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Say Psych: News: Berlin Psych Garage Quartet Sacred Buzz release new LP Radio Radiation
Sacred Buzz is a 4-piece psych garage band from Berlin, Germany. It materialized out of thin air in the hot summer of 2023 and already became known for stirring up Berlin’s psych underground scene with their mesmerizing blend of raw energy, kaleidoscopic patterns, and psychedelic rhythm. Sacred Buzz has kickstarted their live show path by …
Say Psych: Live Review: Warmduscher @ O2 Ritz, Manchester 07.11.2024
Warmduscher are a group of miscreants, known only by aliases (Clams Baker Jr, Lightnin’ Jack Everett, Salt Fingers, Quicksand and Dr. Withers aka Little Whiskers). Ardent fans, Iggy Pop and Marc Riley have only gleaming praise to heap on the band, and in return, Warmduscher have blessed them both with immortality. Tonight, Marc Riley introduces …
Track: Fingerless are facing the ‘Monster’ of self doubt in their intense, anthemic new single.
Long time favourites here at the antipodean outpost of Backseat Mafia, the irrepressible Fingerless are back with the deliciously restrained and haunting tones of ‘Monster’. Eschewing their normal psychedelic-tinged upbeat pace, ‘Monster’ is a caged beast coasting on simple delicate guitars supported by pounding epic percussion with singer channelling a better version of Chris Martin, …
Say Psych: News: Fuzz Club announces first bands for 2025 Festival in Eindhoven
UK-based independent label Fuzz Club are today announcing the first wave of bands set to perform at Fuzz Club Festival 2025. Returning after a four-year hiatus this year, the two-day celebration of fuzz, reverb and drone will take place once again at the historic Effenaar venue in Eindhoven, Netherlands over 9 & 10 May 2025. …
Say Psych: Album Review: Cosmic Room 99 – Cosmic Room 99
Italian psych band Cosmic Room 99 recently released their debut self-titled album on Sister 9 Recordings (UK), Little Cloud Records (US) and Shyrec (Italy). The band’s name was inspired by a documentary called ‘The Cosmic Room’, which tells the story of NATO employee Bob Cohen accidentally discovering a top-secret plan to eradicate part of the …
Say Psych: News: Manchester Psych Fest announce first names for 2025
Manchester Psych Fest, the UK’s premier psych music and cultural festival has today announced the first acts for another huge edition of the one-day event, scheduled to return to Manchester on Saturday 30th August 2025. Building on the success of MPF 2024, with its acclaimed first outdoor stage at Projekts Skate Park, Manchester Psych Fest 2025 …
Track: Immerse yourself in the über cool world of Dvrkworld’s ‘Sinking Ship’: a shimmering tour de force.
Dvrkworld have caught our attention for their muscular, visceral and atmospheric shoegaze/dream pop, born and bred in the farthest edge of the world in lutruwita/Tasmania. New single ‘Sinking Ship’ voyages on the cold Antarctic waters, antithetically buoyant and febrile with a fuzzy bass that eviscerates with malevolent intent before pounding drums and jangling guitars enter …
Video Premiere: Dolium – Get Off on My Machine
Get Off On My Machine’ is the first single to be taken from Dolium’s previously unreleased third album, Brother Transistor, now to be released on 18 October. BSM is honoured to bring you the premiere of the video. 2024 marks the 20th Anniversary of Sister 9 Recordings, and to celebrate, the label are releasing a …
Say Psych: Preview: Jarred Up Festival, Sheffield
The first ever Jarred Up Festival will take place at Sheffield’s Sidney & Matilda venue this Saturday across all three rooms. The line up is crammed to the rafters with amazing talent, from headliners DZ Deathrays, to London’s disco groovers Baba Ali, local ladies Sister Wives and Mancunian powerhouses Duvet. There is also something for …
News: Trentemøller Returns: The Pulse of Darkness Hits Australia in April 2025
Trentemøller Brings His Shadowy Sonic World to Australia in April 2025