Southern Lord has just posted for sale the newest 2xLP from Dylan Carlson and crew. Part II of the Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light saga continues in the improvised style of the title track from the last record. These tracks were laid to tape during the same sessions, and the packaging follows the same [...]
If you are a fan of metal and/or outsider music and you have not yet caught wind of this 2xLP masterpiece from Dead Reptile Shrine, then OMGV is here to take you to task. But of course, all of you weirdos have probably already worn out the grooves on this black occult ritual. I’m actually [...]
It’s no secret that we are huge fans of Servile Sect over here. Psychedelic black(hole) metal for cosmic voyagers in general is just one of our favorite genres, and these guys do it oh so well. Realms of the Queen is the follow-up to their Ecstatic Peace debut, originally coming out in 2010, but conspicuously [...]
NNA, previously one of my favorite tape-only labels, has transitioned into doing some pretty amazing vinyl. Their “Daydream Repeater” LP by Co-La is one of the cooler releases I’ve heard in awhile. It’s a sunny, weird ride through bedroom exotica, crossing almost every beach-dusted genre you can think of along the way. At it’s core [...]
Chuck Johnson was a new name to me, though he’s been around for years in bands like Spatula, Idyll Swords, and Shark Quest. His new gig is virtuosic picking of the steel-stringed guitar, and this one is a real beauty. We’ve been covering some great guitar albums lately, this one stands right up there with [...]
Between other now-sold-out LPs on Bathetic, I kinda missed this stunner by Zac Nelson. I’d heard so much good about it though, I knew I had to check it out. Nelson, best known as a member of CHLL PLL and Hex Love, specializes in a warm, fuzzy crawl that stands as the polar opposite to [...]
Three Lobed Recordings just posted the preorder for the newest album by the Gunn-Truscinski Duo, “Ocean Parkway”. If you were at all a fan of “Sand City”, their last release, you’re going to love this one. It takes their brand of Americana psychedelia even further, as guitarist and percussionist have almost melded into one here. [...]
First of all, huge thanks to Mexican Summer, Alex, and Emil for offering this giveaway up to our readers. We are handing over a free test pressing of the amazing Lilacs & Champagne album we talked about last week. To enter, just comment on this post. A winner will be picked at random in about [...]
Thrill Jockey just dropped their first batch of records for 2012…it’s a hot one. First up is Rhyton’s self-titled LP. This improvisational psych trio consists of members of D. Charles Speer & The Helix, Psychic Ills, and Messages. For blown-out trips, it doesn’t get much better than this. The LP is limited to 500 copies [...]
Whoa, Mexican Summer is bringing the groundbreaking shit lately. Lilacs & Champagne is the producing duo of Alex Hall and Emil Amos (both also of Grails), and this is their first record. As you’d expect, they’re plowing through the fertile grounds of psychedelia here, but maybe as somewhat of a surprise, they’re doing so with [...]
