Say Psych: Album Review: Maquina – PRATA

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Alphaville recently opened their own shop, Alphaville Emporium. Here at BSM we have been watching their progress with interest and when they announced Repeater, the first in a series of all day events designed to bring what they call “new/weird/wonderful music to Manchester at grassroots venues” I couldn’t resist checking it out. Today’s event comes …

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The UK’s leading psychedelic music and arts festival Manchester Psych Fest returned this year for its 9th and biggest event to date. After some problems with logistics last year, largely due to COVID-19 restrictions being in place, this years event had a lot of weight on its shoulders.  The day starts for me with Winsford’s Déjà Vega. …

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24 September sees Float Along Festival hit the streets of Sheffield for the first time: here is a preview of what to expect from the festival, encompassing psych-rock, a medley of the best in indie and alternative, and more which BSM have the privilege of reviewing for you. Organised by Strange Days (promoters who have …

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Treviso based duo Kill Your Boyfriend are back and announce the release of their forth album Voodoo on 14 October via Sister 9 Recordings (Europe), Little Cloud Records (North America) and Shyrec (Itay). A frantic and hypnothising bacchanalia of Psych & Industrial tinged soundwaves, the new album is a collection of reverb laden necromantic charms, …

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Photos by Olivia Kenny Primal Scream stunned many when they announced the latest incarnation of Screamadelica Live, a series of live dates that sees the Scottish band playing the seminal album in full and saw them close out the Sounds of the City event at Castlefield Bowl. Formed in Glasgow in 1982 the band began …

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San Pedro Collective is a 7-piece melting pot of mostly Mancunian musicians with a revolving door policy. Formed in 2018 with ex Paris Angel Rikki Turner and ex Fall/Ian Brown drummer Simon Wolstencroft amongst others, the band have slowly built a respectable following especially after their previous release ’Time’, on which Jasmine Needham took on …

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The UK’s leading psychedelic music and arts festival Manchester Psych Fest has announced a huge line up for its ninth and biggest edition of the one-day event to date, taking place on 3rd September 2022 and BSM will be there on the day to take it all in. Joining the likes of Tinariwen, Warmduscher and Jane Weaver, Manchester Psych …

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Photos by Olivia Kenny The Libertines commence celebrations for the 20th anniversary of their era-defining debut album Up The Bracket with four headline shows, the first of which took place tonight at Manchester’s Castlefield Bowl. Up The Bracket was produced by Mick Jones of The Clash and took listeners then, and now, on a journey …

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Viagra Boys are a band who have seemingly become infamous almost overnight, but their story goes back to 2015 when they formed in a Stockholm suburb. Their appearance in Manchester tonight has been hotly anticipated for over 18 months; the small matter of a world pandemic getting in the way. After a series of venue …

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Gunman & The Holy Ghost are back with a brand new video and single, ‘Stockholm City’ and BSM is honoured to bring you the premiere. Gunman & The Holy Ghost, is the project of Icelandic musician Hákon Aðalsteinsson. Hákon, who is now based in Berlin has formerly played in the Icelandic band Singapore Sling, and …

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