Psychic Ills – Hazed Dream (2011) Opening on a jaw harp solo, this album follows a downtempo trend, featuring a plethora of unexpected and interesting elements. Beyond the jaw harp, you can hear an organ, a cabasa or wooden sounder, something similar to an alarm tone, and a shruti box. These elements add interesting tonal variation to the songs off of this EP and create an interesting sonic contrast to the guitars and bass that form a large portion of the soundscape. Facebook, Bandcamp, and Apple Music pages of Psychic Ills The Out Key Hole – Dreams in a Waking State (2010) The debut record of The Out Key Hole…
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The Pink Elephants’ New Occult Shoegaze Album Mothers Of The Sun
Experience spiritual death and rebirth with this occult themed psychedelic shoegaze album. Isaiah Mitchell, the guitar guru in Earthless, lays down deep cosmic psych guitar that takes the listener on a meditative journey that is both beautiful and rocking. Check out The Pink Elephants' new music video and dive deeper into the mysteries contained in the new album Mothers Of The Sun.
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Neo-krautrock and Psychedelic – Vibravoid’s REMOVE THE TIES
Dusseldorf neo-krautrock and psychedelic outfit Vibravoid released their most recent album, REMOVE THE TIES, in late September. I was really looking forward to give this LP a listen. Dusseldorf has always been a big hub for artists and creatives in Germany, and is home to a number of well-known German acts, including electronic/krautrock giant Kraftwerk. I always prefer to talk about a select few of the tracks from each release; I feel this allows you, the reader, to be better acquainted with each one. The sonic journey we go on with this album is really interesting, and it’s definitely a journey you want to take. That said, let’s get into…
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The Black Angels: Three Nights, Three Full Albums, Live in San Francisco 2025
Blasting fuzz, doubled guitars, sitar like instrumentation that was out of this world. The Black Angels are still unlike any other psych band in the world today. Pow Magazine covered all three nights of their San Francisco residency where they played the first three albums in full along with new material.
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Psychedelicatessen Review
Fungi Girls – Some Easy Magic (2011) This rock fusion LP boasts a spunky sound across this album. The instrumentals on this album, especially the guitars and the bass, are really fantastic. The surf rock influence is quite prevalent throughout the whole album, with certain licks and riffs feeling like they’re straight out of the 60s. The slacker rock influence is also felt throughout the album, with the fuzzed-out guitars taking center-stage on many of the tracks. Bandcamp, Blogspot, Facebook, and X pages of Fungi Girls Shapes Have Fangs – Dinner in the Dark (2012) This release from the Austin-based rock band, Shapes Have Fangs, is a great example of…
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Newsletter #8
Newletter #8 features 18 new singles from shoegaze and psychrock bands from around the world. Stay current with New Candys, Vibravoid, Primitive Ring a side project from members of Fuzz and Ty Segall, Acid Dad, Firefriend and San Francisco locals Asteroid No.4 and The Spiral Electric and much more.
