Cardinal Fuzz
Say Psych: Album Review: Firefriend – Decreation Facts
Sao Paolo’s Firefriend are prolific for their output, Decreation Facts is their seventh LP since 2016. The tight trio create soundscapes which captivate and have redefined the psychedelic shoegaze genre by ever pushing the boundaries of what can be achieved and placing no limits on their work. Recorded by the band in their garage between …
Say Psych: Premiere: Magic Shoppe – I Feel High
Magic Shoppe are known for delighting in distortion and reverb and today they release into the world ‘I Feel High’ which we are pleased to present you with the premiere for. ‘I Feel High’ is taken from forthcoming LP Mono Lake, set for release on 4 March via Cardinal Fuzz and Little Cloud Records. …
Say Psych: Feature: Top 5 Albums of 2020
5. Sei Still – S/T Though their taut, driving motoric music might scream of 70’s West Germany, Sei Still are, in from Mexico City. Their machine-like sonic experimentations emerging not out acid-fuelled jam sessions in some underground communal space tucked away in this or that German city but, instead, three friends taking a random trip to desolate …
Say Psych: Album Review: The Janitors – Noisolation Sessions Vol. 1
Last week saw the joint release on Cardinal Fuzz and Little Cloud Records of the fifth album from Sweden’s finest purveyors of heavy drones, fuzzed nightmares and stökpsych, The Janitors. Noisolation Sessions Vol.1 is a testament of three months in disturbing times. In March 2020 The Janitors had their new Album written and studio time …
Say Psych: Album Review: Mugstar – Graft
Centripetal Force (North America) and Cardinal Fuzz (UK/Europe) last week released the latest LP from Mugstar, Graft, the follow up album to their much-lauded live collaboration with Can’s Damo Suzuki released earlier this year. Mugstar have been hurtling through the sonic multiverse since 2003 and have left an extensive discography in their wake. Early on, …
Say Psych: Album Review: The Asteroid No. 4 – Northern Songs
Psychedelic rock legends The Asteroid No.4 will release their new album Northern Songs this Friday through a partnership with UK-based Cardinal Fuzz Records and Portland’s Little Cloud Records. Stalwarts of the modern ‘psych’ genre, they are known for their prolific discography of reverb-drenched recordings and liquid-projected live performances. With a sound all their own and neo-psychedelic / shoegaze leanings, they are often compared to acts …
Say Psych: Album Review: Birth – Live In Tuscon
Birth is the project of Grant Beyachau and Nik Rayne from The Myrrors who performed as Birth for an improvisational performance in Tucson, USA. The performance was captured onto a handheld recorder which means this recording transports you right to the heart of the action with instrument leads buzz and cut out for a second …
Say Psych: Album Review: The Janitors – 15 Years of Fuzz and Folköl
15 years ago, a night of heavy drinking resulted in the formation of The Janitors – a creative project that has been the centre of founding members Jonas and Henrik’s lives ever since. Over that time five drummers, eight percussionists and three bass players have passed through The Janitors grinder. This has ultimately resulted in …
Say Psych: Album Premiere: Hurricane Heart Attacks – S/T
BSM have been champions of lesser known psychedelic gems for many years now and so it is a real privilege to bring you the premiere of the full album stream of Buenos Aires’ based Hurricane Heart Attacks who we’ve been a fan of for many years. We caught up with Jota Humada of the band …
Say Psych: Album Review: Los Mundos – Calor Central
Los Mundos slithers out of Monterrey, Mexico like a psychedelic serpent ready to draw blood. Undulating along riff-heavy guitar lines and fuzzed-out bass, Luis Angel Martinez and Alejandro Elizondo cut a path through psychedelia that pulls from sources as diverse as the Beach Boys, the Jesus and Mary Chain, and horror legend H.P. Lovecraft, creator of …