30 Aug 2015

Rocket probes – August playlist




Gnoomes – Ngan!
(Great new Rocket band from Russia, mixes the kraut repetition of Neu!, with the pop of the Byrds, the noise of My Bloody Valentine)
Gnoomes 

Hey Colossus – Radio Static High

(Hey Colossus follows their great Black and Gold album with an even greater album, again on Rocket...this band are on fire!!!)
Hey Colossus 

Mamuthones – Symphony for the Devil

(Great new EP on Rocket coming out to coincide with their performance at Liverpool Psych Fest...includes an amazing remix by the great Giant Swan)
Mamuthones 

Various – Cherrystones presents Critical Mass

(Our 'Nothing is...' compadre delivers another stunning compilation of rare gems, this time from the krauty post punk underground '78-'84)
Cherrystones 

Flowers Must Die – Montana/Nusrat

(Another month, another Flowers Must Die record and this one is a bit special, probably their best work to date..beautiful picture disc too!!)
Flowers Must Die 

Karen Gwyer – Sugar Tots

(Nice krauty groove and heavy drones)
Karen Gwyer 

Insanlar - Kime Ne (Ricardo Villalobos Mix 1)

(The Quietus's John Doran played this when he Dj'd the Black and Gold launch party, and we been diggin' it ever since)
Insanlar  

John Carpenter – Halloween 3 Soundtrack

(Classic Carpenter!!!)
John Carpenter 

Bitchin Bajas – Bitchtronics

(lovely droning psychouts that call to mind Eno/Fripps Morning Star...beautiful stuff!!!)
Bitchin Bajas 

Throbbing Chakra – Megabrain Kluster

(Gothy, fuzzy wah-psych-punk band featuring Zac from the great band Lantern)
Throbbing Chakra 

Obonox – Know America

(Another great album of fuzzed out Funkadelic sounding grooves)
Obonox 

Gwenno - Chwyldro

(Nice bit of Welsh, Broadcast'y groove-psych-pop)
Gwenno 

Bob Dylan – Maggies Farm (Live at the Newport Folk Festival)

(Classic 'going electric' performance, some great grooves by Bloomfield and band)
Bob Dylan  

Jane Weaver – Neotantrick Globes

(Interesting deconstruction by Andy Votel and friends of Jane Weavers amazing Silver Globe album)
Jane Weaver 

Fläsket Brinner – Fläsket Brinner

(One of the members of Goat turned us on to this classic album of grooved out swedish psych jazz)
Fläsket Brinner 

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