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http://www.npr.org/2015/02/22/387539394/first-listen-swervedriver-i-wasnt-born-to-lose-you wrote:"Autodidact" not only sets the tone for the album, but also sums up Swervedriver's past and present. Wistful and yearning, it flirts with both beauty and dissonance as Franklin offers humbly poetic observations about "gas stations as churches." His voice — which always bore a welcome resemblance to the starry-eyed croon of Grant Hart from Hüsker Dü, a group that clearly influenced Swervedriver as much as, say, Cocteau Twins — has eroded a bit since Swervedriver's '90s heyday. But that slightly rugged quality only makes the dreamy longing of "For A Day Like Tomorrow" sound that much more bittersweet.

The eclecticism last heard on 99th Dream shows up here, most notably in the stoner-rock groove of "Red Queens Arms Race" — if it's an homage to Queens Of The Stone Age, it's a worthy one — and the psychedelic prog of "Lone Star," an ambitiously arranged showcase for Franklin's sprawling ambition. Only two tracks, "Last Rites" and "I Wonder," fit the classic shoegaze mold; even then, they splice hard-edged emotional realism into all that churning, billowy noise. As a melodicist, Franklin has never been stronger or more intimate. And even though I Wasn't Born To Lose You doesn't rank up there with Mezcal Head in terms of capturing a zeitgeist — or just plain rocking out — its soft, warm glow is a subtle reminder that shoegaze, all these years later, still has space left to explore.

http://spoekraket.bandcamp.com/album/in-a-witch-forest wrote:Spökraket is a neo-psychedelic band from Århus, Denmark formed in 2010. Aiming to explore, experiment, jam, change and grow, both in the combined studio and practice room Cable Hell and on stage where the goal is giving a unique experience in the moment. Currently waiting for our third album to be released which is likely to happen in Spring this year.

http://vespero.bandcamp.com/ wrote:"Music is like a dream. At the same time it is, on the contrary, like a more distinct form of consciousness than that of our normal waking hours. Which of the two really was music, I used to wonder? Music had the power at times to reverse these contrary things." – from "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion" by Yukio Mishima (1956).

"Fitful Slumber until 5 A.M." is the 6th studio album by VESPERO. It’s a fascinating, all instrumental, conceptual piece touching upon the theme of intricate functions of the human subconscious, dream-visions and music.


released 01 March 2015  

lfmmdf wrote:tags: rock/ freakbeat/ garage rock /psychedelic rock/ United Kingdom




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7,5/10

innocent76 wrote:

lfmmdf wrote:tags: rock/ freakbeat/ garage rock /psychedelic rock/ United Kingdom




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7,5/10

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http://www.popmatters.com/review/189661-ricked-wicky-i-sell-the-circus/ wrote:The “classic line-up” return for Guided By Voices ended unceremoniously in 2014. A short announcement was made. Tour dates were cancelled. That was it. The band left behind a new stack of solid records and countless singles, as well as some successful tours. Robert Pollard, well, he just kept moving. He put out another album from his long-running oddball pop project, Circus Devils towards the end of 2014. Now, he kicks off 2015 with a new band, Ricked Wicky.

https://soundcloud.com/castle-face-1/thee-oh-sees-web wrote:Here we have a new batch from Thee Oh Sees for your absorption - nine muscular tunes primed to pummel to. Last year’s Drop was more schizophrenic, ranging from heavy to whimsical and back - Mutilator Defeated At Last has more in common with the monolithic hugeness of Floating Coffin - with only two slight reprieves in heaviness this is a record made to be played loudly and that demands bodily sacrifice inherently. Despite the plutonium heavy feel, Thee Oh Sees continue to be omnivorous - synths and acoustic guitars expertly wind their way throughout like veins of gold through granite - any and all that stands in its way will be devoured and assimilated. This is the sound of a band doing what they do best, and it’s out on Castle Face Records May 18th.