New album from BEAK>, the U.K. experimental rock band formed in ’09 by Geoff Barrow (of Portishead fame), Billy Fuller and Matt Williams: BEAK> – BEAK>> BEAK>> is BEAK>’s cleverly titled second album, which, much like their equally-cleverly titled first album, BEAK>, is a collection of songs spanning a variety of krautrock/experimental flavors, with the …
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The Lost Tapes
Let me start this off by saying, I love Can. I’ve seriously loved Can since the first day I heard Tago Mago over a decade ago. My exhilaration for the weird German krautrock band was matched only by how much they confused me/my senses. If you’ve never heard the band, you seriously need to do …
Kelly Clarkson’s Been Here
New Spirit Master video for their song “Kelly Clarkson” off of their tasty Demo Album EP:
New Can Album Coming
Here’s some news I wasn’t expecting, but which may just make my year; quintessential krautrockers Can have an album coming out in June. Titled The Lost Tapes, it’s a (final?) collection of “unreleased studio, soundtrack and live material.” Here’s the one track we have so far: If you’re not familiar with Can already, dig into …
The Cosmic Living
There’s an epic space / krautrock outfit from Glasgow called The Cosmic Dead, and despite having only formed as a band in 2010, they’ve still already managed four releases; A self-titled debut LP (pictured above), a b-side “jams” record, and two monolithic live albums. The Cosmic Dead are a no-apologies psych band, which means this …
Spirit Master Riseth
Like a zombie coming from the grave the first time, a new psychedelic rock beast enters the arena: Spirit Master. Spirit Master are a psych-rock/stoner rock outfit from SLC, and though they’re a pretty brand new band, after only a handful of shows (including opening for The Flaming Lips), they’ve already seen some success without …
