Psychedelic rock
Say Psych: Album Review: Dreamweapon – SOL
Rating: 8/10 Portugal’s Dreamweapon take their name from the 1990 Spacemen 3 live album Dreamweapon: An Evening of Contemporary Sitar Music, who themselves took inspiration from the work of minimalist drone – or ‘Dream Music’ – visionary La Monte Young and a 1965 multimedia piece titled ‘Rites of The Dreamweapon’ by original The Velvet Underground drummer …
Say Psych: News: JuJu announces European tour and video for ‘In A Ghetto’
Back in September last year, Sicilian multi-instrumentalist JuJu – the pseudonym of Gioele Valenti (Lay Llamas, Herself) released second LP Our Mother Was A Plant on Fuzz Club Records. After a run of festival appearances towards the end of last year, JuJu has now announced a full European tour in support of the new record. To coincide with …
Say Psych: Album Review: Dead Vibrations – Dead Vibrations
Dead Vibrations burst onto the booming Stockholm music scene in 2015 and have been flying the flag high for Scandinavian shoegaze ever since. Comprised of Christian Jansson (Guitar & Vocals), Elmer Hallsby (Bass), Josefin Ahlqvist Lyzwiski (Drums) and Olov Sjogren (Guitar), their dark and gloomy noise pop channelling a mix of visceral Jesus & the Mary Chain …
Say Psych: Track Review: Mint Field – Quiero Otoño De Nuevo
Tijuana based duo Mint Field have released the second track to come from debut album Pasar De Las Luces this week; ‘Quiero Otoño de Nuevo’. Speaking about the new track, the girls said “this was a song we wrote on the studio, we had the principal idea, we had the lyrics but we didn’t have …
Say Psych: Premiere: Anthroprophh announce new album & release video ‘Dead Inside’
Anthroprophh are set to return with their third LP, OMEGAVILLE, to be released on Rocket Recordings on 30th March 2018, and BSM are honoured to provide you with an exclusive video for a track taken from the forthcoming album; ‘Dead Inside’. The video was compiled by Paul Allen, who not only appeared on the very …
Say Psych: Album Review: Hookworms – Microshift
Rating: 7/10 Hookworms are a band that need no introduction really and yet with a noticeable three-year absence from releasing new material some would be forgiven for forgetting about them. The release of the Leeds bands new LP marks a shift in their sound, dynamic song-writing and production whilst still bearing all the ferocious energy …
The Lovely Eggs – This Is Eggland
Eggland then. A place where the Lovely Eggs have got a producer in (Dave Fridmann no less) and gone full Hawkwind. Which means that my friend Julie, though she doesn’t know it yet, has a new favourite album. Cos that’s really how a love of the Eggs should be passed on – rocking up to …
Say Psych: Track Review: Straylings – Warm Ambition
Rating: 7/10 London duo Straylings have released a video for ‘Warm Ambition’ this week. It’s the second teaser track, following the release of the single ‘Umpteenth’ in November 2017, taken from their forthcoming second album Wild Medicine scheduled for release on 23rd February. Straylings are ex-The Veils Oliver Drake on guitars and synth and Bahrain born …
Say Psych: News: WRONG Festival confirms full line up
Wrong Festival have announced the full line up for the unmissable second outing of the veritable odd ball rock gathering. The event set to take place on 28th April at Liverpool Docklands has already sold out of early bird tickets, with £20 discounted advance tickets on sale now. Cult Cardiff band Future of the Left …
Say Psych: News: Rocket Recordings Twenty announce day split
Rocket Recordings are putting on a special event at The Garage, London in connection with DHP and Baba Yaga’s Hut to celebrate their 20th Anniversary. The label showcase will feature the finest on their roster, with the day split being confirmed this week. The highlights include: Friday 9th March – Josefin Ӧhm + The Liberation, …