Every now and then an album just wallops you. Every single track, you keep thinking “How have I never heard this before!?” This is one of those times for me. Kramer (born Stephen Michael Bonner) is a storied figure in unique and experimental music circles who […]
The latest from this psych duo-turned-trio is anither easy, heady winner. Electronic maestro Nicolas Jaar gets all his rock and jam tendencies out in this project with longtime collaborator (and rising guitar star) Dave Harrington, joined more recently by percussionist Tlacael Esparza. This record continues to […]
The most well known album by this celebrated Brazilian trio. An intimate group of woodwinds, vocals and guitar possessing a huge sound. Experimental art rock with touches of mpb, samba, funk, afrobeat, jazz and punk rock. All the players are prodigious and the playing is understated […]
This is an intricate but assertive psych pop album where dreamy vocals and drones are elevated by thunderous rhythms and bold riffs. It’s less chamber or dream pop oriented than its contemporaries, French or otherwise. Rather it demands to be played as loud so that you […]
In an age of musical exploration where genre matters less and less, Philadelphia’s own SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE have managed to carve out their own truly unique little spot. Their most recent album, YOU’LL HAVE TO LOSE SOMETHING, is a real trip and a half, if […]
This record consists of improvisational jams recorded live at the legendary Zebulon in LA, given the ol dub-out and mix-down into a proper psychedelic rock record. It could be called the culmination of GROOPs three year long residency at the prestigious venue, but I prefer to […]
On one of his most guitar driven solo efforts yet, Lee Baggett once again proves he’s the Pacific Northwests most relaxed virtuoso (and boy is competition stiff.) I don’t know if Jorma Kaukonen can surf but this is what it would sound like if he did. […]
This dispatch from the U.F.O. finds Makoto and company in top form. The mixing and production is some of his finest and makes the most of the excellent and diverse instrumentation on this album- particularly the different rhythm sections and the intense washes of noise and synth. […]
This incredible collaboration was among my favorite albums of 2023 (digital release and international vinyl release September 28th 2024.) Mong Tong and Gong Gong Gong are two of my very favorite bands and I immediately got a copy of this LP shipped from the wonderful White […]
BASIC is a new trio from guitar luminary Chris Forsyth and longtime collaborator Nick Millevoli named after the amazing Robert Quine album of the same name (which Chris waxes poetic about in this 2019 interview on the blog RSTB.) Angular but deeply structured jams with a […]