic noisey/kraut record and a turning point in the mighty discography […]
This progressive rock record from Peru, enriched with traditional peruvian music influences, […]
Rather obscure gem of zamrock (genre which consists in the fusion between […]
This early Angels performance in Seattle was their 2nd great set at […]
Wednesday at Treefort Music fest started the week off right with some […]
My favorite album of 2022. An 11 person 4 band super group […]
Argentina’s AMAZING Buh records put out this LP, and any new group […]
A collaborative record between a Japanese environmental/field recording sound artist and an […]
One of my favorite recordings of the legendary rock group, and one […]
I didnt expect this to be so insanely psychedelic and trance inducing […]
A modern classic! Don’t think “it’s just a folktronica record.” This is […]
Great psychedelic harsh noise that will hypnotize you with its droning walls […]
I’m playing one of my very favorite records this late morning. Greg […]
Some may know this Estonian multi-instrumentalist from groups like Estrada Orchestra or […]
An excellent LP from my collection that I don’t spin enough. Everytime […]
An evening of heavy psych jams mixed with some fun free jazz, […]
A fine debut from Indonesian psych pop/rock group Crayola Eyes. Dreamy mixed […]
Jeffery Taylor (of Climax Golden Twins) leads this quartet through 7 free […]
I find this improvised session from the now defunct Japanese jammers to […]
A heavily electronic, multinational group formed around multi instrumentalists Rishi Dhir (Elephant […]
Two fine works of classic American avant-prog. A little mathy, a little […]
A two track indi behemoth from a decade ago that most certainly […]
This great early progressive bluegrass/fusion album is still tons of fun to […]
Two things immediately come to mind when listening to this fantastic record. […]
Prolific multi instrumentalist Oli Heffernan delivers sublime psychedelic jazz on his newest […]
A lovely ambient album with strong sense of melody thats tempered by […]
Debut album by guitar/woodwind player Tunico. Its contemporary Brazilian jazz with a […]
TOROZEBU is a duo of Itallian producer/jazz man/finger drummer Clap! Clap! and […]
Daikaiju attacks YOU in YOUR HOME via NEW! RECORDED! MATERIAL! Everybodys favorite […]
I’m loving this fantastic and incredibly stoned slab of a record from […]
Part of the new queer Brazilian art-rock vanguard, JADSA has an original […]
Loving this recent electro acoustic masterpiece from Berlin via Ukraine. Traditional folk […]
Old Time Relijun/Malaikat dan Singas’ Arrington de Dionyso remains a serious force […]
A delicate and meditative album that carries plenty of weight behind it. […]
A diverse and gorgeous album of experimental/traditional music from all corners of […]
The String Quartet in F major “American” Op. 96 by Antonín Dvořák […]
Kedef, or Kadef Abgi (2022, Re 2023) is an improvisational ensemble assembled […]
Alright, well, I’ve quite unreasonably decided that this is gonna be my […]