Tag Psyche
Emancipation is an important step in any kind of development, be it development of the personal or the professional kind. If your ideas about life, work and music differ from those of the other individuals involved in your project, if… Continue Reading →
If you scoot to the bottom here you’ll notice I am not your regular master of all things stoner and 70s Spenny, but probably to shut me up raving at him he stepped aside for this one. You see I… Continue Reading →
“Magik Metal” isn’t a genre or term I’m familiar with but apparently this is what The Gates specialises in. Comprised of Galigula on vocals and King Baal who does all the instrumentation, they deliver occult infused tunes that are heavy… Continue Reading →
E-L-R are a Swiss trio from Bern that left quite an impression with their debut Maenad, released in 2019 via Prophecy Productions. Spun around a tale of rituals performed by the maenads, the female followers of the ancient Greek god… Continue Reading →
OK here’s something strange in your neighbourhood. A 20-minute E.P, both tracks EXACTLY 10 minutes long. Not 9:52 and 10:05 but both bang on the ten-minute mark. I know that should not effect me as much as it has but as a DJ I spend a lot of my… Continue Reading →
One person projects are de rigeur these days. No time for band members when you got the vision and skills. Instrumental? Of course – don’t need no shouty egotists to take me where I want to go. But …. a one man… Continue Reading →
Charisma Records, as any chin stroker should know, was the legendary British home of Prog through the seventies before disappearing under the weight of assorted mergers and buy outs. Whilst not in any way associated with the original label, there… Continue Reading →
In the world of stoner, sludge, doom and psych I thought I had seen every form of Cannabis worship integrated into band names. Step forward Poland’s Weedpecker to tap (or is that peck) me on the shoulder. This Warsaw quartet have been in existence… Continue Reading →
Rochester NY’s King Buffalo have been busy during the pandemic. Following on from their “The Burden of Restlessness” release earlier in 2021, “Acheron” is the second of a planned trilogy of albums. The band ventured to Howe Caverns to record… Continue Reading →
It’s been four years since I last reviewed an album by Germanic psychedelic trio The Spacelords, the esteemed editor having given judgement on their 2020 release (see Ave Noctum passim), so it will be interesting to discover how they have… Continue Reading →
Well, it’s only been about 25 years plus a couple added for Covid cancellations but the truth is I never expected to be able to see and for the 1st time actually review a Gaye Bykers On Acid show, but… Continue Reading →
The Osiris Club is a band I feel I ought to know something about. They’re from London, I’ve seen their name many times and I know they’re prog-orientated with other old-style strings to their bow, as it were. In fact… Continue Reading →