Psych albums
Say Psych: Album Review: Joe Ghatt – Banana Sludge
Australian label Third Eye Stimuli Records have this week ventured across the waters to release the debut LP from New Zealander Joe Ghatt, Banana Sludge. Originally from Nelson on South Island but now residing in Auckland, Ghatt has been performing and collaborating for the last few years with Kiwi psyhc rockers Arthur Ahbez and Kelvin …
Say Psych: Premiere: Diagram – Transmission Response
The Berlin-based musician Hákon Aðalsteinsson, originally hailing from Iceland, can be found fronting neo-psych outfit The Third Sound and gloomy alt-country troupe Gunman & The Holy Ghost, as well as being the live guitarist for The Brian Jonestown Massacre and Anton Newcombe’s ongoing collaborations with Tess Parks. Now, Hákon is also turning his attention to …
Say Psych: Album Review: Juju – Maps and Territory
Gioele Valenti is set to release Maps & Territory, the new album of Juju, out on 29 May through Fuzz Club Records. The follow up to Our Mother Was A Plant from 2017, Maps & Territory reaffirms and at the same time transcends Juju’s unique formula. A blend of Neo-psychedelia and Mediterranean folk, new wave …
Say Psych: Album Review: Dune Sea – Dune Sea
Dune Sea are a power trio from Norway, playing a blend of stoner rock, shoegaze and space rock. The Trondheim based outfit are often compared with bands such as Hawkwind, and with good reason. The band started out as Ole Nogva’s solo project back in 2012. Drummer Erik Bråten joined Ole in the spring of …
Say Psych: Album Review: Gnoomes – Mu!
When Russian outfit Gnoomes released their 2017 LP Tschak! it came after a turbulent period that saw Sasha Piankov temporarily imprisoned for smoking cannabis and also narrowly avoiding mandatory service in the army. After locking themselves in an old soviet radio station with analogue synths to make a record that pulsed with frenetic electronic possibilities, …
Say Psych: Album Review: The Pinheads – Is This Real?
Australian 6 piece garage rockers The Pinheads have joined the Stolen Body Records family and are set release their new LP Is This Real? in the UK and Europe with Australian label Farmer & The Owl will take care of the release down under. Born out of friendship, bowling, sci-fi movie marathons and literal brotherhood, The …
Say Psych: Album Review: Tajak – Amsterdam 211
After a string of highly successful and well attended UK dates last year, Mexico’s Tajak have been picked up by Dirty Filthy Records to offer their debut release, Amsterdam 211, a vinyl outing. Titled after the place where it was born, Amsterdam 211 is the language that Tajak has worked around their short existence as …
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: DJINN – DJINN
Neither inherently good nor evil, the DJINN have been heralded in Arab culture since the Pre-Islamic period, located somewhere on a spiritual plane between humanity and the realm of deities. A mysterious force, their influence – essential between angel and demon – has subsequently extended to mythos, religious belief and folklore far and wide, from …
Say Psych: Album Review: Flamingods – Levitation
Flamingods are a four-piece, multi-instrumental, multi-cultural band who originally met and formed in Bahrain & now call London home. The band was founded by Kamal Rasool and now consists of Rasool, Sam Rowe, Charles Prest & Karthik Poduval. The group puts a focus on exploration and experimentation, often taking influence from different cultures around the world by …