Pretty Lightning – ‘A Magic Lane of Light and Rain’ (2015)
More crunchy, bluesy psych on the German duo’s fourth effort. The lo-fi recordings and minimalist approach (how much can you squeeze out of drums and a guitar?) may...
Jeff Penczak
Jonas Munk – Absorb / Fabric / Cascade (2015) review
Jonas Munk “Absorb / Fabric / Cascade” (El Paraiso, 2015) For his second solo release, Causa Sui guitarist and El Paraiso lynchpin Munk eschews the six string for...
Yury Morozov – ‘Cherry Garden of Jimi Hendrix’
Morozov may be Russia’s most prolific artist, with estimates of more than 100 albums in his discography before his passing in 2006. This reissue of his 1973 masterpiece...
Papir – Live at Roadburn (2015) review
Papir - Live at Roadburn (El Paraiso, 2015) The Danish trio’s groundbreaking performance at the legendary Dutch festival in Tilburg last year was easily the festival highlight –...
You’re Smiling Now But We’ll All Turn Into Demons – Population IV (2015) review
You’re Smiling Now But We’ll All Turn Into Demons “Population IV” (Cardinal Fuzz, 2015) Despite the unnecessarily unwieldy moniker (quick – don’t look at the beginning of this...
Anthroprophh – U.F.O. (2015) review
Anthroprophh “U.F.O.” (Cardinal Fuzz, 2015) Well, this is certainly the weirdest way to start a new year: ex-Heads guitarist Paul Allen and his band of space explorers (aka...
Culpeper’s Orchard – Culpeper’s Orchard (1971/2014) review
Culpeper’s Orchard “Culpeper’s Orchard” (Shadoks Music, 1971/2014) The debut album by this Danish progressive psych band (named after the British botanist who studied hallucinogenic plants) was originally released...
Jakob Skøtt – Taurus Rising (2014) review
Jakob Skøtt “Taurus Rising” (El Paraiso, 2014) The third album from the Causa Sui drummer is much more than an exercise in annoying the shit out of your...
Various Artists “I Put A Time Bomb In Your Submarine” (2014) review
Various Artists “I Put A Time Bomb In Your Submarine” (Bearsuit Records, 2014) Bearsuit has been releasing intriguingly eclectic electronica. Their latest serves as both a “new” album...
Mugstar/Cosmic Dead – ‘Breathing Mirror’ / ‘Fukahyoucastaluh’ (2014)
What to hell to do with 20 minutes of vinyl and an overactive imagination? Turn two of Britain’s cosmic spaced-out cowboys loose and hope for the best. Which...