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Hawkwind ‘Onward’ CD/LP 2012

8th June 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2012, Ambient, CD, Dave Brock, Eastworld Recordings, Hawkwind, LP, Ollie Stygall, Onward, Psychedelic, Review, Space Rock

My relationship with the weird and wonderful world of Hawkwind started nearly 30 years ago when, as an impressionable young

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Ufomammut ‘Oro: Opus Primum’ CD/LP 2012

27th April 20122nd September 2019 Pete Green 2012, CD, Doom, Heavy, LP, Malleus, Neurot Recordings, Oro: Opus Primum, Pete Green, Psychedelic, Review, Supernatural Cat, Ufomammut

“It’s a long way to the top, if you want to rock and roll” as the late great Bon Scott

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Horseback ‘Half Blood’ CD/LP/DD 2012

20th April 20123rd September 2019 George Leeming 2012, CD, DD, Digital Download, Doom, Drone, George Leeming, Half Blood, Horseback, LP, Psychedelic, Relapse Records, Review, Sludge

Half Blood marks the third record for North Carolina’s Horseback, the brainchild of guitarist/vocalist/producer Jenks Miller. Ladies and gentlemen, prepare

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Otehi ‘Noisy Spirit’ CD/DD 2011

4th April 20122nd September 2019 Pete Green 2011, CD, DD, Digital Download, Heavy, Noisy Spirit, Otehi, Pete Green, Psychedelic, Review, Self Released, Space Rock

There must be something in the espresso. Italy is now awash with some truly amazing heavy music, providing the South

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Bong ‘Mana-Yood-Sushai’ CD 2012

28th March 20123rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 2012, Bong, CD, Doom, Drone, Mana-Yood-Sushai, Psychedelic, Review, Ritual Productions, Tom McKibbin

Writing about drone in many ways defeats the object, it undermines the genre’s primary purpose which is to send the

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Aguirre / Bad Luck Rides On Wheels ‘Tubes Gave Us Wings’ Split 12″ 2010

22nd March 20123rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2010, Aguirre, Bad Luck Rides On Wheels, Doom, Heavy, Paul Robertson, Psychedelic, Review, Sludge, Split 12", Tubes Gave Us Wings, W.I.F.A.G.E.N.A. Records

So soon after we covered their debut album, German bruisers Bad Luck Rides On Wheels have turned up again, like

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Bad Luck Rides On Wheels – S/T – LP/CD 2009

19th March 20123rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2009, Bad Luck Rides On Wheels, CD, Doom, Heavy, LP, Metal, Paul Robertson, Psychedelic, Review, Sludge, W.I.F.A.G.E.N.A. Records

I don’t know about you, but when I first heard the name ‘Bad Luck Rides On Wheels’ I imagined a

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Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster ‘Exegesis’ CD 2011

12th March 20123rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Atmospheric, CD, Exegesis, Experimental, Paul Robertson, Progressive, Psychedelic, Review, Self Released, Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster

Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster are clearly Dick-heads. Now, before you start getting all uppity, let me explain – fans of

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Baby Woodrose ‘Third Eye Surgery’ LP/CD/DD 2012

11th March 20123rd September 2019 Pete Hamilton-Giles 2012, Acid Rock, Baby Woodrose, Bad Afro Records, CD, DD, Digital Download, Garage, Lorenzo Woodrose, LP, Pete Hamilton-Giles, Psychedelic, Review, Third Eye Surgery

Baby Woodrose aka Lorenzo Woodrose has consistently produced the most enthused heart-felt replication of a paisley patterned 60s fuzz drenched

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Pontiak ‘Echo Ono’ CD/LP 2012

28th February 20123rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2012, CD, Echo Ono, Heavy Rock, LP, Paul Robertson, Pontiak, Post-Rock, Psychedelic, Review, Thrill Jockey Records

The brothers Carney, otherwise known as Pontiak, make a welcome return with this, their first full-length recording since 2010’s Living,

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Dwellers ‘Good Morning Harakiri’ CD/DD 2012

11th February 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2012, Blues, CD, DD, Digital Download, Dwellers, Fuzz, Good Morning Harakiri, Ollie Stygall, Psychedelic, Review, Small Stone Records

It’s not often I get a record to review that leaves me slightly stumped as to what to say about

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