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Dodson and Fogg is a folk rock project helmed by Chris Wade, a...

thedevilsharlot — Tue, 21 May 2013 02:48:00 -0400

Dodson and Fogg is a folk rock project helmed by Chris Wade, a British musician with a quite a few writing gigs on the go. For this record he scored contributions from Celia Humphris and Alison O’Donnell, of the legendary British folk bands Trees and Mellow Candle respectively. The guy sure seems to have great contacts. On this song, Can’t Hold Me Down, it’s eerie how similar the guitar solo sounds to those in Trees’ work.

Spent the long weekend doing some crate digging, and came up...

thedevilsharlot — Tue, 21 May 2013 02:15:20 -0400

Spent the long weekend doing some crate digging, and came up with some serious gems. The Possum Hunters released this LP in 1968, filling it with lo-fi folk and blues standards. This is the band’s darling rendition of In The Pines, one of my favourite songs. It’s a welcome addition to my reading-about-southern-US-history job.

"You could take the entirety of the common sense of humans and put it in the palm of your hand and..."

thedevilsharlot — Tue, 21 May 2013 02:15:00 -0400

“You could take the entirety of the common sense of humans and put it in the palm of your hand and still have room for your dick.”

- Anne Carson, red doc>

Orgone’s music falls somewhere between funk and psych...

thedevilsharlot — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:36:15 -0400

Orgone’s music falls somewhere between funk and psych rock. This record is instrumental and aimed at being used in film soundtracks. The band’s guitar tone is gritty and they lock into catchy grooves over which to throw some big band jamming. I would love to watch something utilizing these songs, and they’re all available for free here.

tomasorban: CoffeeToffeeSquirrel

thedevilsharlot — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:12:36 -0400

tomasorban:

CoffeeToffeeSquirrel

I’ve spent too long tying to decide which song I should...

thedevilsharlot — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:04:23 -0400

I’ve spent too long tying to decide which song I should post off of Pyramidal’s new record, so I’m just posting the first one, Altar of Delusion World. This album is truly fantastic, deftly mixing together and layering psychedelic effects, guitar work, and even horns. I do take issue with the cover art a bit though as it’s not nearly as striking as the astronaut-staring-off-into-a-cryptic-symbol cover of their 2012 record.

This blog can never stray too long from heavy psychedelic rock....

thedevilsharlot — Fri, 10 May 2013 00:47:43 -0400

This blog can never stray too long from heavy psychedelic rock. Half Gramme of Soma are a Greek group that put out this self-titled record in January. Soma is a name for a traditional Central Asian drink of fermented mare’s milk which stems from ancient nomad cultures. The Persian’s drank it and called the Scythian tribes north of Thrace and wrapping around the Black Sea the ‘Soma-drinking Scythians.’

The Scythians called the drink koumiss, and Greek historians claimed that they would force blinded slaves to stir the milk for 24 straight hours. Fun guys, the Scythians. Actually, they kind of were: Buzkashi, the Afghani cavalry sport, likely arose in their culture, and the Greeks claim they liked to hot-box their tents.

somedevil: Andy Kehoe, Mutual Enchantment

thedevilsharlot — Fri, 10 May 2013 00:06:59 -0400

somedevil:

Andy Kehoe, Mutual Enchantment

I’ve been lapping up this new record by The Relatives...

thedevilsharlot — Fri, 10 May 2013 00:04:49 -0400

I’ve been lapping up this new record by The Relatives today. They were a funk/soul/gospel outfit active in L.A. during the 60s and 70s, and reunited in 2009. Four months ago I posted a 2011 song by Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears which featured them as backing vocalists, and now they’ve got a new LP out. It’s fantastic, especially for a group that all age over 60.

A long time favourite of mine, Wolf People, released a new...

thedevilsharlot — Wed, 01 May 2013 02:16:51 -0400

A long time favourite of mine, Wolf People, released a new record yesterday, and I am loving it. At times it reminds me of Jethro Tull and at others it sounds like what I was expecting from Opeth on their Heritage album. It’s better than the latter and I can’t wait for what these guys cook up in the future.

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thedevilsharlot — Wed, 01 May 2013 00:57:11 -0400

Here’s a song off the fuzzy new EP from Mars Red Sky,...

thedevilsharlot — Wed, 01 May 2013 00:52:00 -0400

Here’s a song off the fuzzy new EP from Mars Red Sky, released earlier this month. They’re a great band at locking into deep bass grooves that are laced with just the right amount of psychedelic distortion nonsense. Their merch store has an endorsed effect pedal which is seriously tempting to me. Apparently if I’d been more on top of things in April I could have scored a limited print of this record signed by the band, but alas I will have to make due with the regular edition.

Egypt are another heavy psych rock/metal trio to put out a...

thedevilsharlot — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:26:00 -0400

Egypt are another heavy psych rock/metal trio to put out a sophomore album this year. Their a little heavier than Kadavar and tap into Southern blues influences all throughout the record, which results in a good deal of jamming. They’re also a lot growlier, but less bearded.

darksilenceinsuburbia: Anarchy Alchemy. “We are Franz Thues and...

thedevilsharlot — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:03:13 -0400

darksilenceinsuburbia:

Anarchy Alchemy.

“We are Franz Thues and Dirk König, two Art Directors based in Düsseldorf, Germany. We make pictures harnessing the magic of generative design. All of our illustrations are generated by programs we write for each specific illustration series, allowing us to create a potentially endless stream of pictures on the press of a button.”

Together they are Anarchy/Alchemy.

Virtually the first thing I did when I finished my final...

thedevilsharlot — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:59:33 -0400

Virtually the first thing I did when I finished my final semester was pre-order this beauty. Pretty much the only thing I listen to my car anymore is Kadavar’s new record, Abra Kadavar. It channels everything I like about modern psych rock: fuzzy guitars, loose solos, and beards. It makes my morning drives to the library feel epic.

grel: Seymour & Enid~

thedevilsharlot — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:23:39 -0400

grel:

Seymour & Enid~

Here’s another one of my 2013 fuzz rock flings, this time...

thedevilsharlot — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:23:00 -0400

Here’s another one of my 2013 fuzz rock flings, this time a Spanish group called Foxy Freire. This EP is all about seriously distorted, funky grooving, and I can’t wait to hear a full-length from these guys. It’s perfect highway-driving music, and it’s available for free streaming on their bandcamp page.

Admiral Sir Cloudsley Shovell are a psychedelic rock band from...

thedevilsharlot — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:20:58 -0400

Admiral Sir Cloudsley Shovell are a psychedelic rock band from the UK, and they released this record last year. I’m so ashamed to be only getting to this record now, as it would definitely have made my Top-of-the-Year list. If the kick-ass album art can’t entice you to give this a listen, consider that the music belongs to the same style as Truth and Janey, Leaf Hound, and Doublestone.

This record is another of the reasons I needed to blog tonight....

thedevilsharlot — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:24:21 -0400

This record is another of the reasons I needed to blog tonight. Liquid Silk are a German psychedelic rock band that are yet more proof that this year, like last year, is rampant with fuzzy 70s-inspired blues riffs. Their bandcamp only has CDs of this self-titled release available, but one can always pray for a vinyl release. I think the cover would look great framed.

psychedelicway: JACK OF HEART – IN YER MOUTH

thedevilsharlot — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:13:32 -0400

psychedelicway:

JACK OF HEART – IN YER MOUTH