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Review: Øresund Space Collective/Psychedelic Source Records – Split

12th June 202612th June 2026 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Kraut, Øresund Space Collective, Psych, Psychedelic Source Records

I’ve been listening to Øresund Space Collective and Psychedelic Source Records‘ works for quite a few years now. What has

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Gnome @ Rebellion, Manchester 31st March 2026 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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Gnome & Wall @ Rebellion, Manchester 31st March 2026

10th June 202610th June 2026 Matthew Williams Buried In Smoke, Gnome, Manchester, Rebellion, Wall

Having witnessed the spectacle that was Belgium’s beloved stoner rockers Gnome last year, I persuaded The Shaman to charge up

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Review: J. Zunz ‘Obsidiana’

10th June 202610th June 2026 Lee Beamish Electronic, J. Zunz, Rocket Recordings

When not being one half of the incredible Mexican duo Lorelle Meets The Obsolete, the artist otherwise known as Lorena

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Review: The Cosmic Dead ‘Beyond The Beyond’

10th June 202610th June 2026 Martin Williams Heavy Psych Sounds, Psych, The Cosmic Dead

Glasgow’s long-running, prolific, psychedelic portal-openers, The Cosmic Dead, return with their tenth album, Beyond The Beyond. Admittedly, despite hearing the

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Review: Dreamwave ‘Drifter / Moon Dogs’

9th June 20269th June 2026 Rob Walsh Alternative, Dreamwave, Psych, Stolen Body Records

As Stolen Body Records brought Dreamwave’s new Drifter EP and April 2025’s Moon Dogs together onto one album, I’ll be

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Review: Monolord ‘Neverending’

8th June 20268th June 2026 Martin Williams Doom, Monolord, Relapse Records

At this point, it’s not hyperbole to say that Sweden’s Monolord are among the most revered bands not only in

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Review: Elder ‘Through Zero’

5th June 20265th June 2026 Mark Hunt-Bryden Bird’s Robe, Blues Funeral Recordings, Prog, Psych, Stickman Records

One of the highlights of Desertfest London 2025 was not only finally getting to see the Massachusetts-formed, now Berlin-based, stoner,

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Review: Kaiju Daisenso ‘Carnivorous Aliens From Planet Terra’

4th June 20264th June 2026 Lee Beamish Grind, Kaiju Daisenso, Master Kontrol Audio, Power Violence, Tokyo Fist

OK, come with me on a journey into a fantastical world where sci-fi and monster movies go face to face

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A-Sun Amissa & Lauren Mason @ The Peer Hat, Manchester, 3rd March 2026 - Photo by Lee Edwards
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A-Sun Amissa & Lauren Mason / Ancient Hostility @ The Peer Hat, Manchester, 3rd March 2026

3rd June 20263rd June 2026 Matthew Williams A-Sun Amissa, Ancient Hostility, Gizeh Records, Lauren Mason, Manchester, The Black Circle, The Peer Hat

After reviewing Water Scores, I was extremely intrigued to find out how they would recreate the music in a live

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Review: BEAR ‘Anhedonia’ EP

3rd June 20263rd June 2026 Mark Hunt-Bryden Bear, Hardcore Metal, Pelagic Records

Belgian mathcore heavyweights BEAR align more with tech-heavy acts like Hippotraktor on the post-metal roster of Pelagic Records than the

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Review: Endless Floods ‘Passages’

3rd June 20263rd June 2026 Harry Holmes Araki Records, Endless Floods, Permafrost Records, Post-Rock, Yoyodyne Records

Coming as it does a neat two years after Endless Floods’ last album, and just before a few days of

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