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Tag: pop music

19/03/2019 nausika

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

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15/03/2019 nausika

Moment: 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

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12/03/2019 nausika

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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01/03/2019 nausika

Pluto (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

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12/02/2019 nausika

Lady 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)

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03/12/2018 nausika

In 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

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04/11/2018 Ed Pinsent

I Seem To Recall

Mannered and eccentric “avant-pop” music from Evelien van den Broek on her False Memories (EVBD01) record, sent to us from

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14/07/2018 Ed Pinsent

I 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

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01/07/2018 Ed Pinsent

Tape 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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30/06/2018 Ed Pinsent

Shaking The Tree

This Difficult Tree is a combo of European players led by Silvan Jeger, the Swiss bass player who also performs

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