Listen to J. Zunz latest CAMP Radio show

Here's J. Zunz latest show for CAMP Radio - music is mainly all culled from the contemporary underground scene in México

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20 years ago today

20 years ago today John and Chris were in San Francisco to watch The Heads play a blinding show as part of their one and only US tour – this is the poster Kozik made for the night...not a bad line-up!!

You can actually watch the show it in all it's glory here: 

Heads Live

You may notice Paul is wearing the famous Rocket 'Big Muff' shirt – they were hot off the press that night and this was its first ever public wearing!

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Fuzzy Sun and Raven Sings the Blues say some words about GÅS

They say:

Raven Sings The Blues:
An absolute shredder is handed down from Rocket Recordings today. The label has a knack for unearthing UK/EU heavies and GÅS fits in quite nicely with their stellar catalog. The Swedish band’s first single, “Epitaph” melds heavy fuzz, pounding at the heart with a slight lilt of English prog to it. Aesthetically they’re mashing a bit of Danish sludge rockers Moses with Sweden’s own Charlie & Esdor, though once those vocals kick in I’m getting some Wolf People nods as well. Those English psych-folk tones feel like they might be key here, as the band covers an old nugget, Philamore Lincoln’s “The North Wind Blew South” on the flip. It sets them apart from your average smoke shoveler. A huge debut single that begs to keep an eye on these guys. Get this on the table next to some Goat singles and that new hard hitter from Ball and you’re all set. Physical pre-orders are up tomorrow and the single lands Oct 30th.
See the post here: RSTB

Fuzzy Sun
Now and then Rocket Recordings hits the perfect spot for me and they did exactly that with this Swedish band that I never heard of before. GÅS will release their 7″ on October 30 on Rocket Recordings. The track that is up for a listen is called ‘Epitaph’ and is gorgeous heavy psych with a vintage feel. A truly remarkable track with gorgeous vocals. Check it out now.
See post here: Fuzzy Sun

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DEAFBRICK released today

"A truly thrilling record." The Quietus

"Absolutely pummelling." Brooklyn Vegan

"Fucking thrilling." The Wire

"Assault on the senses." Revolver

Today sees the release of DEAFBRICK – the debut collaborative album by Deafkids and Petbrick.

The album is available to buy on Red/Black Splatter vinyl ltd 500 copies from your local record shop or from Bandcamp here:

Bandcamp

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The new decade is eight months old, and the only certainty is that certainties have ceased to exist. Yet as we traverse through new and intimidating terrain unfamiliar a short while ago, two collaborators have come together to unwittingly create a record curiously suited to an intimidating and unpredictable new era. ‘Deafbrick’, the multiplication sum of Säo Paulo’s sonic warriors Deafkids and London’s pulverising duo Petbrick is a veritable force against adversity, and less a polite meeting of minds than a fiery collision whose impact and incandescence extend beyond the horizon. 

The project first came to light by way of a collaboration at Roadburn Festival, which in itself was the result of the friendship between Deafkids and Petbrick’s Iggor Cavalera (also of Sepultura/Soulwax/Cavalera Conspiracy) who had met the band in Brazil, “We had so much fun doing the collab and there was a real chemistry between the five of us, so it seemed like a natural progression to actually get into a studio together and write a record.” – reckons Petbrick’s Wayne Adams (also of Big Lad/Death Pedals).

The results run the gamut through a litany of uniformly invigorating audial landscape – this is an arena where Deafkids’ appetite for lysergic punk-damaged tumult and Petbrick’s ventures into dystopian synth-driven soundscapes can happily engage in gladiatorial contest. From the unearthly percussive clangour of ‘Hyperkinetic Mass Disordert’ to the DHR-addled chaos of the paint-stripping ‘Mega Ritual’, every second of ‘Deafbrick’ is infused with malevolent charisma and iconoclastic élan. 

Yet perhaps the ultimate destructive moment of this particular demolition derby comes via a thrillingly monomaniacal take on Discharge’s ‘Free Speech For The Dumb. Not that it necessarily met the approval of Discharge themselves, who make a cameo appearance on the song’s outro. “I asked them to record some quotes saying how much they hated our version” laughs Iggor. “One of them even said that Metallica did a better job. That really freaked me out!”

Metallica, it’s fair to say objectively, do not do a better job.

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Celebrating Bandcamp's 'No Revenue Day' for September

Today is another Bandcamp 'No Revenue' day

So as always, today is a great time to buy some Rocket albums and shirts - some releases we wanna bring to your attention are:

GÅS – GÅS 7"
On Black/Clear 'splatter' or Yellow vinyl with free badge – one for you fuzz wah fans!

Paisiel – Unconscious Death Wish LP
Stunning second album, td Red/Black 'colour-in-colour' vinyl

Anthroprophh – Toilet Circuit EP
Repress on yellow vinyl due to speed of first pressing sold out – expected to go the same way

GOAT – Commune LP
Special ltd 'Silver edition' reissue on silver/blue swirl vinyl and new artwork

Deafkids & Petbrick – Deafbrick LP
This is released today – pick-up on ltd splatter LP

J. Zunz – Hibiscus LP
Ltd Blue/White swirl vinyl

Autotelia – I LP
Ltd Black/White striped vinyl

Sex Swing – Type II LP
On Ltd edition swirl vinyl

Kooba Tercu – Proto Tekno LP
On Ltd edition clear vinyl

Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – Viscerals and T-shirts
Latest album on ltd colour vinyl + ltd edition 'Lets Rock' and 'King of Cowards' T-shirts

+ there are loads of other great albums, shirts and posters to pick up from the Rocket or individual bands Bandcamp stores:

Bandcamp

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GOAT's World Music in this Vinyl Me Please 'The 10 Best Psychedelic Rock Albums To Own On Vinyl'

They say:

Goat - World Music
A largely mythologized outfit, Goat are a collective of mask-clad Swedish musicians who hail from Korpilombolo, a tiny village in Northern Sweden that supposedly - at least according to the band - has a deep-rooted and omnipresent connection to voodooism. Their debut album proper, World Music, comes on like a kaleidoscopic slap in the face of Western elitism, eschewing rock archetypes and embracing non-Western instrumentation and dynamics. Central to the concept of Goat is fluidity; they believe that all musicians of Korpilombolo were Goat, and their line up fluctuates on a near yearly basis - you just hope that Goat’s contempt for Western mediocrity trickles down to their listeners. Astral folk compositions such as the latter third of “Goatman” allow respite from the unabated tribal rhythms that take centre stage, but World Music is by and large a record that uses hypnotic grooves to capture curious ears and throw them mercilessly into the deep end of experimental Afrobeat. World Music is a record in which you sink helplessly rather than indulge in.

See the full list here: Vinyl Me Please

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Introducing the debut release by new Swedish band GÅS

Introducing GÅS...

A new band from Sweden and this, their debut release is the limited edition single simply called GÅS.

Listen to 'Epitaph'– the first track to be revealed exclusively via Psychedelic Baby Magazine:

Psychedelic Baby Magazine

The single can be preordered this Friday (as part of Bandcamp's 'No Revenue Day') on ltd Black/Clear Splatter vinyl (Ltd 100 copies) and Yellow vinyl with a free badge (Ltd 100 copies) from here:

Rocket Bandcamp

A further 200 copies of yellow vinyl will make their way to your local record shops.

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The Swedish word ‘GÅS’ has two known meanings - one is ‘goose’, the Mythical mighty animal and the other is street slang for ‘smoking weed’. Though there may now be a third new meaning, and that would be ‘heavy and loud’.

The 7”starts with Epitaph, a 4 minute + track, rammed full of incredible ‘Rocket trademark’ fuzz-wah immersions from twin lead guitars. The early 70s rock inspired vibe is reminiscent of classic Black Sabbath and Blue Cheer but also has a ‘commune-dwelling’ sound of the German bands from that same era. Acts like Amon Duul ll and Agitation Free spring to mind – as well as their Swedish contemporaries Arbete & Fritids, International Harvester and Rävjunk.

The B-side ‘The North Wind Blew South’ is, in fact, a cover version, originally by the British band Philamore Lincoln, who made one album in 1970. GÅS move the intimate, string driven pop song into a fuzz filled sing-along anthem with its feet firmly set in the Swedish psych scene.

GÅS are a perfect addition to the list of mind altering Swedish bands that are already on the Rocket roster. So if you have GOAT, Hills, Flowers Must Die, Och, Centrum and Josefin Öhrn + The Liberation records in your collection, then this 7” is for you. 

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Echoes and Dust reviews DEAFBRICK LP

They say:

I’ve been a fan of Deaf Kids and also of Wayne Adams’ various forms of output for quite a while now, but I’ve not really had the opportunity to cover anything proper from either so far. I’ll say going into it that I’m not familiar with any of Igor Cavelera’s work aside from Petbrick, but from what I’ve heard he’s really fucking good. At the moment, I’m valuing heavy music a lot more, I really believe in the importance of art as catharsis and social commentary working hand-in-hand and I feel like anything that is not soul-crushing in this era is really just escapism that doesn’t really do anything for me. Having recently reviewed new albums from Sex Swing, Radar Men From The Moon, Oranssi Pazuzu and Boris, I’m really interested to see just how 2020 this collaboration is and I have a feeling it’s going to be pretty fucking relentless.


After a slow-burning intro ‘Forca Bruta’ pours jet fuel on the album, slamming thrash metal infused post-psyche brutality into the listeners brain with the force of a falling piano. It has a similar vibe to Chaudelande-era Gnod in the way the guitars and vocals sit, which works for me. Overall, as a second track kind of functioning as a first, it’s fucking nuts and I love it...

Read the rest here: E&D

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The Quietus stream IMPATV's video for GNOD & João Pais Filipe track 'Faca De Fogo'

As revealed before, IMPATV created videos for three of the tracks taken from GNOD & João Pais Filipe's album 'Faca De Fogo' and you can watch the third video, for title track 'Faca De 'Fogo' above.

See what The Quietus say about it here: The Quietus

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Listen to DEAFBRICK album in full via Cvlt Nation ahead of Fridays release

"A truly thrilling record." The Quietus

"Absolutely pummelling." Brooklyn Vegan

"Fucking thrilling." The Wire

"Assault on the senses." Revolver

This Friday sees the release of DEAFBRICK – the debut collaborative album by Deafkids and Petbrick. And you can listen to the album in full now via the lovely people at Cvlt Nation.

Listen here: Cvlt Nation

The Ltd LP can be preordered via Rocket here: Rocket
American audiences can preorder via Neurot Recordings here: Neurot 

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