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 […]
Catching Fire is the third excellent live record from the Norwegian jazz fusion group (not counting their early BBC session.) This set from 2017 somewhat anticipates 2019s now classic Psychedelic Backfire 1 & 2. The tracklist is similar, and the psychedelic/prog rock vibes are beginning to […]
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 […]
Norwegian Canterbury music? You’re god damned right. Unlike some people who firmly believe that country of origin determines the “legitimacy” of a music’s content (You ever ask a boomer krautrock fan if krautrock made outside of Germany is actual krautrock? Go ahead and do it, it’s […]
I didnt expect this to be so insanely psychedelic and trance inducing when I started it. They almost sufficiently describe themselves as “traditional Norwegian microtonal electronic dance music” or “proper acid folk.” You really just have to listen to it. Custom microtonal instruments, jaw harps, and […]
An evening of heavy psych jams mixed with some fun free jazz, lush spacey keyboard and synth space weirdness, good drones and some heavy metal. Underrated af. Wish there were more collaborative performances like this out there that really take the genre to weird and fun […]