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Chui Wan - Chui Wan

This Beijing band’s debut was a reverb-drenched psychedelic space journey, moody and – for a Chinese band – uncharacteristically trippy. At times, their sophomore album sounds...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2016-04-03)

Perfect Beings - Perfect Beings II

With their first album, the Southern California band Perfect Beings set a very high bar for themselves, with a sophisticated take on modern progressive rock superbly informed by the genre’s...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2016-04-02)

Phall Fatale - Moonlit Bang Bang

In the category of groups with unusual instrumentation, Phall Fatale deserves special mention. There’s a drummer (Fredy Studer), two singers who contribute keyboards and electronics (Joana...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2016-04-01)

Naked Truth - Avian Thug

This is the third Naked Truth release, and the first I’ve heard. The quartet features what might be considered a standard jazz configuration of keyboards, bass, and drums with a trumpet as...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2016-03-30)

Vasil Hadžimanov Band Featuring David Binney - Alive

Serbian keyboardist Vasil Hadžimanov and his band have been a going concern since the mid-90s, releasing a total of six albums since 2001’s Razlooga Za…, and although...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2016-03-29)

Matushka - II

From a distance of thousands of miles away from Russia, it seems that there’s a burgeoning psychedelic rock scene there. I don’t know how real that impression is – after all,...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2016-03-28)

Alpine Decline - Go Big Shadow City

This is Alpine Decline’s fifth outing – I’ve covered their previous reverb-drenched dark psychedelic releases in previous reviews, and Go Big Shadow City doesn’t...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2016-03-27)

Kevin Kastning - Skyfields

There is no one quite like Kevin Kastning. Stretching back well over 20 years and two dozen or more releases, both solo and in collaboration with other like-minded players, the gutarist, composer...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2016-03-26)

Alfahanne - Blod Eld Alfa

This Swedish band is related to the black metal scene, but they bring in a lot of elements from other styles as well. If they’ didn’t, Exposé probably wouldn’t be...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2016-03-25)