Psych
Say Psych: Album Review, Drakkar Nowhere.
One of the most instant tracks that I have heard this year has been Drakkar Nowhere’s ‘Higher Now’. I instantly put it on one of my playlists, and hoped that it would be representative of the album as a whole. That was nearly two months ago and the fear, of course, was that something that …
Psych Insight: Premiere, Shivers by Kill West
Very exciting news, because here is the first new track from Buenos Aries band Kill West since its very well received 2015 ‘Smoke Beach’ album. This new track, ‘Shivers’, is part of a new EP entitled ‘Raw Desire’, which is being released jointly by Argentina’s Crang Records, and the UK’s Drone Rock Records (who debuted …
Say Psych: Meurtos reveal new video for Ballroom Spritzer
Muertos are a trio who draw their energy from the darker side of life. Fronted by the formidable dual attack of DeAnna Avis – the girl with roots in Querétaro, Mexico and Marc Crane – the boy from Basildon, Essex. Muertos draw influence from the darker end of the freakbeat and garage psych scenes, delivering …
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. …
EP: The Wands – Faces EP
Hailing from Copenhagen, The Wands are Denmark’s finest psychedelic offering and release their new EP Faces on Fuzz Club Records this week. This composition channels hallucinogenic psych immortalised in the Nuggets series, tinged with eastern inspired acid rock. Created by lifelong friends Christian Skibdal and Mads Gräs, they reached cult like status with the release …
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 …
Not Forgotten: Leaf Hound – Growers of Mushroom
Ah, 1971, a time when rock music was rapidly evolving and youth culture as a whole was still suffering from the hangover caused by the end of the hippy dream. The giants of the new decade had begun to emerge in the late 60s, with The Beatles split having handily cleared the decks for a …
Album Review: Silver Apples : Clinging To A Dream
I have to be honest, besides a vague awareness of the name I wasn’t all that familiar with Silver Apples. I knew they were instrumental in pushing electronic music into the ears of folks that would go on to revolutionize the genre. Experimental electronic, Krautrock, motorik beats, and the whole German electronic music scene of …