Psych Insight
Say Psych: Playlist 18/2016
Back into the playlist groove after the summer, I’ve got round to doing some reviews…some ace albums linked below. Then there’s the usual mixture of the raw, the cooked, and the generally freaky. Enjoy! This Man by Nudity “In many ways this album is something of a hard sell. A collection of tracks from …
Say Psych: Album Review, Anachronicle by Big Mountain County
Big Mountain County began in Rome in 2012, formed initially by members of garage band The Boilers, building up a live reputation on the Italian punk and garage circuit. After self-releasing a single and touring throughout continental Europe the band brought out a well received first album, ‘Breaking Sound’ on Gas Vintage Records. This seemed to mark something …
Say Psych: Album review, Astragal by Broken DC
As summer turns to autumn there’s a certain melancholia in the air. It’s often a time for introspection, for remembering the (relative) warmth of the season gone by; while at the same time looking forward to the beauty of what is to come. The colours that arrive as leaves gradually lose their sense of purpose. …
Say Psych: Album Review, Is God’s Creation by Nudity
Sometimes, just sometimes, something comes along that stops you in your tracks. You put the thing on not knowing what to expect and BAM! it fucking slays you from the outset. That’s what happened when I first heard this double album from Nudity, a band that was totally new to me. Wait though, to my …
Psych Insight: Album Review, Sabdatanmantra by Ramayana Soul
After what seemed like a slow start Japanese label Guruguru Brain really seems to have taken off this year with a string of releases from different parts of Asia. In the coming month or so I hope to be reviewing quite a few of them, culminating in seeing quite a few of the bands on …
Say Psych: Playlist 17/2016
A few months back I posted a playlist of bands I was looking forward to see at this year’s Liverpool PsychFest. Since then the list has grown somewhat, and here are fifteen more bands that I hope to see there too; most of whom are new to me. Enjoy! Gambling with the Crocodile by …
Say Psych: Playlist 16/2016
This week’s Psych Insight play list is packed full of massive chunks of heaviness, with a few more chilled out moments along the way. There aren’t a lot of new releases in August so I’ve throw in a few favourites of mine too. Enjoy! The Nightfeeders by Nudity Utterly brilliant track from a few …
Say Psych: Playlist 15/2016
A mixture of new releases and sounds that have been out a while, but are new to me. I continue to be astounded by just how much good music is out there. Check it out and enjoy! Higher Now by Drakkar Nowhere When I first heard the debut, eponymously titled, album from the Phenomenal …
Say Psych: Album Review, Balance by Lorelle Meets The Obsolete
I have to admit that for quite a while I was rather agnostic about Lorelle Meets The Obsolete, I didn’t really see what the fuss was all about, while the likes of Henry Rollins raving about them. Then I saw the Mexican duo perform that the Liverpool Psych Fest a few years ago and, like so often …
Say Psych: Playlist 14/2016
I am the first to admit that my ‘Psych Insight’ reviews concentrate on the more fuzzy guitar end of things, but this week’s playlist is looking at music that is more electronically inspired. OK it’s not Dylan’s Judas moment or anything like that, but it is my nod to the fact that there is more to …