I’m not much of a fan of later Pink Floyd, but the Syd Barrett-era is very, very hard to beat.
Progressive Rock
[Music] Dead Meadow – Me and the Devil Blues
There’s an awful lot of good neo-psychedelic rock music floating about online these days. Today’s discovery is Dead Meadow, a band who have roots in Washington, D.C.
[Music] Van der Graaf Generator: ‘We still love making a racket’
I happily grouse against The Guardian’s crap political coverage, but regarding music and art, they’re absolutely formidable. This article covers the reemergence of the ever-wonderful Van Der Graaf Generator, who never seem to die off or fade away.
[Music] Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso – Darwin!
Thanks to my friend Miguel Douglas, who reminded me of how good Banco were.
[Music] Ejwuusl Wessahqqan – Ejwuusl Wessahqqan (1975)
While working at Aron’s Records during the 1990s, I came across this disc by Ejwuusl Wessahqqan (a name you have to say stoned, I guess) and did a bit of research by asking some of my clients about the band. They considered it a true Krautrock gem, and I couldn’t agree more.
[Music] John Zorn – Nosferatu: The Stalking
[Music] Twilight Fields – Further Up, Further In!
Never, ever allow anyone to tell you that there is no good music being made today. Ever!
Twilight Fields is a band out of Northern Canada, but you wouldn’t know it judging by the influences they’ve sponged up into their body of work. One can easily hear touches of Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd, the acid folk of The Incredible String Band, and more modern psychedelic fare from groups like Spacemen 3 and Spectrum.
The crisp recording adds to the pleasure of hearing this recording on a great set of headphones. A highly recommended release.
[Music] How Chicago’s Black Youth Inspired An Unreleased David Bowie Album
There’s a “Yes, but…” here, as Young Americans would be the album which came from the ashes of this unreleased album. Still, it’s so nice that this new David Bowie box set, Who Can I Be Now?, includes this unreleased gem.
Read more about it here, courtesy of i-d/Vice Magazine.
[Music] Sonar – Black Light
Cuneiform Records can do no wrong to these ears. Sonar are a band out of Switzerland who produced a tight, punchy post-rock that made for enjoyable evening listening.
[Music] 10 More Essential British 1970s folk-rock albums — Make Your Own Taste
This is a follow-up to the very popular post on 12 Essential British 1970s Folk-Rock albums. The genre was not as big and popular as it should be, so with a couple of these, I may be stretching the “essential” label. But if you are heavily into collecting this stuff, you are going to want […]
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