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Showing posts with label Drone Rock Records. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Drone Rock Records. Show all posts

Friday, November 8, 2019

Psychic Lemon "Freak Mammal"


Country: UK
Genre(s): Instrumental Psychedelic, Space Rock, Krautrock
LabelDrone Rock Records - DRR030
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release dateNovember 8, 2019
Tracklist
1. Dark Matter (10:19)
2. Seeds Of Tranquility (13:34)
3. Afrotropic Bomb (8:33)
4. Free Electron Collective (7:13)
5. White Light (6:40)

Total Time 46:19

Line-up
Andy Briston: Guitar, synths
Andy Hibberd: Bass
Martin Law: Drums

Description/Reviews
Freak Mammal finds Psychic Lemon further developing their unique sound, inspired by many sources including classic space rock, music from 1970s Western Africa and the best of modern psych. As ever, the band aimed to create as full a sound as three people can make, without resorting to endless overdubs. The result is a sound that is wide and expansive, but that can still be reproduced live. While the term “psych” is much overused in 2019, there is no question that this is music made to expand your mind and get lost in. The guitar ranges from tranquil melody to urgent noise, in circular layers of delay, loops and fuzz that seem ready to collapse in on themselves. The bass is nimble but heavy, encompassing melodic phrases, distorted riffs and one-off fills. The drums take inspiration from a variety of sources from Tony Allen to Hawkwind, and are in constant conversation with the guitar and bass.

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Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Fanatism "The Future Past"


Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Krautrock, Psychedelic, Space Rock
LabelDrone Rock Records ‎– DRR018
Format: vinyl, digital
Release date: July 31, 2018
Tracklist
1. När Man Allting Sett (7:30)
2. Shiv-Li-Yeah (3:46)
3. Quantum Fuzz (6:28)
4. Upon The Cross (4:24)
5. Tiden Rinner (6:25)
6. Nackögon (4:23)
7. One Of Us Can Not Be Me (5:40)
8. The Future Past (6:51)

Total Time 45:27

Line-up
Tomas Bergstrand: Electric Guitar, Vocals, Percussion
Peter Erikson (Kungens Män): Synthesizers, Vocals
Gustav Nygren (Kungens Män): Tenor Saxophone (3, 4, 8)
Mikael Tuominen (Kungens Män): Electric and Double Bass, Vocals, Percussion, Acoustic Guitar, Synthesizer
Jonas Yrlid: Drums, Percussion

Description/Reviews
'The Future Past' threw me at first for the very reason I mentioned in the intro...I was expecting something along the lines of Kungens Män but, to reiterate, this is an album all of its own and a damn good one at that. The variety contained within makes it a real smorgasbord of delights...the way it trips from motorik based krautrock to more pastoral psych and finishing with some retro synth sounds is truly wonderful and goes to make this an album of many dimensions... a trait that is sadly missing in so much music these days. To use a well-worn cliche...it is an album that keeps on giving; after many run-throughs I am still discovering little facets and nuances to the music...a sign of an accomplished album made by accomplished musicians. 
Read the full review at dayzofpurpleandorange.blogspot.com

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Saturday, March 4, 2017

Stupid Cosmonaut "Algol"


Country: UK
Genre(s): Psychedelic, Space Rock
Label: Drone Rock Records (DRR008)
Format: vinyl, digital
Release date: March 3, 2017
Tracklist
1. Solitary Stasis (4:13)
2. The Demon Star Pilot (17:05)
3. Passing Between Dancing Giants (7:06)
4. Barus (11:49)

Total time: 40:13

Line-up
Steve McNamara – Synths, bass
Sam Read – Synths, guitar
Andy Hunt – Drums
Mark Hawnt – Synths
   With
Jordan McNamara - Extra vocals (4)

Description/Reviews
Their sound permeates the outer reaches of ambient psych-rock whilst it’s inner core is full of dark, atmospheric synth swells, beautifully produced percussion and swathes of minimalistic drones that collectively create music to immerse your entire being into until you float away on sonic ripples of shimmering ambience. 
Read the full review by Del Chaney at primalmusicblog.com

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