Category Archives: Reissues

MANI NEUMEIER ‎- Talking Guru Drums

November 3, 2016

Musiker 2014 / Purple Pyramid ‎2016 Beyond the motorik, Krautrock’s premier percussionist takes his thunder on a globetrotting trip. Almost five decades on since their inception, GURU GURU still grow in stature, but sometimes this progress feels too straightforward for … Continue reading →

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THREE MAN ARMY – A Third Of A Lifetime

October 24, 2016

Pegasus 1971 / Esoteric 2016 Bullets flying again: upgraded firearm of heavy psych goes straight for the heart. When THE GUN folded with “Gunsight” in 1969, it wasn’t the last time the fans heard from the Gurvitz brothers – bassist … Continue reading →

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TYLL – Sexphonie

October 19, 2016

Kerston 1975 / Mental Experience 2016 One-off German gem: studio shenanigans from the outskirts of Krautrock. By mid-’70s bolshie proggers EULENSPYGEL were effectively over so, when offered an album deal, their associate guitarist Det Fonfara corralled a studio ensemble, called … Continue reading →

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COLOSSEUM – Live

October 11, 2016

Bronze 1971 / Esoteric 2016 Saluting intransigence that’s not about to die, a musical document of free-thinking era sees an expanded return into the fray. Arguably the best concert record by a British band taped on British soil – unlike … Continue reading →

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STEAMHAMMER – Mountains

October 5, 2016

B&C 1970 / Esoteric 2016 Harnessing gravity, one of the most underrated British bands hit their peak without getting high. Blindingly brilliant, this quartet should be spoken of in reverential tones but their colors have been covered in patina far … Continue reading →

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