The Pretty Things, Parachute, United Kingdom, Harvest, vinyl LP SHVL 774 (1970) After the commercial failure of “S.F. Sorrow” and
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Iijanaika: a patchy effort from a pioneer Japanese ’60s psychedelic rock band
The Mops, Iijanaika, Toshiba Liberty, vinyl LP LTP-9025 (1970) Founded in 1966 by high-school students, Japan’s The Mops originally were
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Unusual clarinet improvisations from French players Xavier Charles and Jacques di Donato on their Ilex (PROTAGONISTE PROTA1801) album. Using only
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Håvard Volden Space Happy NORWAY SOFA RECORDS SOFA 568 CD (2018) A neatly presented storyboard all told, where Space Happy‘s
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The Pretty Things, S.F. Sorrow, United Kingdom, Columbia (EMI), vinyl LP SX6306 (December 1968) In case people haven’t already noticed,
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Killing Floor, Out of Uranus, Italy, Akarma Records, vinyl AK232 (reissued 2002) At least the album cover is a very
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Norwegian hilario-funksters Golden Oriole cut up another rug on Golden Oriole (DRID MACHINE RECORDS DMR31), a follow-up to their debut
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Leaf Hound, Growers of Mushroom, Italy, Akarma Records, vinyl AK256 (reissued 2003) If not for an unstable line-up with band
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O Yuki Conjugate are one of these prolific bands whose extensive output has mostly passed me by, though I see
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Another missive from the Music Information Centre Lithuania, which is doing much to advance the cause of contemporary Lithuanian experimental
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