Rolling Stoner/Psych/Retro/Space Thread 2015: Red With Purple Flashes

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New Dungen is a little too earnest and cute for me, mostly---will listen more, but I remember them as being more robust---do really like the coda of last track; never heard anything quite like it--and a couple of others.

dow, Saturday, 26 September 2015 00:17 (nine years ago) link

Oh yeah---may have already pasted this from the The Future Is Now thread, but worth mentioning again

Another xpost electric lunch break< with 37'58" more sustaining than a lot of double-LPs:
Sonic Praise, the 6/30 debut album offering of Ecstatic Vision. Philly souls are among those who already Know, but new to me.
"Journey" arrives with the droning sting of a dinosaur's tail, bass & drums bouncing and swaying over thee ancient dust of another Monday, replenished by well-timed injections: pedals and petals of guitar, keys, maybe a sax sometimes---obv. they like Hawkwind, with Lemmy-like throats.
"Astral Plane": better keep your butts in gear up here: "Look in the mirror and tell youself, space is the place to be....believe what you want to believe..." *What* a balancing act.
Somewhere in here (scribbled notes) is either "Everyday we work now behbeh," or is it "Everyday don't work"? Both? They both fit, over and under onslaughts/
"Don't Lose The Vibe," with an exclamation mark after each word in the chanted title.
Title song sounds like they also like bands with "Temple" in the name*, while getting further from the sludge appeal, kneeling on and rattling International Dateline---
"Crossing The Divide" puts it all back together, as Sasquatch drums reappear, bidding bobbing heads to rise and dance through aurora borealis (might be some buzzsaws working overtime in there).
*Bio sheet adds influences of Aprodites Child, Olatunji, Can, and early Amon Duul.

https://f1.bcbits.com/img/a3352706445_16.jpg

dow, Saturday, 26 September 2015 00:44 (nine years ago) link

Ecstatic Vision went down a storm at last week's Uncle Acid/Ruby The Hatchet show. Everyone thought they should headline.

Fastnbulbous, Saturday, 26 September 2015 00:49 (nine years ago) link

September’s Lucky 13
http://fastnbulbous.com/septembers-lucky-13/

http://fastnbulbous.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/september-2015-lucky-13.jpg

A countdown to catch up on short reviews of:
Snail – Feral (Small Stone)
Dungen – Allas Sak (Mexican Summer)
Horisont – Odyssey (Rise Above)
Wand – 1000 Days (Thrill Jockey)
Julia Holter – Have You In My Wilderness (Domino)
Windhand – Grief’s Infernal Flower (Relapse)

Out today:

Spelljammer - Ancient Of Days (RidingEasy)
Old Man's Will - Hard Times - Troubled Man (RidingEasy)
Kylesa - Exhausting Fire (Season Of Mist)
Clutch - Psychic Warfare (Weathermaker)

Fastnbulbous, Friday, 2 October 2015 14:07 (nine years ago) link

these guys are playing at my store tomorrow. looking forward to it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8viuQ3rx6wQ

scott seward, Friday, 2 October 2015 16:00 (nine years ago) link

Julia Holter? OK...

calstars, Friday, 2 October 2015 16:31 (nine years ago) link

Yes, my interests sometimes go beyond this thread, sorry for letting it leak through!

The new Doom Charts:
http://doomcharts.com/2015/10/06/doom-charts-for-october-2015/

Fastnbulbous, Tuesday, 6 October 2015 20:26 (nine years ago) link

I saw Kadavar the other night. Definitely one of the best touring hard rock bands in the world right now, highly recommend 'em. There were probably only about 60 people there -- while it was a Sunday night, it's a good example of why more European bands like Spiders, Witchcraft, Colour Haze, 40 Watt Sun, Blues Pills don't tour North America much. In contrast, here was their recent show in Mexico City:

http://tono.tv/fotos/2015/kadavar/kadavar-21.jpg

Fastnbulbous, Wednesday, 7 October 2015 00:45 (nine years ago) link

that Ecstatic Vision is just an unbelievably tight 37 minutes of rock.

Western® with Bacon Flavor, Wednesday, 7 October 2015 01:24 (nine years ago) link

this was so great last night in the basement. sunburned + dredd foole + j. mascis on electric sitar. i was pretty drunk so sorry about the shakeycam.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w_j0XkFQls

scott seward, Friday, 9 October 2015 14:17 (nine years ago) link

I am new to them, but I'm really feeling Snail's "Feral" right now.

si monvmentvm reqvires, pvmpkin spice (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Wednesday, 14 October 2015 11:57 (nine years ago) link

incoming...
https://spacin.bandcamp.com/album/total-freedom-2016

welltris (crüt), Sunday, 18 October 2015 01:55 (nine years ago) link

Yessssssssssssssssssss

Deep Thuds still gets put on regularly. Great band.

si monvmentvm reqvires, pvmpkin spice (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Sunday, 18 October 2015 06:46 (nine years ago) link

Fuzz - II is out. Avatarium is out in Europe, but available in North America on Spotify. I need to listen to it more, but so far so good.

http://fastnbulbous.com/fuzz-ii/

Fastnbulbous, Friday, 23 October 2015 14:05 (nine years ago) link

http://doomcharts.com/2015/11/01/doom-charts-for-november-2015/

Many tasty doom treats to go with yr leftover Halloween candy. Witchskull (the band, not the candy bowl I used to freak out trick-or-treaters) is a nice surprise that I'd missed previously -- ordering CD now. Also prompted me to spend quality time with Flight, Roundtable and Sergeant Thunderhoof. Unsurprising that With The Dead dominates, though it hasn't really grabbed me yet. The only possible reason everyone isn't slavering over the new Magic Circle is everyone didn't get their promos yet. Out Nov. 20 oh lord yeah! I did the blurbs for Golden Void and Horisont.

French band The Socks released an excellent debut last year of hard rock 'n' psych, and are back with a new name, Sunder, switching from Small Stone label to Crusher/Tee Pee. More psych and sophisticated songwriting this time around sees 'em at a whole new level: http://fastnbulbous.com/sunder-sunder/

Fastnbulbous, Monday, 2 November 2015 00:10 (eight years ago) link

xp from Rolling Metal -

Witchskull - The Vast Electric Dark - The band, not the candy bowl I used to freak out trick-or-treaters. Australian rock 'n' doom!
https://witchskull.bandcamp.com/album/the-vast-electric-dark

Roundtable - Dread Marches Under Bloodied Regalia - What you get when you slow down High On Fire by a factor of three and substitute epic fantasy lyrics for UFO paranoia. Plus xtra prog.
https://roundtableband.bandcamp.com/album/dread-marches-under-bloodied-regalia

Flight - People have been rating this for a couple months but I'm not sure about the vocals. Guitars sound great.
https://badomenrecords.bandcamp.com/album/flight

Any writers/bloggers are welcome to participate in the monthly voting (top 20) for Doomcharts.com, organized in FB group. Msg me for an invite: https://www.facebook.com/Fast-n-Bulbous-155855751138025/

Fastnbulbous, Monday, 2 November 2015 19:09 (eight years ago) link

This stuff is super hippie-dippy and I'm late in posting it but this has a good shot at being one of my favorite albums of the year. Some gorgeous droning sustain here.

http://lampoftheuniverse.bandcamp.com/

cortez the sissy (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, 3 November 2015 00:07 (eight years ago) link

(^heads up, La Lechera!)

cortez the sissy (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, 3 November 2015 00:08 (eight years ago) link

sorry, can't resist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySK1tdCY-Vg

dow, Tuesday, 3 November 2015 01:23 (eight years ago) link

take this 17 minute trip...

Mammatus – “Ornia” (Stereogum Premiere)
http://www.stereogum.com/1841812/mammatus-ornia-stereogum-premiere/mp3s/

djmartian, Sunday, 8 November 2015 16:50 (eight years ago) link

^ cool track

calstars, Monday, 9 November 2015 02:10 (eight years ago) link

Out Friday, new Singapore Sling album. Lead by Henrik Björnsson from Iceland, who's also a founding member of Dead Skeletons and Bang Gang. White Light/White Heat, Suicide, Jesus & Mary Chain & psych noir, nothing new, but such a demented twist on at all, essential listening.

Singapore Sling - Psych Fuck (Fuzz Club)
http://psychedelicbaby.blogspot.com/2015/11/its-psychedelic-baby-presents-singapore.html
http://blaue-rosen.com/singapore-sling-release-new-album/

Fastnbulbous, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 19:36 (eight years ago) link

Also on Fuzz Club, I slept on this Swedish psych album that came out last month:

https://fuzzclub.bandcamp.com/album/futurecent

Fastnbulbous, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 23:07 (eight years ago) link

Sweet baby Krampus, this is not safe for work (NSFW):

Luna Sol - Death Mountain
https://youtu.be/qeMQLnRbKP4

Fastnbulbous, Friday, 20 November 2015 06:41 (eight years ago) link

New Mammatus album Sparking Waters is sounding pretty good, and could be mistaken for Mark McGuire for sustained passages

calstars, Sunday, 22 November 2015 22:35 (eight years ago) link

fun covers!

Eugene Goostman (forksclovetofu), Monday, 23 November 2015 17:11 (eight years ago) link

loving the new wand album

will be following this thread

global tetrahedron, Monday, 23 November 2015 21:55 (eight years ago) link

The last month of this thread is mainly my reposting year-end lists. But please do add more. I aim to have mine finalized by around December 10-12, so if there's anything not mentioned yet that's a must-hear, pipe up!

Fastnbulbous, Saturday, 28 November 2015 18:06 (eight years ago) link

PSYCH INSIGHT: 20 ESSENTIAL PSYCH ALBUMS 2015
http://www.backseatmafia.com/2015/11/28/psych-insight-20-essential-psych-albums-2015/

Simon Delic likes his psych dirty, fuzzy and droney.

Minami Deutsch by Miami Deutsch (Cardinal Fuzz/ Guruguru Brain)
Neither Virtue Nor Anger by Sonic Jesus (Fuzz Club)
Arena Negra by The Myrrors (Beyond Beyond is Beyond)
Horse Dance by Josefin Ohrn and the Liberation (Rocket Recordings)
Out To Sea by Carlton Melton (Agitated)
Spectral Domain by Dead Sea Apes (Cardinal Fuzz)
Jet Black Hallucinations by Blown Out (Golden Mantra)
III by Follakzoid (Sacred Bones)
I Declare Nothing by Tess Parks & Anton Newcombe (A Recordings)
Masters of the Molehill by The Band Whose Name Is A Symbol (Cardinal Fuzz/ Captcha)
Highly Deadly Black Tarantula by Teeth of the Sea (Rocket Recordings)
Love Monster by Zone Six (Vinyl – Deep Distance/ CD – Sulatron Records)
10000 Russos by 10000 Russos (Fuzz Club)
Negative Feedback Resistor by Destruction Unit (Sacred Bones)
Theory of Mind by Electric Moon (Sulatron)
Infinity Machines by GNOD (Rocket Recordings)
Pan by White Manna (Cardinal Fuzz/ Captcha)
Frid by Hills (Rocket Recordings)
Subversive I by Radar Men From The Moon (Fuzz Club)

Live at Casazul by Black Bombaim (Lovers and Lollypops/ Cardinal Fuzz)
Eyes of the Melancholy Palm by Cathode Ray Eyes (Cardinal Fuzz/ Captcha)
Cosmos Inside by Polska Radio One (Clostridium)
Golem by Wand (In The Red)
At The Centre of All Infinity by Yuri Gagarin (Kommun2)
Radio Static High by Hey Colossus (Rocket Recordings)
Shadow of the Sun by Moon Duo (Sacred Bones)
Live At Daemonens Port by Hills (Kommun2)
Walks For Motorists by White Hills (Thrill Jockey)
Planetary Engineering by Blown Out (Oaken Palace Records)
Wild Strawberries by Eternal Tapestry (Thrill Jockey)

Fastnbulbous, Sunday, 29 November 2015 01:14 (eight years ago) link

Man, that's a great cover.

Capitalism Is A Death Cult And Science Is A Whore (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Wednesday, 2 December 2015 08:05 (eight years ago) link

http://doomcharts.com/2015/12/03/doom-charts-for-december-2015/

Fastnbulbous, Friday, 4 December 2015 00:12 (eight years ago) link

I had never heard any of these, listened to the first track of most. Liked uncle acid the best

calstars, Friday, 4 December 2015 02:28 (eight years ago) link

I love the Uncle Acid, but so far the new Jess and the Ancient Ones is edging it out on my list...
http://fastnbulbous.com/jess-and-the-ancient-ones-second-psychedelic-coming/

Fastnbulbous, Saturday, 5 December 2015 01:50 (eight years ago) link

I recently bought an album from 2008, as part of a 10 CDs-for-40 Euros deal from the Alone label out of Spain. It's Horizonte de Sucesos, the only album by an instrumental psych/space-rock trio called Bëiruth. They're kinda in the neighborhood of Pink Floyd and Hawkwind circa '71 crossed with SubArachnoid Space. The album's on Spotify, and I recommend checking it out. It's definitely lights-out stuff.

https://open.spotify.com/album/2pxr1CkaemiAKyhpsNB6jT

the top man in the language department (誤訳侮辱), Saturday, 5 December 2015 02:45 (eight years ago) link

gotta shout out Flavor Crystals, sort of a slept-on band in my opinion but some great kinda gothy shoegazey action from mpls. david kilgour cover too

https://flavorcrystals.bandcamp.com/

global tetrahedron, Sunday, 6 December 2015 19:19 (eight years ago) link

I really liked their 2012 album Three so I def will check out their new one

Drugs A. Money, Sunday, 6 December 2015 19:27 (eight years ago) link

i think this new one might be my favorite of theirs. all are good though.

god they're good live too, i'm still kind of flying from seeing them last night!

global tetrahedron, Sunday, 6 December 2015 19:27 (eight years ago) link

Can't wait until they get out west again.

Aside, the new Heather Leigh album is doing my head in.

Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 9 December 2015 03:39 (eight years ago) link

Duly noted

Drugs A. Money, Wednesday, 9 December 2015 08:39 (eight years ago) link

I finally pulled the trigger to try out the $5/month subscription with Ripple because 1) They signed Wo Fat, and will release their next album in January, and 2) I get both Blackwulf and doom-psych supergroup Kind (Matt Couto from Elder, Darryl Shepard from Black Pyramid & The Scimitar and Tom Corino of Rozamov) albums tomorrow for my $5. You also get 11 other extras including Chron Goblin, Grifter, Weed Is Weed, Earthen Grave, etc.

https://ripplemusic.bandcamp.com/subscribe

Fastnbulbous, Thursday, 10 December 2015 18:29 (eight years ago) link

You'll also get the upcoming Mothership Live at Freak Valley which is amazing.

EZ Snappin, Thursday, 10 December 2015 18:32 (eight years ago) link

For those who want to vote:

http://stonerhive.blogspot.com/2015/12/the-stoner-hive-top-20-countdown-of-2015_7.html

Fastnbulbous, Thursday, 10 December 2015 21:44 (eight years ago) link

Really digging this instrumental mix of psych/space/kraut/post-punk from Throw Down Bones:

https://fuzzclub.bandcamp.com/album/throw-down-bones

early rejecter, Friday, 11 December 2015 15:17 (eight years ago) link

Looking forward to catching up with these! Happy to see Lore on there

calstars, Monday, 14 December 2015 17:49 (eight years ago) link

Still working on this but I've got the first 6 hours sorted, so might as well dig in ;)

Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/1212496385/playlist/3CzB0KNI9urwE83NJjkAAK

Fastnbulbous, Monday, 14 December 2015 18:50 (eight years ago) link


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