Octopus Ride "II"

Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Psychedelic, Space Rock
Label: Sound Effect Records
Format: vinyl, digital
Release date: October 22, 2021
Tracklist

1. If You're Happy (5:04) 

2. Money Trouble (2:33) 

3. I Saw You (We All Did) (3:06) 

4. A Place You Wouldn't Know (3:07) 

5. One Summer's Break (7:24) 

6. Things'll Never Be The Same (6:36) 

7. I Wait (7:11) 

8. The Sun In My Hands (6:54) 

Total Time 41:55

Line-up

Karl Alm – Guitar and keyboards

Christian Ekvall – Guitar, vocals and keyboards

Henrik Kyhlberg – Drums

Johannes Måbrink – Bass

Unni Zimmerdahl – Cornet and keyboards

   With

Björn Eriksson – Viola (5)

Robert Karlsson – Bass (3)

Jenny Wilson – Backing vocals (4, 7)

Leo Bergström, Sture Ekvall, Siri Nin Sjöstrand, Vida Pinheiro Ågren - Children's choir (1)

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Magick Brother & Mystic Sister "Magick Brother & Mystic Sister"

Country: Spain
Genre(s): Psychedelic, Retro Prog, Canterbury
Label: The John Colby Sect (Spain), Sound Effect Records (all the rest)
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: June 12 , 2020
Tracklist: 
1. Utopia (4:56)
2. Waterforms (4:06)
3. The First Light (2:24)
4. Yogi Tea (5:16)
5. Arroyo del búho (4:49)
6. Echoes From The Clouds (4:07)
7. Movement 2 (2:39)
8. Love Scene (3:32)
9. Instructions For Judgment Visions (4:33)
10. Les Vampires (6:40)

Total Time 43:02

Line-up: 
Eva Muntada: piano, synthesizers, organ, mellotron & vocals
Xavi Sandoval: bass & guitars
Marc Tena: drums & vocals
Maya Fernández: flute

Description/Reviews: 

... the band they bear most resemblance to is probably Caravan circa ‘If I Could Do It All Over Again’, courtesy of a deliciously dated Sixties vibe, flute solos to die for and bossanova-flecked rhythms. 

Read the full review at canterburyscene.com

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Yuri Gagarin "The Outskirts Of Reality"

Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Instrumental Space Rock
Label: Kommun2 Records, Sound Effect Records - SER079
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: January 31, 2020
Tracklist: 
1. QSO
2. Oneironaut
3. Crystal Dunes
4. Laboratory 1
5. The Outskirts Of Reality

Line-up: 
Christian "Crille" Lindberg: Lead guitar
Leif Göransson: Bass guitar
Stefan "Steffo" Johansson: Drums
Robin Klockerman: Synthesizers and FX
Jon Eriksson: Rhythm guitar

Description/Reviews: 

Based on their fundamental "Space Ritual-era-Hawkwind" template, Yuri Gagarin stay firm on their path while getting more versatile in the ideas, more evocative in their soundscapes and, most importantly, richer in their melodic approach; unlike many of their contemporaries, Yuri Gagarin, except for their ambient mastery, rely on their innate sense for melody and, almost cinematic, approach to drama. On "The Outskirts Of Reality" Yuri Gagarin present five new songs! Maybe with no lyrics, but still, these are songs, with the entire human feelings' part lying in the details; as if stuck in a never-ending spacetime continuum loop, trying to fabricate small changes each time, looking for a hole leading to eternity...

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Bend The Future "Pendellösung"

Country: France
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Sound Effect Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: November 29, 2019
Tracklist: 
1. Texture (6:32)
2. Reaching For (7:14)
3. Kiss N Fly (8:59)
4. Readiness (8:08)
5. Frozen Hands (7:04)
6. Heathens (7:02)

Total Time 44:59

Line-up: 
Can Yıldırım - Vocals, guitars, additional keyboards and bass
Rémi Pouchain - Bass
Samy Chëbre - Keyboards
Pierre-Jean Ménabé - Saxophones
Piel Pawlowski - Drums

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Mother Turtle "Three Sides To Every Story"

Country: Greece
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock
Label: Sound Effect (CD, vinyl), Cosmic Eye (vinyl), Musicbazz  (CD)
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: September 15, 2019 (digital), November 2019 (CD, vinyl)
Tracklist: 

1. Zigu Zigu (6:50) 

2. Notwatch (14:54) 

3. A Christmas Postcard From Kim (16:46) 

Total Time 38:30

Line-up: 
Kostas Konstantinidis: Guitars, Guitar Synth, Keys
George Filopelou: Bass
George Baltas: Drums

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The Dead Ends "Distant Shores"

Country: Greece
Genre(s): Psychedelic, Progressive Rock
Label: Sound Effect Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: March 22, 2019
Tracklist: 
1. Healer's Song (icaro) (3:29)
2. Fountain Of Love (3:51)
3. The Trip (4:47)
4. July (5:50)
5. Sparkle (3:25)
6. Dreams Are Dead (1:31)
7. To Those Who Left (4:32)
8. Imaginary Friend (4:47)
9. Peacock's 100 Eyes (5:20)
10. Reincarnation (5:31)

Total Time 43:03

Line-up: 
Dimitris Apostolidis: Drums, Vocals, Woodwinds
Giorgos Sechlidis: Key Bass, Hammond, Piano, Backing Vocals
Seirios Savvaidis: Guitar, Backing Vocals

Description/Reviews: 

The album kicks off with “Healer’s Song (Icaro)”, under an addictive Hammond melody, the guitar, bass, and drums are creating an old-school progressive rock background but so inspiringly fresh and wonderfully modernized! On “Fountain Of Love” the band is “throwing” Psych “elements” into their unique proggy sound, developing a cool psychic and catchy soundscape, bucolic-like and a little folkie-flirting.

Read the full review by TimeLord Michalis at timemachine-productions.gr

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Me And My Kites "Natt o Dag"

Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Psychedelic, Prog Folk
Label: Sound Effect Records SER045
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: March 16, 2018
Tracklist: 
Natt:
01. Natt o Dag [02:26]
02. Fingers Of Senja [04:55]
03. What If We Were Flowers? [04:22]
04. Another, A Lover [03:58]
05. En Väldigt Speciell Havsfest [03:30]

Dag:
06. Sister's Gonna Have A Baby [02:38]
07. Dull Sky (for Cm, on a Perfect Day) [08:11]
08. AC/DC [02:20]
09. All Colours, Come Back! [01:10]
10. Man kan ta allt ur jorden och använda det, men det kommer inte tillbaka [08:02]

Total Time 42:00

Line-up: 
David Svedmyr: piano, bass-, electric- and 12-stringed guitars, Mellotron, electric harpsichord, cithers, vibraphone and vocals.
Johan Svedmyr: drums and percussion.
Simon Svedmyr: electric- and upright bass and vocals.
Lisa Isaksson: vocals and flute.
Mikael Lennholm: electric guitars and vocals.
Karin Engquist: organ.
Agnes Nykäsenoja: violin and vocals.
Joel Öhlund: vocals, oud and acoustic guitar.
Anna Myrsten: vocals.
Andreas Stellan: vocals.
Jennie Ståbis: vocals.
Zeke Isendahl: clarinet.
Hanna Pauser Lindgren: voice.
Azusa: percussion.

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Me And My Kites "Natt o Dag"

Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Psychedelic, Prog Folk
Label: Sound Effect Records SER045
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: March 16, 2018
Tracklist: 
Natt:
01. Natt o Dag [02:26]
02. Fingers Of Senja [04:55]
03. What If We Were Flowers? [04:22]
04. Another, A Lover [03:58]
05. En Väldigt Speciell Havsfest [03:30]

Dag:
06. Sister's Gonna Have A Baby [02:38]
07. Dull Sky (for Cm, on a Perfect Day) [08:11]
08. AC/DC [02:20]
09. All Colours, Come Back! [01:10]
10. Man kan ta allt ur jorden och använda det, men det kommer inte tillbaka [08:02]

Total Time 42:00

Line-up: 
David Svedmyr: piano, bass-, electric- and 12-stringed guitars, Mellotron, electric harpsichord, cithers, vibraphone and vocals.
Johan Svedmyr: drums and percussion.
Simon Svedmyr: electric- and upright bass and vocals.
Lisa Isaksson: vocals and flute.
Mikael Lennholm: electric guitars and vocals.
Karin Engquist: organ.
Agnes Nykäsenoja: violin and vocals.
Joel Öhlund: vocals, oud and acoustic guitar.
Anna Myrsten: vocals.
Andreas Stellan: vocals.
Jennie Ståbis: vocals.
Zeke Isendahl: clarinet.
Hanna Pauser Lindgren: voice.
Azusa: percussion.

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3rd Trip "Scale Of Confusion"

Country: Finland
Genre(s): Psychedelic, Stoner, Progressive Metal
Label: Sound Effect Records (2018)
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: December 6, 2017 (digital), March 30, 2018 (CD, vinyl)
Tracklist: 
1. Scale Of Confusion (5:25)
2. Evolve (7:33)
3. Hazy Thoughts (6:16)
4. Datum (6:01)
5. These Days (11:29)

Total Time 36:44

Line-up: 
Marco Galán - Guitar, Backing Vocals
Flaming Dopes Jon - Bass, Vocals
Ben Thermal - Drums

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Hollow Earth "Out Of Atlantis"

Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Retro Prog, Psychedelic
Label: Kommun 2 KOMMUN2-43 (vinyl), Sound Effect SERC046 (CD)
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: November 24, 2017 (digital, vinyl), December 8, 2017 (CD)
Tracklist: 
1. Electric Eden (4:00)
2. Riders On The Vapour Trail (5:17)
3. Out Of Atlantis (4:43)
4. Incantation (5:23)
5. Behind The Ivory Gate (16:49)
6. Ave Satánas Or Tea-Time With Lucifer (3:53)

Total Time 40:05

Line-up: 
Cristóbal Nemo — Hammond B3 Organ, Wurlitzer Piano, Grand Piano, Mellotron, Modular Synthesizer, Ribbon Synthesizer, Spinet, Vibraphone, Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Percussion & Vocals
Don Pharaoh — Bass Guitar & Vocals
Rod Handel V — Drums, Tambourine
   With
Pescador - Additional Electric and Acoustic Guitar
Quintette Terre Creuse - Strings (1)

Description/Reviews: 

Ken at the Laser's Edge says: "...One thing for certain is the band is clearly in love with the sounds of the 70s. They cite early Deep Purple and Pink Floyd as influences. You can clearly hear Pink Floyd sounds. Deep Purple a bit but you'll also hear Iron Butterfly and a bunch of late 60s, early 70s organ driven bands. Plenty of wicked guitarwork as well. Canterbury sounds are here as well. Overall it shoots for a certain vibe, basically British proto-prog and hits the mark. You could easily be fooled into thinking this is an album released in 1971. It's a hell of a lot of fun."
"Very excellent keyboard trio retro-prog from Sweden. [---] This is psychedelic infused progressive rock that channels the heritage of 1970-era Pink Floyd mixed with the Hammond work of Jon Lord with early Deep Purple; they are aiming for and hitting the UK 1970/71 'proto-prog sound - a pretty good place to be!" - Wayside

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