Sonic Jesus
Say Psych: Feature: Italians Do Psych Better, Part Three
I’ve been involved in the world of psychedelia for years now, in many capacities, and certain things start to stick and draw you ever deeper; like Alice and the infamous rabbit hole. One of the things I’ve noticed and indeed gone down said hole with, is the insane quality of psychedelia emerging from Italy, in …
Say Psych: Album Review: Sonic Jesus – Memories
Hailing from Dognella Di Ninfa, Italy and once described as psychedelia’s “best kept secret”, Sonic Jesus have acquired a staunch following in the underground, not least thanks to the exposure provided by Fuzz Club Records for their debut LP Neither Virtue Nor Anger which has now acquired cult status. Memories is much more than a …
Say Psych: Live: Fuzz Club Eindhoven – Day 2 25.08.2018
After a mind boggling day one with everyone already saying that this is an event that will go down in hisotry, people are down for the doors at the Effenaar as we gear up for what is set to be an explosive day two. The number of bodies milling already is already busier than yesterday …
Say Psych: News: Fuzz Club announce further additions to festival in Eindhoven
Last month London-based label and record store Fuzz Club announced thwy will be hosting a two day festival over 24th-25th August in Eindhoven, in partnership with the prestigious Effenaar venue – the line-up already boasting the likes of The Black Angels, Holy Wave, The Underground Youth and Ron Gallo. As Fuzz Club Eindhoven 2018 draws …
Say Psych: Fuzz Club announce Festival in Eindhoven
In August London-based indie label Fuzz Club will be taking over the city of Eindhoven, Netherlands for a huge two-day festival at the lauded Effenaar venue, in collaboration with the masterminds behind Eindhoven Psych Lab. Fuzz Club Eindhoven 2018 will be taking place on 24th and 25th August with the first wave of acts just …
Say Psych: Track Review: Sonic Jesus – Dead Man
Rating: 8/10 Sonic Jesus are one of the most revered outputs in the modern psych scene and are helmed by mutli-instrumentalist Tiziano Veronese who handles all song writing duties, with the lyrical composition falling to Marco Barzetti. Their debut LP Neither Virtue Nor Anger received international acclaim due to its dark, overbearing tones and earlier this year …
Psych Insight: 20 Essential Psych Albums 2015
Following the overwhelming feedback from last year’s Psych Insight ‘Essential Psych‘ list, Adam Harmsworth of Drone Rock Records and myself have embarked on the mammoth task of getting a list together for 2015. Once again it has been hugely difficult to settle on a final 20 albums which are a reflection and representative of the amount of quality …
Live Review: Fuzz Club Festival – Day 1
By my reckoning, this is something like my 23rd post in connection with Fuzz Club Records. For those of you familiar with this blog, this will come as no surprise. To those fledgling acolytes, I would urge you to seek out that which will make you whole again – just as Fuzz Club did for me, …
Interview: Sonic Jesus
On experiencing ‘It’s time to hear’ for the first time, the warm embrace of it’s sweeping grandeur and haunting imagery had me gladly and willingly sealing my “Faustian Pact” with Sonic Jesus. A pact that the intervening 18 months has rewarded with two spellbinding live performances, at Eindhoven Psych Lab last year and the London launch party for …
Album Review: Sonic Jesus – ‘Neither Virtue Nor Anger’
‘Neither Virtue Nor Anger’ by Sonic Jesus, is perhaps 2015’s most eagerly anticipated debut LP, certainly for those fortunate souls who take their music with more than just a pinch of gravitas. Few releases have me contemplating the juxtaposition of Platonist preponderance over Aristotle’s ‘Ethica Nicomachea’, combined with Blake’s adherence that “there is no suffering except …