Intimidating Mage, Plainsman, United States, Bloodfiredoom Records, BFD-666-01 CD (2018) From Boulder in Colorado comes this furious horde of …
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Masana Temples: fluffy kosmische retro-1970s kitsch psychedelic rock pop all the way
Kikagaku Moyo, Masana Temples, The Netherlands, Guruguru Brain, vinyl LP / CD (2018) As you can see, the cover art
Continue readingPTOOFF! – an album a decade ahead of its time still has the power to sting
The Deviants, PTOOFF!, United Kingdom, Underground Impresarios, vinyl LP IMP1 (1967) If you didn’t know anything at all about The
Continue readingMade in Japan: occasional bursts of guitar and vocal fire not enough to warm up a tepid album
Flower Travellin’ Band, Made in Japan, Atlantic Records, vinyl P-8187A (1972) Pedantic TSP readers may say the album should really
Continue readingOne Day: an ordinary mellow soft rock album like any other, by an otherwise classy psych-rock guitarist
Hideki Ishima, One Day, Propeller, vinyl JDX-7010 (1973) Best known as lead guitarist (and later sitarist) for the cult Japanese
Continue readingDark Side of the Moon: a gentle if dark and depressive UK ’70s psych folk rock album
Medicine Head, Dark Side of the Moon, United Kingdom, Dandelion Records, LP 2310 166 (1972) British 1970s blues folk band
Continue readingMotiffe (self-titled): virtuoso if self-indulgent guitar work on a moody prog jazz rock album
Motiffe, self-titled, Germany, Shadoks, vinyl LP SHADOKS 087 (2006, originally recorded 1971) Recorded live and released by Deroy record label
Continue readingAnywhere: legendary ronin samurai rockers starting down the highway with four cover songs
The Flower Travellin’ Band, Anywhere, The Netherlands, Philips, LP FX-8507 (1970) While these guys’ first original album “Satori” is the
Continue readingChariot Rising: an ordinary psychedelic pop album with a few gems
Dantalian’s Chariot, Chariot Rising, United Kingdom, Wooden Hill, WHCD005 (1996, originally recorded 1967) Surprisingly the only album by this short-lived
Continue readingKirikyogen: early doom metal collaboration with a surprising amount of variety and flexibility
Kuni Kawachi & Flower Travellin’ Band, Kirikyogen, United Kingdom, London Records, vinyl LP SKK(L) 3003 (1970) For a band that
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