Magic Castles – ‘Sun Reign’ (2021)
Four years in the making, Minneapolis quartet Magic Castles return with their seventh album and fourth on Brian Jonestown Massacre founder Anton Newcombe’s A Recordings. Again featuring vestiges...
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Astral Magic – ‘Visions Of Infinity’ (2021)
Finnish bassist/synth player Santtu Laakso (aka DJ Astro) has been quiet since his last Dark Sun release about 13 years ago (although he did collaborate with fellow Finnish...
Dr. Space – ‘Lost In The Time Space Continuum’ (2021)
Dr. Space has been making excellent use of his extra time in lockdown by recording and releasing several albums in the last few months under various monikers (Doctors...
Have Blue – ‘Learning To Die’ (2021)
The third album from Berlin psychedelic power trio continues their melodic, danceable garage stomp for those who like to get high and pogo-a go-go! Opening with ‘Trip’ and...
Aural Hallucinations – ‘Hearing What You Want To See’ (2021)
Dr. Space (synths), Matt Couto (guitar), and Luis Antero (field recordings from Portugal) collaborate once again on their sophomore album, 13 individual segments assembled by Dr. Space to...
Crown Vic Royal – ‘Cosmic Nights’ EP (2021)
Chicago’s psychedelic quartet Crown Vic Royal formed in 2019 and this is their third EP to date. ‘Peyote Embers’ has a smooth, laid-back James Tayloresque vibe with late...
Veik – ‘Surrounding Structures’ (2021)
French (Caen) trio Veik follow several singles and EPs with their debut full length, an occasionally abrasive collection of experimental No Wave and synth-based Krautrock that channels Faust...
Cuarzo – ‘Vol. 2’ (2021)
Peruvian stoner psych trio Cuarzo return with another collection of brain-rattling sludge that’s full of doomy, gloomy throbbing bass, paint-peeling solos, and head crunching drum destruction. Opener ‘Titanomaquia’...
Doctors Of Space – ‘The Covid Sessions’ (2021)
The good doctors Weaver (guitar, drums, bass) and Space (synths) traded recordings to create this lockdown treat, combining their respective love of improvisational sonic experimentation featured throughout their...
Dale Jenkins – ‘Undesirable Element’ (2021)
Slightly retitled (the original 1985 release was plural - 'Elements') and revamped to include a plethora of bonus tracks from what may have been a fourth solo album,...