Say Psych: Video: The Cult of Free Love – Visions
The Cult of Free Love, a hard to define collaboration from North Wales are back with a new video for a track from their forthcoming album. Following on from the success of Love Revolution which was released on Wrong Way Records last August, ‘Visions’ is the first in a sequence of videos to come and …
Say Psych: News: The Warlocks announce European Tour
The Warlocks have become known as psychedelic legends in their own right, after having formed in Los Angeles in 1998. There have been many changes in personnel since then, with guitarist/singer Bobby Hecksher the only constant member. With six studio albums under their belt, they set out on a 22 date European tour spanning six …
Say Psych: News: Wrong Way Records announce 3 new releases
Independent label Wrong Way Records have announced three new releases in the form of limited edition singles from three aspiring acts loosely based within the psychedelic genre. London’s dirty fuzz outfit The Oscillation are no strangers having garnered a reputation for superior reverberated tones and it is with open arms a new single is welcomed. …
Say Psych: Album Review: Las Cobras – Temporal
Rating: 8/10 Psychedelia has always been in South America’s culture and history, ingrained since the 1960s with the politically charged tropicalia movement and things aren’t so different now. A great host of bands have rapidly become well known names in the circuit, such as Föllakzoid, Hurricane Heart Attacks and The Holydrug Couple. The latest addition …
Say Psych: Interview: Meet the Label – Blak Hand Records
Neo-Psychedelia has become the fastest growing musical trend, and the genre that everyone who wants to be associated with. With that in mind, it’s easy to forget that it is people who make all of this possible and get the music out into the public domain in the first place. Say Psych plans to address …
Say Psych: Album Review: The 99 Degree – Boot Hill Surf Club EP
Rating: 7/10 The 99 Degree have emerged from the ever expanding underground Manchester music scene, peddling a unique blend of spaghetti western inspired, surf infused psychedelia. Having garnered quite a following from their formidable live performances, they have released their debut EP Boot Hill Surf Club. Recorded at Vibe Studios, Manchester, the four track offering …
Say Psych: Album Review: Heaters – Fuzz Club Sessions
Rating: 9/10 Heaters who call Grand Rapids, Michigan home, have drawn acclaim from across the globe after rising to prominence in 2014 with their spacey, driving take on West Coast psychedelic rock. Tapping into 60s garage they build their own brand of expansive kinetic energy which swells with cosmic vibes. During a UK tour earlier …
Say Psych: EP: Phoenician Drive – Two Coins
Rating: 9/10 Phoenician Drive are the emerging talent from the Belgian scene, hailing from Brussels with their blend of oriental kraut suited perfectly to any psychedelic brain. They meet at the crossroads of Middle Eastern, North African and Mediterranean musical traditions and add elements of psychedelia to create a unique style all of their own. …
Say Psych: Album Review: White Hills – Stop Mute Defeat
Rating: 8/10 White Hills have re-evaluated their approach to creating music to incorporate the dismal reality of the current climate. Garnering a reputation for an ever evolving sound, Dave W. and Ego Sensation have unabashedly produced an industrially-charged record that pulsates unlike anything they have released before. Stop Mute Defeat is to be released on …
Say Psych: Track: Mayflower Madame – Drown
Mayflower Madame are a psychedelic orientated post-punk band from Oslo, Norway who peddle a dark, brooding sound which blends well with some of the finest sounds of the time. Comprised of Trond Fagernes (vocals/guitar), Håvard Haga (guitar), Petter Gudim Marberg (bass) and Ola Kyrkjeeide (drums), they formed formed in the dark winter of 2010 and …