Psych
Psych Insight: EP Review – BEAK><KAEB
When watching the London-based art rock collective, Rude Mechanicals, perform at Kent’s Homespun festival earlier this month, a friend of mine observed that all of the band’s five members appeared to be various manifestations of Brian Eno’s split personalities. There was Roxy Eno, with long, bleached hair blasting his way through a saxophone solo; Dr. Eno, transcribing …
Album Review: dreamweapon – ‘dreamweapon’
Photograph by Betânia Liberato ‘dreamweapon’ by dreamweapon draws upon an enviable pedigree. ‘Dreamweapon’ is the title of Spacemen 3’s 1990 live album, which in turn drew it’s inspiration from a 1965 work by Angus MacLise titled, ‘Rites of the Dream Weapon’, one of an extensive series of multimedia productions, which MacLise described as “ritual happenings”. MacLise’s collaborations with experimental luminaries, …
See: Talk In Tongues release video for ‘While Everyone Was Waiting’
Talk In Tongues are unapologetically psychedelic. The release of the video for “While Everyone Was Waiting” is a fine excuse to listen to this track again. It struts in on the back of a funky baseline, adds layers of feedback and then swirls off into more interesting places before ending in what I think can legitimately be called …
Track: Demob Happy – Wash It Down
Demob Happy’s frontman Matt Marcantonio says “apathy has been encouraged” in the current music market, but thankfully his band sounds anything but indifferent on blazing new track Wash It Down. This single is taken from the Brighton quartet’s eagerly awaited debut album, due out later this year, and follows the well-deserved hype surrounding previous single …
Album Review: Tame Impala – Currents
Okay, so I’ve listened to Tame Impala’s excellent new album Currents several times now. Like everyday, twice a day, since last Friday. I can say very confidently that it’s a masterpiece. Kevin Parker has finally decided he no longer has to make albums that sound like they’re being performed by a crusty crew of long-haired, bearded psych …
Live Review: Tess Parks + Anton Newcombe @ Oslo, London 18.07.15
As Tess Parks and Anton Newcombe’s “We Declare Nothing” tour hits the UK, Nina Fritsch finds out if the visionary Brian Jonestown Massacre frontman’s latest project still has what it takes to bring an audience to another level. This was nearly a homecoming gig for London-based Canadian artist Tess Parks. Anticipation hung strongly in the …
Meet: Black Delta Movement interview
We’ve seen them live on numerous occasions and we’ve been spinning their trippy, garage psychedelia on the Backseat mafia turntable for quite some time. So we thought it was about time we introduced you to The Black Delta Movement. We sat down with lead singer Matt to ask a few basic questions about one of our …
News: PINKSHINYULTRABLAST announce UK Dates
Following on from the success of their debut album, “Everything Else Matters“, Russian shoegazers Pinkshinyultrablast are gearing up to release some new material from an as yet untitled follow up album and a set of supporting dates. First up will be the track ‘Kiddy Pool dreams’, which will officially be released on 2nd October on Club …
See: Broken Hands release video for “Meteor”
Brooding behind their luscious long hair, Canterbury’s psychedelic space rockers Broken Hands step up to fill an unfortunate gap within music at the moment. Broken Hands are blessed with both great riffs and great hair. If Black Sabbath had been into science fiction and space exploration, they might have sounded like Broken Hands’ new …
Track: TAU – ‘Wirikuta’ EP
TAU is the collective brainchild of Dubliner, Shaun Mulrooney. Shaun is perhaps best known for his involvement with the Dead Skeletons and as the “Invisible Man” with Camera. TAU’s ‘Medicine Music’ was envisioned during a Mulrooney sojourn in Mexico with the Wixárikas, an ancient shamanic tribe whose culture and mythology is immersed in peyote lore. This …