Psychedelic rock
Introducing: Mint Field
Tijuana-based Mint Field consist of 21-year-olds Estrella Sanchez (vocals & guitar) and Amor Amezcua (drums & synths). They have just announced that they will release their debut album, Pasar De Las Luces on 23rd February 2018 on LA based label, Innovative Leisure Records. With a sound that’s being described as organic, spacious, and inhabited by spectres …
Say Psych: Album Review: WIBG – Winnie & The Nihilist
Rating: 8/10 WIBG, formerly known as Wooden Indian Burial Ground, are one of America’s finest garage rock offerings and they emerge from the Portland undergrowth to offer their third album, Winnie & The Nihilist, being released by Belgian DIY label EXAG Records. WIBG are in a state of designed perpetual flux, but since 2012 have …
Say Psych: Premiere: Fuzz Club announce Reverb Conspiracy Vol. 5 & Share 2 New Tracks from Helicon + Sekel
Fuzz Club Records announced last week that the next instalment of their annual Reverb Conspiracy compilation and BSM are pleased to provide you with the track listing for it as well as the premiere of two tracks taken from it; Helicon’s ‘The Bold Yin’ and Sekel’s ‘Bergamot’. The Reverb Conspiracy has been likened to a …
Say Psych: Track Review: Sonic Jesus – Dead Man
Rating: 8/10 Sonic Jesus are one of the most revered outputs in the modern psych scene and are helmed by mutli-instrumentalist Tiziano Veronese who handles all song writing duties, with the lyrical composition falling to Marco Barzetti. Their debut LP Neither Virtue Nor Anger received international acclaim due to its dark, overbearing tones and earlier this year …
New Music: The Raft, Orion (EP)
Liverpudlian Phil Wilson, the genius behind The Raft, is scarily prolific, having released a series of three rather epic EPs over the last six months (see previous reviews here). And what is even more astounding is the quality never suffers: these are a series of brilliant indie pop jingle jangle classics that manages to merge …
Say Psych: Premiere: Hurricane Heart Attacks – OCD
Argentina’s Hurricane Heart Attacks have been circulating for some time now, and with a UK tour just under their belts, including a full to capacity performance at Liverpool International Festival of Psychedelia in September their next move is eagerly anticipated. Today sees the announcement that they have teamed up with Wrong Way Records in order …
Say Psych: Live Review: The KVB / TVAM @ Night & Day Café, Manchester
Manchester’s Night & Day Café plays host to London formed, Berlin based duo The KVB this evening for what is set to be a feast for the senses. Firstly, local solo artist TVAM warms up the crowd with his kooky ensemble consisting of one man, a guitar and a TV screen. Having gone from strength …
Say Psych: Track Review: Kill Your Boyfriend – Ulrich
Rating: 8/10 Kill Your Boyfriend are a duo based out of Treviso, Italy. Their dark, industrial tinged psychedelia has been attracting increasing attention and the release of their new single ‘Ulrich’ on Russian label Other Voices Records on 1st December 2017 is set to continue to draw them an ever wider audience. When asked about …
Say Psych: Premiere: Radar Men from the Moon – Black Canvas, Dark Majesty
Following their recent collaboration with Salfordians Gnod, under the Temple ov BBV pseudonym, Eindhoven art-punk collective Radar Men From The Moon (RMFTM) announce the third and final instalment of their Subversive album trilogy; Subversive III: De Spelende Mens, which will be released on 1st December 2017 on Fuzz Club Records. Ahead of the release, the band are sharing …
Say Psych: Album Review: Pretty Lightning – The Rhythm of Ooze
Rating: 8/10 Pretty Lightning are two friends, Christian Berghoff and Sebastian Haas, from Saarbrucken, Germany who formed the band after discovering a mutual love of 60s psychedelia, delta blues, krautrock and drone. When mixed together, the result is a healthy dose of raw, twisted psychedelic-blues utterly visceral sound which will undoubtedly appeal to fans of Wooden Shjips and …