31 May 2011

Rocket Probes May 2011 Playlist



Rubble – The Farewell Drugs
(Finally!!!!....after having a version of this on a CDR for several years now it has finally made it out on vinyl, Buttholes meets Wellwater Conspiracy meets Monoshock, loads of great fuzz punk, blissed out psych, krauty grooves)

Moon Duo – Fallout
(Great grooved out Spacemen 3’esque track off their new album Mazes)

Woods – Out of The Eye
(Motorik droner from their forthcoming Sun and Shade album..thanks to Dave from Optical Sound for telling us about this one)

Spectrum – Mary
(Nice Spacemen 3 repetitive Motorik drone from this split single with Cheval Sombre...lovely optical art sleeve too)

Lunar Dunes – Oh You Strange Tune
(Taken from their Galaxea album, this track has a certain Suncoil Sect meets Bark Psychosis vibe with some nice Jaki’esque drumming)

Crass – Station
(Amazing record and still sounds totally fresh today)

Dylan Ettinger – Lyon of Judah
(Bonkers psyched out dubby’ness on Not Not Fun)

Various – Strade Transparenti

(South American film road movie soundtrack....get on the bus with The Necks & O-Type)

Various – E
pitaph For a Legend
(International Artists label compilation, featuring Red Krayola & The Elevators)


Fury Things - Love Sick E.P
(Early 90's fuzz infested Shoegaze featuring a young Tim Cedar from Part Chimp.....brothers united against the man
)

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24 May 2011

Pharaoh Overlord cover Spacemen 3




Check out this great footage from Roadburn of the mighty Pharaoh Overlord covering Spacemen 3's Revolution...let's hope they do a studio version one day!!

See it here

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19 May 2011

Review of INGNODWETRUST



Here is a nice review of Gnod new album on Rocket INGNODWETRUST which is released on June 6th on Ltd white vinyl LP and download:

The UK drone psych rockers are back with a new full length record. The Middlesex split LP was released earlier this year and I reviewed that already but this is something quite different.

The A side is one long track called Tony’s First Communion and what ever priest he saw, sure gave him a load of LSD or strong mushrooms or ayawaska! I have never heard a Gnod record with such a clean, clear production either. Anyway, the track has a very straight drum and bass line that hardly changes for a very long time as the Dark Energy synth starts things off but then slowly a lot more sounds and voices float into the landscape as the track slowly builds up. A lot of spaced out sounds get quite loud as some guitar now starts to enter into the sound in a subtle way and the pace is increased slightly and then it ends. A cool trip.

Vatican starts with some distorted drums and then a spaced out sample in Italian over a sort of organ like sound. This track has darker feel to it as the spaced out voice slowly fades to the background and the distorted bass and drum gives this one a freaky sound as the synth sounds fly around the soundscape. The theme that started the track comes back to end it again. Yet, another Gnodly mindfuck that sadly only lasting 33mins. This released on 500 copies on white vinyl and as a download option, no CD will be pressed as far as I know (at least right now).

See the review in full here
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18 May 2011

The Quietus celebrates Teeth of the Seas tour with Parts and labor that starts today




To celebrate the Teeth of the Sea tour with Parts and Labor which starts tonight at Camp, The Quietus has asked TOTS Jimmy Martin to interview their touring partners Parts and Labor.

Read all here

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10 May 2011

ON: Acid House Art & 20th Century Psychedelia



Three of the UK’s most influential graphic artists, members of an ever morphing collective named Golden Sun Movement, exhibit a collection of hypnotically striking works at Idea Generation Gallery from 20th April 2011. Luke Insect, Leo Zero and Dave Little share a common thread, not only in their roots seated firmly in the psychedelic scenes of the 60s to the present day, but also in the impressive roster of musicians, clubs and brands for which they have produced artwork. Newly created site-specific pieces will sit alongside the artists’ most recognisable commissions which previously existed as some of the most lauded club posters and album artworks. ON and Golden Sun Movement represent the contemporary equivalent of Hapshash and the original UFO spirit.






ON will display not only a selection of the artists’ originals and back catalogue works but also bespoke site-specific creations inspired by the converted warehouse space of the Idea Generation Gallery. The mixed media creations will be made as a trio and individually. Featuring eye-bending perspectives, shocking colours and a pastiche of styles including Victoriana and Pop Art the show resonates with vivacity.

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