Montague Armstrong’s Hammond Hits (LINEAR OBSESSIONAL RECORDINGS LOR115) tape is about the least typical release yet heard on Sanderson’s Linear
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Chariot 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 readingMoment: a polished collection of retro avant-garde electronic / industrial pop songs
Gudrun Gut, Moment, Germany Monika Enterprise Monika93CD CD (2018) Gudrun Gut is a veteran from the early 1980s Berlin electronic
Continue readingIijanaika: 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
Continue readingPluto (self-titled): hard rock pop album in search of an identity
Pluto, self-titled, United Kingdom, See For Miles, CD SEE 265 (reissued 1989) Formed in North London in 1970, Pluto was
Continue readingLady Maid: early 1980s blast of experimental electronic pop creativity combining mischief, playfulness and surprising darkness
Normal Brain, Lady Maid, We Release Whatever The Fuck We Want, WRWTFWW029 LP / CD (to be reissued March 2019)
Continue readingIn Another Life: a wistful album of post-rock / electronic fusion, searching for a simpler, gentler utopia
Sandro Perri, In Another Life, Canada, Constellation Records, CD CST136 (2018) Hailing from Toronto, Sandro Perri has had a prolific
Continue readingI Seem To Recall
Mannered and eccentric “avant-pop” music from Evelien van den Broek on her False Memories (EVBD01) record, sent to us from
Continue readingI Drink The Air Before Me
Seattle player Greg Sinibaldi last heard in these pages playing woodwind with Jesse Canterbury on their 2013 LP Ascendant; instance
Continue readingTape Deck Hearts
Last heard from Canadian pop-experimenters Tetrix with their 14th release in September 2016…today we have a new item called Cassette
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