Eclectic Vibes
by Andrew Frey
Scifi - Scifi
ScifiScifi
Label: Coma Gun Music
Spaced out, mostly non-vocal jam rock that finds footholds in the jazz, funk, soul and techno world. At times the floaty jazzy grooves have whisked me off to a distant planet of fuzz, love and murmur. Delightful!
• Scifi WebsiteFree Falls Burning - Frenzy Of The Absolute
Free Falls BurningFrenzy Of The Absolute
Label: Conspiracy Records
This incessantly slow grind and churn outfit pulls out achingly somber yet meditative sonic soliloquies that would leave few standing. Time warping trance etheric tonalities.
• Free Falls Burning WebsiteLotus - Hammerstrike
LotusHammerstrike
Label: SCI Records
Offering fresh, funky, technodellic indie jams that have to date been almost totally non vocal. This time there are several tracks with vocal flaunts to broaden their horizons and stellar trajectories. Upward and onward.
• Lotus Website • Lotus WikiUriah Heep - Wake The Sleeper
Uriah HeepWake The Sleeper
Label: Sanctuary Records
Updating but not abandoning their classic 80s synth rock approach, this release shows the band as strong and musically alluring as ever.
• Uriah Heep Website • Uriah Heep WikiTribe After Tribe - M.O.A.B. - Stories from Deuteronomy
Tribe After TribeM.O.A.B. - Stories from Deuteronomy
Label: Rodeostar Records
Intense psychedelic guitars propelled with tribal pulsations are polarized on other tracks by mystical Peter Gabriel-esque ethereal ethno rhythms. Using Biblical alliteration and references they seek to ignite introspection and further research into the dangers, hypocrisies and absurdities of the world’s current belief systems.
New Monarchs - Blueprints
New MonarchsBlueprints
Label: Soup Bowl Records
This Minneapolis duo generally generates dreamy electronic drone-scapes with nice genre flairs blistering into eruptions of trance, industrial, ambient and dance. Perfect for late night drives to nowhere.
• The New Monarchs WebsiteVarious Artists - Made In Iceland
Various ArtistsMade In Iceland
Label: Iceland Music Exporrt
Perhaps the chill weather of January makes you think of Iceland. If so, this compilation showcases 15 rising Icelandic stars. Quirky indie overtones pervade, but a nice overview of offerings for sure.
• Various Artists WebsiteOzric Tentacles - Yum Yum Tree
Ozric TentaclesYum Yum Tree
Label: Snapper Music
Certain aspects and members of this band may have changed over the 25+ years of its existence, but their music and trademark sound has never gotten any less psychedelic or enthralling. Founding and final original member Ed Wynne has recently move to the US with his wife and son (who are part of the live lineup) so we will be seeing much more from them!
• Ozric Tentacles Website • Ozric Tentacles WikiRhythm Devils - The Concert Experience DVD
Rhythm DevilsThe Concert Experience DVD
Label: RED Distribution
The ultimate percussion focused jam band experience in a 2 DVD set! This super group founded and led by Grateful Dead drummers Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart also features Mike Gordon, Steve Kimock, Jen Durkin, and Sikiru Adepojun. Obligatory psychedelic imagery is woven throughout the entrancing multi instrumental multi sensory experience.
• The Rhythm Devils Website • The Rhythm Devils WikiEOTO - Fire The Lazers!
EOTOFire The Lazers!
Label: Sci Fidelity Recordings
Immediately engulfing the listener in a womb of intensely perplexing otherworldly sounds “Fire The Lazers!” drinks from a dazzling selection of galaxy shaking electronic riffs and drum kit dips. The robust bass spectrum sounds rub and tickle your ears and body with a special nonchalant fervor. Michael Travis and Jason Hann (both String Cheese Incident alumnist’s) have birthed another quirky recorded masterpiece while maintaining their improvisational live performances.
• EOTO Website • EOTO WikiMr. Gnome - Heave Yer Skeleton
Mr. GnomeHeave Yer Skeleton
Label:
Distant atmospheres billow, blast and flutter with fuzzy post punk rhythms and floaty female vocals. This lush psychedelic duo produces soliloquies that travel through near pop realms while maintaining an intimate dose of fantasy and artistic creativity. Mr. Gnome will be appearing 4/30 at The Frequency in Madison.
• Mr. Gnome WebsiteRadio Free Clear Light - Isula
Radio Free Clear LightIsula
Label: Black Note Music
A weekly San Francisco electronic experiment in progress. These improvisational numbers captured here show a poetic flow of dubtronic notions brimming with interest and flair while allowing the tools at hand to flower into many vibrational shapes and colors.
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