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TIM BLAKE – Blake’s New Jerusalem

October 26, 2017

Egg 1978 / Esoteric 2017 With arrows of desire, ambient rock pioneer embarks on mental flight to get his chariots of fire. In hindsight the parallel between two Blakes, Tim and William, may see obvious – deeper than their last … Continue reading →

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TIM BLAKE – Crystal Machine

September 11, 2017

Egg 1977 / Esoteric 2017 Mercurial vehicle’s first outing: synthesizer wizard strikes on his own to leave a lasting trace. With a rough, anarchic streak to GONG and HAWKWIND, it’s easy to overlook Tim Blake’s refined features, especially given the … Continue reading →

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CHROME – Techromancy

July 29, 2017

Cleopatra 2017 Shine on brightly! Industrial rock pioneers weld mirrors onto their wrecking ball and get in the groove. Four decades of noise exploration haven’t dulled this Frisco band’s edge, yet the cinematic approach they’d adopted with “Alien Soundtracks” in … Continue reading →

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CHICKN – Chickn

July 23, 2017

Inner Ear 2016 Grasping the moment, Greek group mount up their impact to tune into time and space. After a series of lo-fi download-only singles, these three musicians from Athens gather like-minded forces and come up with a work which … Continue reading →

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GREEN METEOR – Consumed By A Dying Sun

June 6, 2017

Argonauta 2017 Retrofuturistic mindwarp from Philadelphia psych riders who embrace escape velocity in slow motion. Changes are afoot nowadays at such speed that it’s difficult to accept tomorrow’s fear of falling without finding proper foothold in the past, and this … Continue reading →

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