Follakzoid

One of the revelations in the ILM 2013 list for me. I like II a lot. What else?

What about this?:

http://www.sacredbonesrecords.com/products/follakzoid-ii-rmx

Have they every played N.America?

I think a handful of gigs last year. I remember wishing I could see 'em with ... I think Psychic Ills, maybe?

Tour might've been clustered around Psych Fest.

Yeah, the album II is terrific.

the earlier sacred bones ep is good too

they are very good -- saw most of their set (without knowing who they were) opening for psychic ills last year and it was probably even better than the record.

.....b.b.b.but what about this new thang-- II RMX?

New album out in March. New track streaming now: http://soundcloud.com/sacredbones/follakzoid-electric

MORE OF THIS PLEASE

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very excited for a new one from these guys!

Heard an advance, it's a good 'un.

fantastic

supercool band

Touring North America now. A customs issue coming from Canada to US though?

I still haven't looked into that more. Saw it on FB. They're supposed to be in DC Wednesday

I ended up missing their dc gig last night but a local blogger caught it:

http://dcrocklive.blogspot.com/2015/05/follakzoid-amos-piper-may-20-2015.html

Chilean Krautrock? It exists and is here at the Black Cat tonight in front of 50-60 very sharp minds with fine ears that want something well beyond the normal indie rock experience. They come out as a four-piece with guitar, bass, and drums along with a keyboardist who works magical sequencer parts that really take you back to the German scene of the 1970s. The songs and rock stylings remind me heavily of Algarnas Tradgar, with bits of International Harvester and Group 1850 in the mix. They play four songs that are distinct enough, but all feature a long groove that drones on with careful fluctuating parts and spacey vocals sneaking in at times. It is a wonderful groove that not too many bands are capable of creating. But these guys know their psychedelic history, which includes fine psychedelic bands from Chile like Blops and Los Jaivas to many other South American countries as well as the obvious Syd Barrett and beyond from Europe. Simply great.

i love the 2 albums i have : II and III.

got them cos III was playing over the record shop PA system a few weeks ago and i instantly knew it was an album for me, and i also spotted atom heart in the credits.

first time i have bought a new album on hearing/sight in a long long time.

I heard these guys way back when they released their first album... ten years ago? Didn’t keep up with them until now - the album from this year is terrific.

Yeah I love this year’s album.

It’s been a while since I listened to that first album but I recall it being much more like stoner/psych rock. They’ve come a long way.

yup love it but been a fan since album one

I have to admit that all this time I thought this band was called Folkazoid.

I've loved everything they've put out so far but, yeah, the new one is particularly great and paints some new directions for them that go beyond the stoner-psych axis.