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Lowrider ‘Ode To Io’ [25th Anniversary Reissue] Artwork
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Review: Lowrider ‘Ode To Io’ [25th Anniversary Reissue]

8th October 20258th October 2025 Lee Beamish Blues Funeral Recordings, Lowrider, Stoner

In all my time of loving heavy music, if ever there was a band I wished I had known about

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Lowrider @ Desertfest London 2025 - Photo by Jessy Lotti
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Desertfest London 2025 – Friday

2nd June 20252nd June 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Desertfest, Elder, Elephant Tree, Hippie Death Cult, London, Lowrider, Servo, Stoned Jesus, The Devil And The Almighty Blues

Ah, Deserfest London 2025… being the wily veteran of one whole previous visit, this year felt like the time to

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Various Artists 'The Very Best Of Jethro Tull Redux' Artwork
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Review: Various Artists ‘The Very Best Of Jethro Tull Redux’

16th December 202416th December 2024 David J McLaren Doom, Elephant Tree, Hashtronaut, Heavy Rock, Jethro Tull, Lowrider, Magnetic Eye Records, Mr Bison, Oceanlord, Prog, Sergeant Thunderhoof, Sweat, The Golden Grass, Various Artists

Internal David-monologue, approx. 1994: Everything must be heavier than everything else! Metallica are for girls (NB I was sexist as

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Elephant Tree & Lowrider 'The Long Forever' Artwork
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Review: Elephant Tree & Lowrider ‘The Long Forever’

30th October 20242nd June 2025 Matthew Williams Blues Funeral Recordings, Elephant Tree, Lowrider, Post-Rock, Stoner

A thundering, pounding bass line kicks off the seven-song split album from Elephant Tree and Lowrider, and I must admit,

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Slift @ Desertfest London 2022 - Photo by Simon Kallas
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Desertfest London 2022 – Friday Review & Photos

25th May 20221st July 2022 Ian M 1000mods, Coltsblood, Desertfest, Gnod, Lowrider, Petbrick, Slift, Switchblade, Witchcraft

Fresh from a triumphant weekend as Roadburn house band, French mega psych purveyors Slift kicked off The Electric Ballroom on

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In Search Of Tone: Niclas Stalfors Of Lowrider

11th January 202110th February 2021 Josh Schneider Blues Funeral Recordings, In Search Of Tone, Lowrider, Niclas Stalfors, Refractions

Twelve years ago, I picked up the guitar for the first time and I very rarely have put it down

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Lowrider – An Interview With Peder Bergstrand

19th May 202031st July 2020 Liam Blanc Blues Funeral Recordings, Lowrider, Peder Bergstrand, Refractions

Back in 2000, Lowrider released their debut album Ode To Io on MeteorCity; an epic fusion of mountainous fuzz and

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Lowrider ‘Refractions’
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Review: Lowrider ‘Refractions’

19th February 202023rd February 2024 Liam Blanc Blues Funeral Recordings, Desert Rock, Lowrider, Refractions, Stoner Rock

Stoner Rock as a genre really took off in the late 1990s when an avalanche of bands inspired by Monster

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Desertfest 2013 ‘Live In London’ LP 2013

24th February 201410th August 2022 Pete Green 2013, Camden, Colour Haze, Desertfest 2013, Desertscene, Dozer, Fatso Jetson, House Of Broken Promises, Live In London, Lowrider, LP, Pete Green, Review, TruckFighters, Unida, Yawning Man

If you weren’t at DesertFest 2013, you missed out on a lot of things. You missed out on Camden’s Black

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Desertfest 2014 Announcements, Vinyl Pre Order And Shows In November

16th October 2013 Lee Edwards Black Rainbows, Desertfest, Desertfest 2014, Desertscene, Dozer, Grandloom, Jex Thoth, Live In London, Lowrider, News, Pre-Orders, Samsara Blues Experiment, Steak, The Machine

It’s been a busy couple of months at Desertscene towers, Desertfest 2014 is shaping up nicely, their new website is

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Unida @ DesertFest 2013 London
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DesertFest 2013 London – Day 2 Review By Pete Green

29th April 201314th September 2019 Pete Green Camden, Crystal Head, Day 2, Desertfest, Desertfest 2013, Dozer, Dÿse, Gemma Shaw, Gurt, House Of Broken Promises, Live Review, London, Lowrider, Pete Green, Turbowolf, Unida

The day after the night before is not being kind to many. Even by midday a fair few dog-hairing ales

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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

3rd April 20263rd April 2026 Lee Edwards

Following Wednesday’s premiere of an excerpt built around INTERVAL 1, TESA return with a second glimpse into TESA MAN, this

Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

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Video Premiere: Desert Storm ‘Law Unto Myself’ – Taken From New Album That Drops 6th March

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Video Premiere: The Mon ‘Ritual Of Night Violence’ – From ‘Songs Of Embrace’ That Drops 6th March
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