Please enjoy the psychedelic sounds of my latest Mixcloud show with tracks by Alber Jupiter, Japanese Television, Twink, Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek, London Underground, Soft Hearted Scientists, Jack Ellister, Hawkeyes, Pseudo Sun, White Manna, Unimother 27, Plastic Crimewave Syndicate, Cosmic Fall, The Insektlife Cycle, Terminal Cheesecake, Electric Moon and Sendelica.
tiistai 25. kesäkuuta 2019
tiistai 18. kesäkuuta 2019
The Insektlife Cycle - Temple of the Soul
Self-released
This is a brand new release by the instrumental psych rock quartet called The Insektlife Cycle from the Philippines. I first heard about them in 2015 when one of their tracks was used for Fruits de Mer's rare festival-only split single that I reviewed in here. Temple of the Soul includes four long jams edited from a two-and-a-half-hour improvisation session recorded live
using a 4-track cassette recorder at the Sound Carpentry Studio in
Pateros, Metro Manila, Philippines and sounds rather wonderful.
The almost ten-minute, mid-tempo "Unmentioned Motions" starts the album with a bit pop-like vibe in 3/4 time signature. The tempo speeds up later on as the band is on fire and gets wilder. "Sonic Sermons" is an over 14-minute jam that has a slower, bluesy touch. This is a bit weirder, noisy piece but like the opener based on just two chords. My favourite is the next, title piece "Temple of the Soul" where one of the guitar players has switched to organ giving the track a bit more atmospheric vibe. There is a psychedelic freak-out section in the middle AND at the end, though... Wow, great! "Manilament" is the most gentle and melodic track but still not totally soft or anything. It does get more energetic, faster and wilder later on... Another killer jam! There is apparently a very limited edition lathe-cut LP of this release as well but I think it deserves a proper vinyl album release for sure. Check it out!
theinsektlifecycle.bandcamp.com
The almost ten-minute, mid-tempo "Unmentioned Motions" starts the album with a bit pop-like vibe in 3/4 time signature. The tempo speeds up later on as the band is on fire and gets wilder. "Sonic Sermons" is an over 14-minute jam that has a slower, bluesy touch. This is a bit weirder, noisy piece but like the opener based on just two chords. My favourite is the next, title piece "Temple of the Soul" where one of the guitar players has switched to organ giving the track a bit more atmospheric vibe. There is a psychedelic freak-out section in the middle AND at the end, though... Wow, great! "Manilament" is the most gentle and melodic track but still not totally soft or anything. It does get more energetic, faster and wilder later on... Another killer jam! There is apparently a very limited edition lathe-cut LP of this release as well but I think it deserves a proper vinyl album release for sure. Check it out!
theinsektlifecycle.bandcamp.com
maanantai 10. kesäkuuta 2019
Cosmic Fall - Lackland (digital single)
Digital Single
Okay, what we have here is a one-track digital single by Berlin-based heavy psych/stoner rockers Cosmic Fall. I have previously reviewed the power trio's latest album In Search of Outer Space (2018) as well as their drummer's a bit more 60s styled solo album. Both great albums feature just the basic bass/drums/guitar set up as does this new single that will be released to the public on Thursday.
So the new track "Lackland" is a long (8:32), totally instrumental, heavy mid-tempo stoner rocker that at first brings to mind Loop a bit with it's simple, hypnotic riff. The guitar soon gets wild in the Earthless style and the groovy rhythm section offers the perfect background for lots of heavy solo freak-out. Cosmic Fall is freaky, spaced-out jam band, make no mistakes about that. They really let it go wild and furious here and that's the way I like it. I could listen to this kind of heavy, killer jamming for hours and the eight-and-a-half minutes just fly by letting you ask for more ear-candy. I guess this digital single means that they have a brand-new album coming up soon which is great. Can't wait for that! Check out this taster on their Bandcamp site on the 13th of June and blow your mind with some honest, well-played psychedelic stoner rock mayhem!
cosmicfall.bandcamp.com
So the new track "Lackland" is a long (8:32), totally instrumental, heavy mid-tempo stoner rocker that at first brings to mind Loop a bit with it's simple, hypnotic riff. The guitar soon gets wild in the Earthless style and the groovy rhythm section offers the perfect background for lots of heavy solo freak-out. Cosmic Fall is freaky, spaced-out jam band, make no mistakes about that. They really let it go wild and furious here and that's the way I like it. I could listen to this kind of heavy, killer jamming for hours and the eight-and-a-half minutes just fly by letting you ask for more ear-candy. I guess this digital single means that they have a brand-new album coming up soon which is great. Can't wait for that! Check out this taster on their Bandcamp site on the 13th of June and blow your mind with some honest, well-played psychedelic stoner rock mayhem!
cosmicfall.bandcamp.com
tiistai 4. kesäkuuta 2019
ØSC meets BMC - Freak Out in the Fjord
Space Rock Productions (SRP059)
Phew, this is a massive two-hour/2CD/3LP release of improvised, psychedelic space rock of the highest quality... Øresund Space Collective played in 2017 in Norway together with Dr Space's another, Norwegian band Black Moon Circle and the next day a studio jam session took place. It must have been an enormous task to set up three drum kits, two guitar set ups, two bass set ups and all the synths, keyboards and the violin that you can experience on this release! There are nine musicians on board altogether.
The album includes just four, VERY long jams. "Rendezvous in the Nebula" starts off slowly and builds up like jams often do. It has a very hypnotic, repetitive, uplifting and spacey mood until it gets slower and sort of bluesy before the 14-minute marker for another ten minutes or so. Very nice! The next, jazzy jam is called "Afterglow in the Sea of Sirens" and has cool & groovy Fender Rhodes among other things. Some very inspired, amazing guitar playing on this one too! Things get heavier towards the end. The over 30-minute "Dinner With Gregg A and Jerry G" is, as you might have guessed, sort of inspired by The Grateful Dead and The Allman Brothers Band, so it's has that late 60s/ early 70s jam rock vibe. Of course the spacey synths add other layers as well as always... When things really get rolling I must hold on to my brain for not exploding it! Some pretty wild stuff in there. The longest jam is called "Freak Out in the Fjord" at 36 minutes. I love Jonathan's violin here as well as the groovy, sort of creeping rhythm section. This is probably the highlight for me with intense, heavy, a bit dark and mind-blowing vibes. Øyvin is playing some cool guitar as well. Proper heavy, psychedelic space rock, I would say! It must have been a challenge to mix together these big jam sessions but the end result is stunning. The last two jams have been cut in half for the 3LP (290 copies on coloured, 184 on black vinyl) version and some of the tracks on the 2CD (500 copies) version are a bit longer than on vinyl but it all works out very well. I love the amazing cover art too. Warmly recommended! If you happen to be in Stockholm tonight, go see ØSC and BMC in action at Melody Box!
www.facebook.com/OresundSpaceCollective
The album includes just four, VERY long jams. "Rendezvous in the Nebula" starts off slowly and builds up like jams often do. It has a very hypnotic, repetitive, uplifting and spacey mood until it gets slower and sort of bluesy before the 14-minute marker for another ten minutes or so. Very nice! The next, jazzy jam is called "Afterglow in the Sea of Sirens" and has cool & groovy Fender Rhodes among other things. Some very inspired, amazing guitar playing on this one too! Things get heavier towards the end. The over 30-minute "Dinner With Gregg A and Jerry G" is, as you might have guessed, sort of inspired by The Grateful Dead and The Allman Brothers Band, so it's has that late 60s/ early 70s jam rock vibe. Of course the spacey synths add other layers as well as always... When things really get rolling I must hold on to my brain for not exploding it! Some pretty wild stuff in there. The longest jam is called "Freak Out in the Fjord" at 36 minutes. I love Jonathan's violin here as well as the groovy, sort of creeping rhythm section. This is probably the highlight for me with intense, heavy, a bit dark and mind-blowing vibes. Øyvin is playing some cool guitar as well. Proper heavy, psychedelic space rock, I would say! It must have been a challenge to mix together these big jam sessions but the end result is stunning. The last two jams have been cut in half for the 3LP (290 copies on coloured, 184 on black vinyl) version and some of the tracks on the 2CD (500 copies) version are a bit longer than on vinyl but it all works out very well. I love the amazing cover art too. Warmly recommended! If you happen to be in Stockholm tonight, go see ØSC and BMC in action at Melody Box!
www.facebook.com/OresundSpaceCollective
Dr Space's Alien Planet Trip - Vol 3 Featuring Martin Weaver
Space Rock Productions (SRP060)
This is the third solo album by Dr. Space aka Scott Heller from Danish/Swedish/American etc. improvised psychedelic space rock group Øresund Space Collective. This time he has teamed up with Martin Weaver, a guitar player known for legendary bands Dark and Wicked Lady. As you maybe know, Scott is not a keyboard player but specialized in producing the most spacey, out-of-this-world windy-whooshy synth noises so don't expect wild keyboard solos or even much synth melodies. There are some arpeggios and sequences in there to help create a bit more solid structures to the very ambient , experimental and spaced-out pieces.
The synthesizers used were Nord Lead 2 virtual analog synthesizer, Korg Monotron, Custom Modular Synthesizer and OSCar. Martin has also programmed some percussion in Logic to give the music more form, like on the opener "Lost in ten Desert" and almost Goa trance-like "Encart Stnap" that ends the album and also has some spoken word at the beginning. My favourites still are the most cosmic, ambient and atmospheric pieces like the majestic "Veganporcotopia" and "Spacey Placey" that really take you to weird, wonderful places. It's very cool to have electric and acoustic guitar in there to make things more interesting, and the drum programming also works for the most part. Scott is the master of spacey analogue synths sounds and alien soundscapes. The production is top-notch and the album cover art perfect for the spacey moods within. If you enjoyed Scott's two previous solo albums you will for sure love this one. This is very limited edition of just 102 copies on black and 216 on blue vinyl so if you want to get on this strange alien trip you'll have to act fast!
oresundspacecollective.com
The synthesizers used were Nord Lead 2 virtual analog synthesizer, Korg Monotron, Custom Modular Synthesizer and OSCar. Martin has also programmed some percussion in Logic to give the music more form, like on the opener "Lost in ten Desert" and almost Goa trance-like "Encart Stnap" that ends the album and also has some spoken word at the beginning. My favourites still are the most cosmic, ambient and atmospheric pieces like the majestic "Veganporcotopia" and "Spacey Placey" that really take you to weird, wonderful places. It's very cool to have electric and acoustic guitar in there to make things more interesting, and the drum programming also works for the most part. Scott is the master of spacey analogue synths sounds and alien soundscapes. The production is top-notch and the album cover art perfect for the spacey moods within. If you enjoyed Scott's two previous solo albums you will for sure love this one. This is very limited edition of just 102 copies on black and 216 on blue vinyl so if you want to get on this strange alien trip you'll have to act fast!
oresundspacecollective.com