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SPIRITS BURNING & CLEARLIGHT – The Roadmap In Your Head

May 28, 2017

Gonzo 2016 Second trip by American art-rock traveler and French prog impressionist chart mental routes into the unknown that’s always out there near us. For each of these collectives, it’s always been about concepts and the looseness thereof, yet if … Continue reading →

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PINK FAIRIES – Naked Radio

March 6, 2017

Gonzo 2016 Worth the wait: proto-punks make a long-overdue studio comeback after a 30-year recording limbo. “Silence is the quality of this apartment”: what could be Mick Farren’s last words, which open the title track of the Ladbroke Grove lads’ … Continue reading →

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VARIOUS ARTISTS – Cologne Curiosities

March 2, 2017

Mental Experience 2016 “The Unknown Krautrock Underground 1972-1976”: a compilation baring rarely seen aspects of the German genre. This is an initial instalment in a series of platters aimed to cover the whole output of Pyramid Records, an obscure label … Continue reading →

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HAWKWIND – The Machine Stops

July 14, 2016

Cherry Red 2016 Back to the future, venerable time-travelers delve into E.M. Forster’s classic story and become unmechanical. Always at their best when there’s an arching concept to hang onto, this band used to thrive in settings but, as records … Continue reading →

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DAEVID ALLEN WEIRD QUARTET – Elevenses

May 8, 2016

Cleopatra 2016 On a short leave to eternity, GONG commander delivers his final message and has a last laugh at reality. It’s been a logical route from “Flying Teapot” to WEIRD BISCUIT TEATIME and to “Elevenses” now, the road that … Continue reading →

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