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News: Desertfest London line-up, plus day splits now available
DESERTFEST LONDON have announced their day splits and put individual day tickets on sale, which means you can finally start planning your Desertfest weekend. FRIDAY sees KOKO back in the Desertfest fold and, as the largest venue of the day, it plays host to our retro rocking headliners Graveyard, making their long awaited UK return. Speaking of returns, they’ll be …
Track: Mellow Gang – Temps, plus UK tour dates
Paych-pop quartet Mellow Gang have followed up their debut Play EP with a new single, Temps. On the track, vocalist Harriet Joseph says “We’ve actually tried to steer away from writing on personal relationships before” she explains, “but with ‘Temps’ for the first time it was a subject too relevant and intoxicating to discard with …
Track: The Wytches – Double World (Sludge Version), plus Winter tour dates
Out right now digitally via the ever brilliant Heavenly Recordings is a brand new track from doom surf/psych outfit The Wytches. Or more specifically, two versions of the same song. About the track, lead singer Kristian explains, “We recorded the track a few months ago but felt it was quite different to the direction we’re …
News: Spirit Valley sign to Fuzz Club Records, release new single TNNLVSSN
Amsterdam duo Spirit Valley have signed to one of our favourite labels, Fuzz Club Records, and announced an album ‘Negatives’ will be out in August. From it comes lead track ‘TNNLVSSN’ and this tribal sounding drumming quickly subsides (but never stops) leaveing blurry, fuzzed up, f*cked up psych sounds. Draped in echo, and accomapanied by …
Say Psych: News: 10 000 Russos announce Spring UK & European Tour
Portuguese dark psychedelic rock trio 10 000 Russos released their long awaited second album Distress Distress on Friday, and to go with it have announced an impressive 37 date, 15000km spring tour to accompany the release. Noted for the intensity of their live performances, we urge you to get down to a show near you! …
Say Psych: News: Full line up and playlist for Karma Fest V – Leeds 28.05.17
The late May Bank Holiday weekend once again see’s the psychonautic compass point to Eiger Studios, Leeds for the 5th Karma Fest. And once again, the line-up (to quote a friend) ‘is an absolute belter!’ Running right through the day, well into the night and through to the early hours of the morning, an impressive …
Track: Josefin Öhrn + The Liberation – ‘Sister Green Eyes’ + TOUR NEWS
To coincide with their up & coming tour, Josefin Öhrn + The Liberation will be releasing a reworked version of their sultry album track, “Sister Green Eyes”. This digital only refix will be the band’s third single from their much lauded 2016 album Mirage. It is a track that sounds like Phillip Glass, Ravi Shankar …
News: Psych-Rockers ‘Blown Out’ announce new LP and UK – EU tour dates.
Blown Out are a progressive power-driven psych-fuzz trio from Newcastle (UK). The band, comprised from members of: BONG, Drunk In Hell, Haikai No Ku, 11Paranoias, Khunnt and Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, are synonymous with heavy rolling basslines and waster infused guitar freak-outs, all held together with steady percussive freeform rhythms. Already with …
Obituary: Jaki Liebezeit – Can’s human drum machine 1938 – 2017
Jake Leibezeit will be best remembered for his work with German avant-garde band Can. He played on some of their most memorable albums, such as ‘Ege Bamyasi’ and ‘Monster Movie’, and brought a steady motorik beat, relentless and minimalistic, yet unmistakeably human. His rhythmic repetoire however had infinite depth beyond the bare-bones pulse of Krautrock, …
See: Jenny Hval’s Video for The Great Undressing (NSFW), plus tour dates
Jenny Hval kicks off 2017 in style with the mesmerising video for her captivating new single ‘The Great Undressing’. Jenny Hval’s critically acclaimed 2016 album ‘Blood Bitch’ was rightly featured on many of the big year-end lists and her live performances received similarly high praise. She has now announced more tour dates as well as …