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Say Psych: News: Full line up and playlist for Karma Fest V – Leeds 28.05.17
The late May Bank Holiday weekend once again see’s the psychonautic compass point to Eiger Studios, Leeds for the 5th Karma Fest. And once again, the line-up (to quote a friend) ‘is an absolute belter!’ Running right through the day, well into the night and through to the early hours of the morning, an impressive …
Track: Josefin Öhrn + The Liberation – ‘Sister Green Eyes’ + TOUR NEWS
To coincide with their up & coming tour, Josefin Öhrn + The Liberation will be releasing a reworked version of their sultry album track, “Sister Green Eyes”. This digital only refix will be the band’s third single from their much lauded 2016 album Mirage. It is a track that sounds like Phillip Glass, Ravi Shankar …
News: Psych-Rockers ‘Blown Out’ announce new LP and UK – EU tour dates.
Blown Out are a progressive power-driven psych-fuzz trio from Newcastle (UK). The band, comprised from members of: BONG, Drunk In Hell, Haikai No Ku, 11Paranoias, Khunnt and Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, are synonymous with heavy rolling basslines and waster infused guitar freak-outs, all held together with steady percussive freeform rhythms. Already with …
Obituary: Jaki Liebezeit – Can’s human drum machine 1938 – 2017
Jake Leibezeit will be best remembered for his work with German avant-garde band Can. He played on some of their most memorable albums, such as ‘Ege Bamyasi’ and ‘Monster Movie’, and brought a steady motorik beat, relentless and minimalistic, yet unmistakeably human. His rhythmic repetoire however had infinite depth beyond the bare-bones pulse of Krautrock, …
See: Jenny Hval’s Video for The Great Undressing (NSFW), plus tour dates
Jenny Hval kicks off 2017 in style with the mesmerising video for her captivating new single ‘The Great Undressing’. Jenny Hval’s critically acclaimed 2016 album ‘Blood Bitch’ was rightly featured on many of the big year-end lists and her live performances received similarly high praise. She has now announced more tour dates as well as …
News: This Other Kingdom to release new album on Wrong Way Records
Dublin’s finest psychedelic offering This Other Kingdom have been absent for some while now since their debut LP Telescopic was released in April 2015, so their news today is most welcome. Wrong Way Records are fast becoming the label that everyone wants to know and talk about. With names such as The Cult of Free …
See: Moonlandingz reveal video for Black Hanz, plus UK tour and album news
Ahead of their debut album, ‘Interplanetary Class Classics’, which drops on 24th March 2017 on Transgressive Records, Moonlandingz have released a video for their track Black Hanz, and announced details of a UK tour next spring. The band, who first as a fictional band from a fictional town featured on the Eccentronic Research Council’s 2015 …
Track: Flamingods – Majesty, plus UK tour dates
Hot on the heels of the release of their album Majesty, which dropped on Soundway records back in June, Psych rockers Flamingods have released the title track and album opener as a new single. Kamal Rasool from the London five piece explains the track as “Majesty is soaked in Eastern Mysticism; the idea that we …
Preview: Strange Waves, Manchester 09.09.2016
A meeting of minds in Manchester has set wheels in motion for something rather special that is to come on 9th September 2016. Promoters Strange Days and Now Wave have joined forces to offer an exclusive event being held at The O2 Ritz over two stages, with proceedings continuing through to 1am. Headlining the event …
Say Psych: News – dayz of Purple and Hope for Cancer release
Andy Uzzell over at ace Psych blog Dayz of Purple and Orange has put together an insanely good digital album of sounds from some great bands that you will already know, and probably some amazing bands that are new to you; all of whom have given their music for free for this fantastic cause. It’s a …