The Inner Space - Agilok & Blubbo

Irmin Schmidt, Michael Karoli, Holger Czukay and Jaki Liebezeit shortly before they formed Can. Originally recorded in 1968. Stylistically, this is to Can what Amon Düül was to Amon Düül II: less structured, more improvised, somewhat whimsical/silly at times. Y'know, psychedelic rock/krautrock. The last track is a jam.

AGILOK & BLUBBO!

UNSOUND 2010

CAN'T. FUCKING. WAIT.

Not pictured: Ticket for Carlos Giffoni, Hild Sofie Tafjord, Anna Zaradny and Noveller on Saturday (because it's a free performance).

Residual Echoes

First two albums from the Californian psychedelic power trio. Highly recommended!

Residual Echoes (2004)

Phoenician Flu and Ancient Ocean (2005)

Actually, while I'm at it, I'm gonna post links to the two albums from 2006 I've posted some two years ago...

California (2006)

MFI GBSP (2006)

 Firsts EP (2007)

Prehistoric Blackout / Carlos Giffoni / Keith Fullerton Whitman / Oneohtrix Point Never - Synth Night

Great live album from the four synth masters, recorded in 2009, released on Protracted View. Wonderful droning/prog electronic soundscapes from OPN, KFW and PB, although it is Carlos Giffoni (aka No Fun Acid) who steals the show with his acid techno/house set. Get to it!

Download!

Polymer Slug - Warm Forms

 

Polymer Slug is the project of Adam Tramposh. He creates psychedelic electronic soundscapes using his Casiotone MT-65. The first two tracks are pure ambient, the remaining five tracks are warm synth noodlings ornamented with simple beats. You can buy the cassette on Overland Shark label website or listen to the entire album on the label's Soundcloud page.

Polymer Slug - Warm Forms by overlandshark

Owl Pillage

So, the other day I got an email entitled simply "U might dig this". Apart from that, the email contained only a link to Owl Pillage session on Nitetrotter. "This better not be some chillwave bullshit", I thought. And man, I fell in love immediately. Distorted, superreverbed (is that even a word) psych noise rock. Damn guys, I'm digging the fuck outta these. Recommended, especially if you're a fan of Heavy Winged, Rahdunes or Burnt Hills.

Owl Pillage - "We are High" - NITETROTTER Session by NITETROTTERSEXPARTY4U
Owl Pillage by Teslavision Intergalactic

Asian Women on the Telephone

 Asian Women on the Telephone (also abbreviated as AWOTT) are a self-proclaimed "Dada Rock" band from Moscow, Russia. Noisy, angular, semi-(or fully) improvised, artsy-fartsy, FUN. You can listen to their albums (and download them for free) on their Bandcamp page. Recommended for fans of, say, early Magik Markers or more chaotic moments of Sunburned Hand of the Man.

Awott (2008)

Awott Tapes (2009)

Awott III (2009)

Holotropic Break (2010)

Chelsea Grandpa (2010)

Panabrite - Contemplating the Observatory

Progressive electronic, ambient,
Seattle, United States,
2009.

Oldschool synth explorations in the vein of Teutonic masters and 80s New Age composers. Recommended!

Download here

Panabrite on Myspace

UUUUUU - Prescient

Ambient/drone,
Scotland,
2009.

"Ambient drone made by guitars. Recommended if you like... Natural Snow Buildings, Tim Hecker, Aidan Baker, Emeralds, Double Leopards etc."

Download here!

UUUUUU Myspace

Brother Raven

Brother Raven is a Seattle-based synth duo formed in 2008 consisting of Jamie Potter and Jason E. Anderson (who is also a founder of quality label Gift Tapes). Brother Raven play vintage, somewhat new-agey ambient compositions. My current musical obsession. Recommended!

Discography:

Diving Into the Pineapple Portal (link taken down by request)

A Sound Like Wailing Winter Wind Is Heard (Gift Tapes, 2009)

Nellie (Digitalis Ltd., 2009)

ITCZ (Gift Tapes, 2010)

Timewinder (Dreamtime Taped Sounds, 2010)

VSS 30 (link taken down by request)

Jason of Brother Raven requested me to take down links to two albums that can still be purchased on vinyl: "Diving Into the Pineapple Portal" on Aguirre Records and "VSS 30" on Digitalis Recordings.