An act of defacation, hmmmmm...

Band: Sunn O)))
Album: Candlewolf Of The Golden Chalice
Origin:U.S.A. (Los Angeles, California)/France (Paris)
Genre: Drone, Doom, Experimental
Year: 2005

It's Sunn O))) 's Peel Session, although it was recorded, released and aired after the death of John Peel. It's released on vinyl exclusively and contains only one track. The line-up on this one is Stephen O'Malley(guitar and harmonium), Greg Anderson(bass and moog), Rex Ritter(moog), Edwin Pouncey(Tamboura) and Tony Sylvester(Harmonium and sruti box). Enjoy!

Sunn O))) - Candlewolf Of The Golden Chalice

Psychedelic Bikers

Saw these guys last night on their 20th anniversary tour. Needless to say that they were awesome.

Poor Strong Factory!

Band: Various Artists
Album: Tokyo Flashback 2: P.S.F. Psychedelic Sampler
Origin: Japan (Tokyo)
Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Experimental
Year: 1992

It's the second P.S.F. sampler and it gives you a good taste of what this label has to offer. To be consumed with some japanese acid. Enjoy!

Second vol. of this series. More psychedelic than previous one. All unreleased tracks by White Heaven, HIGHRISE, Fushitsusha, Ghost, Yura Yura Kingdome, Marble Sheep, etc 11 groups! (label description)

1) White Heaven - Silver Current
2) High Rise & Keiji Haino - T.F.B.
3) Maher Shalal Hash Baz - M.S.H.B.
4) Marble Sheep & The Run-Down Sun's Children - I Just Stay In The Up-Side
5) Overhang Party - Now Come Out
6) Yura Yura Kingdom - Bakano Furi
7) Yuragi - Improvisation
8) Kousokuya - Kizashi
9) Ghost - Sun Is Tangging
10) Ohkami No Jikan - Thin City, Pt. 2
11) Fushitsusha - Marianne

Tokyo Flashback 2: P.S.F. Psychedelic Sampler

Danger! High Voltage! IV

Japanese Heavy Rock Hits Vol. 1&2 video

Tripping out, the oldskool way...

Band: Blue Cheer
Album: Vincebus Eruptum
Origin: U.S.A. (San Francisco, California)
Genre: Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Hard Rock
Year: 1968

Blue Cheer is rightfully considered to be one of the pioneers of heavy and psychedelic rock and this record alone has earned them a place in the rock and roll pantheon. I wouldn't know how to review this record so just get it, you won't regret it!

...Blue Cheer were not just knockin’ on Heavy’s door and they weren’t invited, either: they broke on through it, tore off the hinges, tore up the threshold, took a huge chunk outta each side of the wall and then dropped a huge napalm log in the fireplace and split. Casually inventing a genre as they did so, no less. (read the full review here)

Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptum

R.I.P. Dickie Peterson

The King Always Knows What He Means

Smoking Electric Cigarettes...

Band: Baby Woodrose
Album: Coming Around Again 7"
Origin: Denmark (Copenhagen)
Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Garage Rock
Year: 2008

I could review this great single, but this whale is very tired so I'm going to post Lorenzo Woodrose (the band's main man) his comments on both songs. Enjoy!

"Coming Around Again" could have been a hit for anybody, except we ended up playing it a bit too fast and adding lots of over the top twangy surf guitar and beeping Farfisa organ that kind of detract from it's easy listening qualities. The end result is somewhat bubblegum sounding. Some uplifting lyrics about coming back up after having been down for some time. This one turned out much better than I thought it would during mixing. This was actually considered for "Chasing Rainbows" album quite a lot.

"I Feel High" is really different. If it wasn't for the lyrical theme (sex, drugs, rock'n'roll) it would have fit well on the Chasing Rainbows album, where I deliberately wanted to go a bit deeper with my subject matter. Acoustic guitar, bass, tambourine and a hauntingly hypnotic Farfisa organ. We actually recorded this as a band, but felt it worked better sounding a bit folky and psychedelic. The intro was later pasted on, consisting of backwards drums and distant fuzzguitar".

Baby Woodrose - Coming Around Again

A Blunt Cobra

Band: Black Cobra
Album: Black Cobra EP
Origin: U.S.A. (Los Angeles, California)
Genre: Sludge, Doom, Metal
Year: 2004

Black Cobra is a two man band that plays thick dirty sludgy doom. Drums are handled by Rafael Martinez (also bassist for Acid King) with Jason Landrian (formerly Cavity) playing guitar. This Ep was self-released on cd but has been re-released on 7" by Blackflash Records in 2006. It has only three short songs, but it gives you a good idea of what this band is all about. Enjoy!
(and yes, I am going to try to keep that promise of posting more often).

Black Cobra - S/T EP

Back In Black

I'm back, and I just wanted to say that I'm going to try to post more often. Enjoy!

Belief Is The Death Of Intelligence

Band: Nadja
Album: Base Fluid Single
Origin: Canada (Toronto)
Genre: Drone, Shoegaze, Doom
Year: 2007




I'm in the middle of my exams so here's a freebie. Enjoy!

"More Nadja, this time its free too, which can only be a good thing although the trouble with free stuff is that it can on occasion guarantee crapness in the musical department. Luckily, the two tracks here are not in that department and showcase more of the ambient doom drone we have come to expect from Aidan and Leah. With this release one track is new, one is old, yet both melt into each other perfectly. Opener Base Fluid is the newest of the two tracks and is slightly more ambient than anything else they have done recalling Aidan Bakers solo work at parts. Its got a killer opening and towards the end the tightness of the duo becomes very clear. The second track Numb is more of a chillout piece, at least for the first half anyway. At times almost reminiscent of Jesu at times, certainly much more in the ambient department than doom, with synths taking presence over full on heaviness, that's not to say this isn't loud and heavy, its just not depending on the trick of deafening people. Again, you can't really go wrong with Nadja, and these two tracks are totally free so you may as well have a listen, cant be that bad right?" (Nothingatall.net)

Nadja - Base Fluid Single

Danger! High Voltage! III

The trailer for one of the two new Boris splits (one with Torche and one with 9dw). Enjoy!



Edit: I just found this other (strange) trailer.

It's Not Harry Potter IV

Band: Various Artists
Album: Electric Magic Vol. 5
Origin: Various
Genre: Stoner Rock
Year: 2009


It's the fifth sampler by german stoner rock fanzine Generated X. Enjoy!

01. Radio Moscow - Broke Down
02. Grifter - Slow Boy
03. Iguana - Broken Halleluja
04. Good Day To Die - Crush The Skies
05. Toner Low - Two
06. Umor - Uncouthly Thought
07. Highway Child - Love For Sale
08. The Machine - Jam No. Phi
09. Cojones - Clearing Potion
10. The Flying Eyes - Lay With Me
11. Zaphire Oktalogue - Carrion Fly

Electric Magic Vol. 5

Did You Drink Spermatozoa?

Band: Boris
Album: Demo Vol. 3
Origin: Japan (Tokyo)
Genre: Metal, Doom
Year: 1994






I know it has been a while so I'm making it up with this gem. It's a rip of one of the two known Boris demo tapes. This means that it is one of the rare recordings with Nagata on drums (it also labels Takeshi as Otani). The quality is great and you can really hear how they are influenced by The Melvins on these recordings.
You can find the artwork here. Enjoy!

Tracklist:
1) Scar Box "Misery in your arms."
2) Mosquito "Knife blowing in to my eyes."
3) Matozoa "Did you drink spermatozoa?"
4) Deep Sucker "Taking ever harpy."

Boris - Demo Vol. 3

P.S. : The file contains 2 extra songs, Loud and Water Porch. I think they are hidden tracks on the tape.

Worthless people blame their karma...

Saw these guys for the first time last night, and they were awesome!

Whales! Whales! Whales!

It has been a while because of my exams and some computer problems but I'm back so expect some great music soon.

Psychedelic Speed Freaks!

Band: Various Artists
Album: Tokyo Flashback: PSF Psychedelic Sampler
Origin: Japan (Tokyo)
Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Experimental
Year: 1991

This sampler is a good start if you want to explore the hazy maze that is the japanese psych underground. I read somewhere that the cover picture was taken in Modern Music, the record store connected to PSF, and the hidden smoking figure on the cover is supposed to be Ken Matsutani from Marble Sheep. Enjoy!

"This is a good and obvious place to start with the Poor Strong Factory (P.S.F. -- originally stood for Psychedelic Speed Freaks, which was the name High Rise first used for their group) label -- unquestionably the best, weirdest, wildest currently ongoing label in Japan. Exclusive tracks by Ghost, Fushitsusha, White Heaven, High Rise, are here & the 68 minutes of overloaded distortion and simple, modern, psych-underground destruction going on here is honestly breathtaking. First of 5 volumes (to date), all editions of Tokyo Flashback are worth investigating." (Forced Exposure)

1) Marble Sheep & The Run-Down Sun's Children - 22. February 1991
2) High Rise - Mainliner
3) Ghost - 'Improvised' Tama Yura
4) Fushitsusha - Omea Kotchi
5) White Heaven - Blind Promise (Alternate Take)
6) Verzerk - Heavy
7) Kousokuya - Akatsuki no Owari
8) Keiji Haino - Tattaima

Tokyo Flashback: PSF Psychedelic Sampler

Scuse Me, While I Kiss This Guy...

I know it's been going very slow over here, but I'm very busy. I'm going to try to post more regulary, but I'm also studying for my exams so...

First I Drink, Then I smoke...

Band: Melvins
Album: Star Spangled Banner 7"
Origin: U.S.A. (Montesano, Washington)
Genre: Hard Rock
Year: 2008

This was a tour only release limited to 666 copies. First song is the a capella version of the Star Spangled Banner. The second song is a cover of Detroit Rock City. Enjoy!

Melvins - Star Spangled Banner

I don't look too good in pink...

Because it's funny

Looked Hard Into The Dancing Crowd...

Band: The Heads
Album: Quad 7"
Origin: Great Britain (Bristol)
Genre: Stoner Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Year: 1993

It's been a while, but I've been very busy and I had some problems with my internet. So I am going to try to make it up with this nice little single by The Heads. It contains three songs, but the last two are put together (Woke Up and Looking At You, a cover from MC5). Enjoy!

The Heads - Quad 7"

A Tent?

This is a great online label sampler from Tee Pee Records. It gives you a good taste of what the label is up to these days. Enjoy!

1) Graveyard - Evil Ways
2) Weird Owl - Skeletelepathic
3) Witch - Sweet Sue
4) Black Math Horseman - Tyrant
5) The Warlocks - Red Camera
6) Hopewell - Good Good Good Desperation
7) Assemble Head In Sunburst Sound - The Slumbering Ones
8) Night Horse - Shine On Me
9) Annihilation Time - Bald Headed Woman
10) Naam - Kingdom
11) The Weight - Closer Than A Friend
12) Ancestors - Neptune With Fire
13) Black Strap - Repulsion
14) Earthless - Godspeed/Sonic Prayer (live at Roadburn)
15) The Atomic Bitchwax - Revival
16) Quest For Fire - Bison Eyes

Tee Pee Records Label Sampler

Always trust the Gene Genie !

This is a rather unusual post I'm making here. Lately I've been having a craving for 70s music, probably because of the weather, and because of a particular show on the BBC, called 'Life On Mars'.

It's a show about a cop Sam Tyler who's involved in an accident, and wakes up in 1973. It rapidly became one of the most favourite shows I've ever seen. There's a good amount of suspence and a fair bit of mistery in it, and the unforgettable character of Gene Hunt.

But that's not the only reason this show rocks, as to be expected the music is great ( 70s d'uh), going from bands like Atomic Rooster to Hawkwind, Deep Purple, Thin Lizzy,...

I've found a fanmade compilation from the music in the first season, and I've been waiting to share this with other people for a while, and the first anniversary of the blog seemed like the right time.


Gene Hunt: Drugs eh? What's the point. They make you forget, make you talk funny, make you see things that aren't there. My old grandma got all of that for free when she had a stroke.

"In your eye"

-The Electric Eel-

Life On Mars - Fanmade OST (Megaupload)

Life On Mars - Fanmade OST Part1 (Rapidshare)
Life On Mars - Fanmade OST Part2 (Rapidshare)

Godspeed You Black Emperor!

This blog is now one year old! And I'm proud that I kept it up for so long. Thanks to everybody out there who supported this blog, and thanks to my team members The Electric Eel and A Beluga.
I would also like to thank the very talented artist Liesbeth for making another awesome banner for this blog! More celebratory posts are on the way!

"Big Bikes, Heavy Boots and Chain Belts..."

Band: The Lords Of Altamont
Album: To Hell With The Lords Of Altamont
Origin: USA (Los Angeles)
Genre: Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Punk
Year: 2004

Are you in for some hell-raising garage rock, influenced by the raw power of 70s rock? Then this is the post that'll satisfy your needs.

The lords of altamont, a band consisting of ex-members from The Bomboras, The Fuzztones and from the legendary band MC5, are a force to be reckoned with. As you can notice the band, their alter-ego's and songtitles are inspired by biker culture. While some might say, they're some kind of fraud hardcore bikerband ( some equivalent like the punk The towers of London 'play'), I say that they're a band respecting the music they love, by bringing the world a mighty loud sound.

If you ever have the opportunity to see them live, don't hesitate, unless you're bothered by the way they show their 'rockerconfidence' ( in form of poses, or cocky talks with the audience). Luckily I love that stuff, when I go to a show, it's mainly for the music but also a little for the show ( that's why I went to see KISS last year).

The link is below , enjoy as usual, if that's what you're into...

"In your eye"

-The Electric Eel-

The Lords Of Altamont - To Hell With The Lords Of Altamont