Psych
New Music: Unruly Girls, Cruel Tales
Many years ago in the nascent years of Backseat Mafia, we wrote about a number of exciting Italian bands creating distinct indie rock with style and attitude. One of these was a wild and brilliant band called “Sweet Jane and Claire” who (as their name suggested) were very much a Velvet’s-influenced attitude-laden breath of fresh …
Say Psych: Album Review: Juju – Our Mother Was A Plant
Rating: 9/10 JuJu is the project of Italian multi-instrumentalist Gioele Valenti who also works with Lay Llamas. Following on from his successful debut album in 2016, Valenti has teamed up with Fuzz Club Records to release second LP Our Mother Was A Plant on 22nd September, the same day he is billed to return to …
Say Psych: Album Review: L.A. Witch – L.A. Witch
Rating: 8/10 L.A. Witch, who’s name is a partial misnomer, hail from Los Angeles but do not partake in any sort of witchcraft, unless you class creating soundscapes of hazy Californian nights many years prior to their birth. This ability to conjure a specific time and place through their sound has ensured increasing support and …
Interview: Trupa Trupa
Music as landscape: Trupa Trupa contemplating the poetry of place. Photo courtesy of the band. Trupa Trupa is a psychedelic no wave band from Gdansk, Poland. Their stylistic approach recalls work by bands like Shellac, Swans, Slint and Beak>. There is such discordance, tension and intensity in their compositions that it feels like the band …
Say Psych: Track Review: Glider – See You There
Rating: 8/10 Cornwall duo Glider have released ‘See You There’ as part of the second installment of Wrong Way Records esteemed BLACKLIST 100 series on 11th August 2017. The vinyl limited to 100 copies comes with the added bonus of a CD of previously unheard demos. The dreamy track layers fuzzy guitar with a more …
Say Psych: Album Review: Spirit Valley – Negatives
Rating: 7/10 Amsterdam duo Spirit Valley are yet another new addition to the ever expanding Fuzz Club Records roster, releasing their second album Negatives on 4th August. Dave Tomlinson and Chris Stabback originated in Sydney before moving to Amsterdam a couple of years ago. They then released debut album Give Trance A Chance, before embarking …
Say Psych: Preview: Liverpool International Festival of Psychedelia 2017
The full line up has been confirmed for the annual Liverpool International Festival of Psychedelia, and as usual it more than impresses. Songhoy Blues, a desert blues group from Timbuktu, Mali. The band was formed in Bamako after they were forced to leave their homes during the civil conflict and the imposition of Sharia Law. …
Say Psych: Track Review: The Diaphanoids – FYW
Italians The Diaphanoids have emerged with a new track ‘FYW’ from their upcoming album Blessed Poisons, to be released via People In The Sky Records on 8th August. Formed in 2001 by Andrea Bellentani and Simon Maccari, they have two previous albums under their name; Astral Weekend from 2008 and LSME from 2014. They return …
Say Psych: Live Review: Damo Suzuki @ Hebden Bridge Trades Club
Tonight sees us venture once more to the Trades Club in Hebden Bridge, which is bathed in psychedelic colours courtesy of White Rabbit and a never-to-be-repeated show with the legendary Damo Suzuki is guaranteed. Opening are Sowerby Bridge’s own XAM Duo, comprised of Matthew Benn of Hookworms and Christopher Duffin of Deadwall. Signed to Sonic …
Say Psych: Premiere: The Oscillation – Paranormal Non-Activity
The Oscillation are a band that need no introduction, their latest single ‘Evil in the Tree’ is set to be released on 11th August 2017 on Wrong Way Records, and Backseat Mafia are delighted to present you with the premiere of B-Side ‘Paranormal Non-Activity’. The single was written, recorded and mixed by Demian Castellanos and …