This is an intense but fun album from a band that’s fast becoming essential listening for all you acid punks out there. I find it groovy and heavy in equal measure. It recalls UK psych monoliths GNOD but in a tighter more classically punk package. I […]
I live in a beautiful time and place for heavy psych. It’s clear that the genre, and specifically several trios/quartets that are active right now, will be the immediate future of psych rock in a major way. Of all those bands I think Kanaan may be […]
One of my favorite albums of 2021 turned out to be Bo Ningens self titled debut from 2010! Wanting to do a physical release of their first record but not content with a simple reissue or remastering, intercontinental psych rockers Bo Ningen have produced an entirely […]
Holy Scum is a devastating collision of captivating mixing and production with high caliber, high volume improvisation. Their debut 2022 LP is headphone candy for folks who love the intricate and the distorted. It’s an album that hasn’t left my rotation since release. The group is […]
Some of the most exciting heavy psych coming out of the United States Pacific Northwest. The early 2020s have been hot for Spoon Benders, with a slew of well received tours and festival appearances that made this a hotly anticipated album for many. The record is […]
All bangers. Click the names for links to YouTube, however some are available on streaming services (and all are available for download to those who look for them.) Dig in. Toad – s/tSalem Mass – Witch BurningFraction – Moon BloodBolder Damn – MourningBlack Spirit – s/t […]
5/10/23 – The Rochester date of Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso UFO’s Meta Reboot Spring Tour 2023, played at the Bug Jar in Rochester, NY. Recorded with a Zoom H2N whilst tripping on 10 tabs of acid. I was front and center, the recording […]
I’m loving this fantastic and incredibly stoned slab of a record from the UKs Pigs x7. This one packs enough heavy psych/krautrock influence to keep you firmly on the edge of your seat where other stoner records might lul you into a deep hash-dream. The songwriting […]