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Desert Rock

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WaterWays / Sons Of Alpha Centauri / Hotel Wrecking City Traders – Split 12″ 2012

10th January 201323rd February 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2012, Ambient, Bro Fidelity Records, Desert Rock, Heavy Rock, Hotel Wrecking City Traders, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Psychedelic, Review, Sons Of Alpha Centauri, Split 12", Stoner Rock, WaterWays

I was at school and beginning my forays into music collecting when people proclaimed vinyl was dead. Following the rise

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Across Tundras ‘Sage’ CD 2011

18th August 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Across Tundras, CD, Country, Desert Rock, Heavy Rock, Neurot Recordings, Paul Robertson, Review, Sage

I go way back with Across Tundras. I bought their first full-length, ‘Dark Songs Of The Prairie’, on a whim

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Sons Of Alpha Centauri / Karma To Burn – Split 7″ 2010

9th August 201123rd February 2024 Paul Robertson 2010, 7", Desert Rock, Heavy Rock, Instrumental, Karma To Burn, Kitchen Dweller, Paul Robertson, Prog Rock, Review, Sons Of Alpha Centauri, Split, Split 7", Stoner Rock

I’m pretty damn sure that, at this stage of the game, I don’t need to tell you who Karma To

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At Devil Dirt – S/T – CD 2011

1st August 20113rd September 2019 Sean Parkin 2011, At Devil Dirt, CD, Corvus Records, Desert Rock, Review, Sean Parkin

Firstly I admit I have had this CD in my car for a few weeks now! This album has become

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Hotel Wrecking City Traders & Gary Arce – LP 2011

16th June 201123rd February 2024 Paul Robertson 2011, Collaboration, Desert Rock, Fuzz, Gary Arce, Hotel Wrecking City Traders, HWCT, LP, Paul Robertson, Psych Rock, Review, Stoner Rock, Yawning Man

Cozmic jamz here, from two-man Aussie instru-noiserockers Hotel Wrecking City Traders and desert-rock lynchpin and all-around legend Gary Arce, of

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Opus ‘Autonomy’ CDEP 2010

19th February 20112nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2010, Autonomy, CDEP, Desert Rock, Heavy Rock, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Opus, Review, Self Released

Honestly some days you can’t win as a band. No one wants to pay for music anymore, especially if your

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Desert Storm ‘Forked Tongues’ CD 2010

21st January 201123rd February 2024 Ollie Stygall 2010, CD, Desert Rock, Desert Storm, Forked Tongues, Heavy Rock, Ollie Stygall, Review, Self Released, Stoner Rock

Sometimes you can watch a band live and they blow you away. They just have it…presence, a great sound, a

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Obiat ‘Eye Tree Pi’ CD 2009

16th October 201023rd February 2024 Paul Robertson 2009, CD, Desert Rock, Eye Tree Pi, Heavy Rock, Obiat, Paul Robertson, Review, Small Stone Records, Stoner Rock

I freely admit, before getting into the meat of this review, that I had previously written Obiat off as one

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Gozu ‘Locust Season’ CD 2010

29th July 201023rd February 2024 Ollie Stygall 2010, CD, Desert Rock, Heavy Rock, Locust Season, Ollie Stygall, Review, Small Stone Records, Stoner Rock

Small Stone Recordings have one of the most enviable rosters in metal and a catalogue bursting with classic albums by

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Stone Axe / Sun Gods In Exile – Split 7″ 2010

17th July 201023rd February 2024 Ollie Stygall 2010, 7", Classic Rock, Desert Rock, Heavy Rock, Hydro-Phonic Records, Ollie Stygall, Review, Rock 'n' Roll, Split 7", Stone Axe, Stoner Rock, Sun Gods In Exile, Tony Reed

In the whole history of art there are certain eras that stand out as capturing a moment such as expressionism,

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Miss Lava ‘Blues For The Dangerous Miles’ CD 2010

23rd June 201023rd February 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2010, Blues For The Dangerous Miles, Blues Rock, CD, Desert Rock, Heavy Rock, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Miss Lava, Raging Planet Records, Review, Stoner Rock

Hailing from Portugal, Miss Lava have previously issued one EP. Acclaimed by critics and having honed their craft through hard

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