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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

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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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

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,

Slift @ Desertfest London 2022 - Photo by Simon Kallas

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

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

Lowrider

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

$Lowrider ‘Refractions’$

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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

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

Unida @ DesertFest 2013 London

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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Premiere: SEK ‘Amore Mio’ – Debut Album ‘Wallensteins Garage’ Lands 30th October

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Berlin-based heavy psych and prog rock trio SEK – featuring members of Elder, Gavial, and Gaffa Ghandi – are gearing

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Premiere: Spider Kitten ‘God Don’t Sleep’ – New Album Lands This Friday, 2nd October

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