Rolling Psych/Drone/Freak Thread 2010

Just finally getting it going here...

I've lately sort of returned to this genre after many years away from it, occupied with other things. In the last two weeks I bought 09 albums from White Rainbow, Emeralds, and Mountains, along with Klaus Shulze's first album and a few other things along those lines. I feel born again.

A healthy start. Anything Adam Forkner does always turns out well.

Feelin Pumice.. All of it

yeah I bought that '09 White Rainbow record in Arcata right after xmas and listened to it on the impossibly gorgeous drive up the coast and through the forest to Grant's Pass. it fit right in.

sleeve are you nw?

yeah eugene oregon

The CD that accompanies the (fantastic) new book by Graham Lambkin is off to a promising start.. we're at about a minute and a half in and it's all been droning choir so far. loving t.

the entire cd is a loop of the droning choir. it's very soothing and endlessly listenable. the track is only fifteen minutes long. put it twice on each side of a 60 minute cassette and set it to auto-flip.

Really enjoying the Sundog Peacehouse tape on Digitalis. All of which is available free on their website: http://sundogpeacehouse.com/music/

Blissout drones of the highest order.

From the label: "Sundog Peacehouse are Chris Mucci, Sal Farina and Austin Redwood and will soon be taking over their native Pittsburgh by lulling everyone into a codeine coma. Shimmering walls of heavily-processed vocals, guitars and samples ease you down into emerald green pools of total bliss. Pure waves of spiralling sonics drench you and hold you close. there is something so unbelievably comforting about this music"

In the last two weeks I bought 09 albums from White Rainbow, Emeralds, and Mountains

I picked up the Emeralds one (which is predictably awesome). Still need to get White Rainbow into my hands, been anticipating that one for a while... not sure how I missed it last year.

Wooden Shjips Vol.2 out very soon i see.

mixture of excitement/sadness for Jack Rose's upcoming Thrill Jockey record ...

jack's gonna be like tupac.

mentioned it on the noise threead, the new (last) yellow swans album is a pothead's delight.

and more psych/drone/freak than noise anyway.

Time-Lag's reish of the Stephen David Heitkotter album is going to blow away a good chunk of new releases this year..

I tuned out of MV/EE for a while, but it looks like this Willie Lane dude plays with them on occasion, this 7" on Cord-Art is in a similar vein as the more simple, cosmic-sounding COM releases. and i thought i recognised the name, and then I remember it's cause he got a shout in the the latest Graham Lambkin CD. not the one with the book, which is rather hypnotic, yes.

(total incoherence. eating and typing.)

i'm looking forward to the heitkotter reissue, it's an interesting record to say the least

way late on this, kurt vile + the violators "hunchback" is great. do they have other stuff out?

almost sounds like george brigman?!

jack's gonna be like tupac.

― scott seward, Monday, January 11, 2010 12:16 PM

D:

the good songs on God Is Saying This to You (My Sympathy, My Best Friends) are great, but I think constant hitmaker is easier to listen to all the way through. I think he's got more stuff than that but I haven't heard it.

Wooden Shjips Vol.2 out very soon i see.

― Jamie_ATP, Monday, January 11, 2010 10:14 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark

Was not aware of this. Very good news.

Just got the new Oneida tape (it's Oneida, make no mistake), and am really looking forward to the new Magic Lantern, Platoon.

D:

― ♖♕♖ (am0n), Tuesday, January 12, 2010 7:17 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

just have a feeling that people will be clamoring to put out any/all unreleased/live/etc stuff. cuz that's what happens.

when i go, there's gonna be A LOT of unreleased material -- talking about shopping lists, unfinished marketing reports, rare e-vites ... the archives, you know?

I just spent like 15 seconds looking for the second disc of the new Skullflower album to put back in its case, before I realised it was still playing. I think this is a compliment. It is totally consuming and blown out. It just finished now and I feel altered

Am loving the White Rainbow record. The more ambient stretches are beautiful, something about it kind of makes me think of a synthier FSA or something. Do I need to go and check out Yume Bitsu?

i bought a yume bitsu album once! i think it was even a double album. didn't like it much.

Anyone heard the new Major Stars yet?

Not yet. they're playing a show in brooklyn real soon though. I think they're still got whatshername singing for them?

yeah she's hot

need to hear the new one. rapidshare doesn't cooperate

I spoke with Sadhu Sadhu's Johnny Miller, a few days ago. Was part of an awesome show with Plastic Crimewave Sound, Dark Fog, and assorted others. He promised an LP, this year. His solo record is pretty fantastic, too. Anybody else familiar with this guy (also of Cloud Temple)?

lovin the ichiyanagi/ranta/kosugi improvisation 75 reissue on phoenix

The final Yellow Swans album Going Places = major traet. Reminds me of prime Flying Saucer Attack without really sounding like it.

Do you guys remember Psychic Ills? What ever happened to them?

Psychic Ills were touring a few months ago, weren't they? I think that they're still active.

my estimation of the yellow swans disc has gone down several notches since i got it. when i first played it loud it sounded cool to me, but then i played it more thinking i was gonna write it up for my noise column and i was really underwhelmed. it never really goes anywhere exciting. its minimal in a lazy way. its like they arbitrarily just end the songs at a certain point cuz, um, they have to end eventually. definite shoegaze buzz and i can hear the fsa-ness of the sounds, but in the end, there are a zillion beedroom noize dudes who could do this kind of thing in their sleep. i ended up not writing about it. wrote about - among other things - a guy who calls himself Pus Drainer, who puts out way deeper, darker, and more psychedelic electronoize. and you won't be reading about him on Dusted website anytime soon.

that would be "bedroom". although i have heard some good "bee room" noise. and "bead room" noise has possibilities.

Mmm bee rooms. It's true that the album is one of many in the vein, but it's done very nicely to my ears, as if after all the 'are we chaotic or are we droney and nice' stuff they'd done in the past they decided to end on a reasonable fusion of the two.

Now this Pus Drainer feller sounds worthy.

Woah, the new Yellow Swans on Type is blowing my mind this morning.

I was extremely excited about the Grouper/Roy Montgomery split, though it proved pretty impossible to get on record. Does anyone know about new Roy Montgomery material?

I would love new Roy Montgomery! The track on that split seems to be a live version of an old track, which is a bit disappointing, but I didn't even know he was playing live any more, so that's good news. Seconding the request for more info.

Seems that Grouper/Montgomery split pretty much sold out on preorders from her mailing list. Would've liked one myself (not heard it - boomkat has mp3/flac version for sale which I may buy later). Still wish I'd managed to pick up the Grouper/City Center split 7".

(On a side grumble, Boomkat has it tagged as "dark ambient / drone / metal". Is post-Sunn doom's co-optation of the word "drone" now so complete that we have to pretend all previous forms of music known as "drone" are metal-related?)

Anyone else heard the new Steve Gunn LP on Three Lobed? A lot better than the CD that came out on Digitalis awhile back, if you ask me. Serious jams.

Seems that Grouper/Montgomery split pretty much sold out on preorders from her mailing list. Would've liked one myself (not heard it - boomkat has mp3/flac version for sale which I may buy later)

Reason enough to follow the Aquarius Records twitter stream, they'll announce super limited editions before they hit the catalog updates. (that's how I got my copy)

new growing video. you guys dig them don't you:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2HQmRAX4No

Yup.

Very nice.

mentioned this on i love vinyl, but really digging Matta Llama - The Witch Channel

http://www.blackdirtmusic.com/bd03.htm

http://still-single.tumblr.com/post/145050801/matta-llama-witch-channel-lp-black-dirt

I think that fits this thread? apologies if not.

I am merry that Scott likes the Type stuff. They're (well, he's -- it's a one man label run by a Brit named John) about to rerelease the early Thomas Köner albums, can't wait for those.

Very much a bummer about Camera Obscura, but Tony felt it was better to do that now than later given his health, and to wrap up everything as neatly as possible.

http://cdn.pitchfork.com/media/9077-lets-get-out-of-this-country.jpg

Yes yes, very droll.

Really flipping my wig over these guys: http://www.myspace.com/whitenoisesound

(full disclosure: there's a Sonic Boom connection and I know the guy who's releasing it)

Tickets for On Land this year:

http://onlandfestival.com/

...due to go on sale today:

http://www.cafedunord.com/

old friend of mine just put his SF psych band's Ep up for free over here: http://eyeseye.bandcamp.com/
all yall rolling psych drone freaks might dig it.

show this monday night at the store if you are around western mass. be there and be square.

Genesis Climber (CA prog)
Horsespirit penetrates ( free rock)
Noise Nomads / or Greyskull (arena noise rock)
Deliverance (young bucks)

i missed the arab on radar show last nite! first show in 8 years! oh well. 8 years from now i will be there for sure.

oh and i am on main st. in greenfield. john doe jr used records and books. just in case there really is a western masshole reading this. show around 7 pm unti whenever. bring beer.

^^ my friend who was there said it was pretty good, new material was good, and good for a first show, and should be awesome once they have more shows under their belt.

I apparently have a lot of homework to do.

MOAR LINKS.

here's a link. check this shit out:

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Aidan_Baker__Ben_Fleury-Steiner/

Aw hell yeah.

kenneth higney uploaded attic demonstration to freemusicarchive, wasn't that nice of him?

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kenneth_Higney/Attic_Demonstration/

he is the man.

Stream of the reissue of Thomas Köner's Permafrost up:

http://typerecords.com/releases/permafrost-2-2

Also the On Land site has been updated a bit:

http://onlandfestival.com/

And you can get a reduced rate $45 four day pass by calling the Cafe du Nord at 415-861-5016 weekdays from 2 to 6 pm.

so if you get a chance and you are bored and haven't been out of the house for a while you should go see my pal neel and his band *fat worm of error* in a town near you. they are a good time live. and this is their first u.s. tour in years and years.

08-06 Cleveland, OH - Menstrual Mansion
...08-07 Chicago, IL - Albion House
08-08 Milwaukee, WI - Borg Ward
08-10 Boise, ID - venue tba
08-13 Seattle, WA - Black Lodge
08-14 Portland,OR - Artistery
08-15 Oakland, CA - Changing Life Ministry
08-16 San Francisco, CA - The Lab
08-17 Los Angeles, CA - The Smell
08-18 San Diego, CA - venue tba
08-19 Tempe, AZ - Yobs
08-20 Albuquerque, NM - Ubermind
08-22 Austin, TX - US Art Authority
08-23 Houston, TX - Notsuoh
08-24 New Orleans, LA - Allways Lounge
08-25 Atlanta, GA - Eyedrum
08-26 Carrboro, NC - All Day Records
08-27 Baltimore, MD - Tarantula Hill
08-28 Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory

i can personally attest that if you go to the Oakland show, you will meet me and also have the opportunity to eat liquor-filled cupcakes. Also on that show is Core of the Coalman who is awesome.

Can i just say - here's a little western Euro tour for three freaked psychedelic free-improvising experimentalists, playing solo and in combinations:
Dutch sound/noise artist Wouter Jaspers <www.myspace.com/wouterjaspers>,
American guitar wrestler Eric Arn, currently of Vienna <www.myspace.com/ericarnsounds>, and
Austrian drone jam wunderkind Stefan Kushima <www.myspace.com/stefankushima>

Stefan + Eric:
September
3 Chandal Barcelona Spain
4-5 Paroles de Galère festival Marseille France
6 Data Marseille France
Wouter, Stefan, and Eric:
7 Caktus Reims France
8 Majjem Radio Venlo Netherlands
9 Villa Grijpsheert/Te Koop the Hague Netherlands
10 Le Campine Antwerp Netherlands
11 Oberdeck Hannover Germany
13 Madame Claude Berlin Germany

thanks for your time,
eric

i can't go but all yoo new yawkers should go see my brudder tomorrow night. he is a hot ticket.

BunnybrainsP.G. SixZaimph (feat. Marcia Bassett from Double Leopards), Diane Cluck, The Hat City Intuitive, Nonhorse (G Lucas Crane of Woods)
Knitting Factory Brooklyn
Sun, August 29, 2010
Doors: 5:00 PM / Show: 6:00 PM
$10.00

plus XdanburyXCTX xstraightEdgeX XcrewX will be reprazentin' with danny and our pals in hat city intuitive. like old home week!

On Land festival starts Thursday! Roxor etc.

you will be tripping your brains out, ned. remember to breathe, man.

and drink lots of water.

Tweeting my brains out more like. But yes to water.

out of all the music i've had at the store, this might be my favorite equipment set-up.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs155.ash2/41108_465241725907_767115907_6535973_5900582_n.jpg

Covers both performances and table settings. Who was the performer?

On Land ruled. Photos here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nedraggett/sets/72157624770645023/

scott, whose gear was that?

Jack Callahan. awesome percussionist. he played as a percussion duo with a friend and then played with a horn section and electric bass. very cool. very improv.

noise nomads played that night too and he was working majik with his tibetan prayer bowl. it was just a really good night for interesting sounds.

sounds super dope!

i have a punk show coming up next friday. great metal show in october.

i didn't go see the sunburned/major stars/rangda show the other night. i watched the kids so that maria could go. she had fun. she really liked wayne & kate. so much music coming up around here. TOO much almost.

we all had a great time at the vetiver show that my brother put on in hudson a couple weeks ago. maria and rufus and cyrus and i all went. out friend nina violet opened up and ARP also played. dug arp's action. posted this on the wdyll thread, but there was a picture in this sunday's new york times of me and my brother in law andy at the vetiver show. making me ilx beardo of the month, i believe.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs429.snc4/47204_10150268401985298_903755297_14997444_800941_n.jpg

i'm in the middle in the shorts. all wet. it was raining like crazy outside. love that space in hudson. my brother played there with rangda last week. and i love my brother's space in hudson too! so crazy and huge. across from the train station. so many records...

Fursaxa was one of my favorite sets at ATP. Tara is now playing as a trio with Mary Lattimore and Helena Espvall. The set was transfixing and sounded great on the beefy sound system in a decent size room.

i did not go and see noveller last night and i am bummed cuz i heard that she was amazing.

oh and if you dig epic feedback/drone my friend rob just put this out on his sedimental label and it is very very cool. byron westbrook/corridors.

http://www.sedimental.com/catalog/index.php?ID=59

http://www.sedimental.com/images/covers/corrridorspackage.jpg

so how about the Mother of Fire lp? The track I heard was good- ghostly gothpsych or something.

Currently really enjoying the new album by Arp, The Soft Wave.

Everything I've heard so far by Outer Spacist has had a positive effect on my ganglia. They're kinda in the Black Angels-ish vein. Recommended.

all my friends are playing the wickermania festival this week/weekend. see you there.

http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/hs346.snc4/41592_127846357263854_7657_n.jpg

Thursday September 30th 6:30pm @ John Doe Jr. 269 Main St., Greenfield:
Flaming Dragons of Middle Earth
Jeremy Kelly
Scheiderman/Crespo Duo
Astral Plane Junkies
Two Tents
Hornworm
Friday October 1st 5pm @ Mystery Train Records 178a Pleasant St., Amherst:
Sunburned
Tumble Cat P.P.
Servitor
Cousin Id
Byron Coley
Friday October 1st 8:30pm @ Feeding Tube Records 90 King St., Northampton:
Red Favorite
Sound of Pot
Whyte Kastles
Ionian Enchantment (Lady Jam)
Anthro Rex
Bird Organ
Saturday October 2nd 12 Noon @ 196 Ball Rd. Goshen:
MV + EE
Woods
Crystalline Roses
Tarp
Noise Nomads
Area C
Chymyr
Belltone Suicide
Greyskull or G. Meyers or D. Cashman related
Cycles Inside
Saturday October 2nd 8:30pm @ Flywheel 43 Main St., Easthampton:
Jow Jow the Death Knell Rung
Gay Camp
Zebu!
A Dick Supreme
Bunwinkies

lol @ A Dick Supreme

Guessing it's one of the Supreme Dicks?

went and saw my friend craig's sun boxes yesterday in a park in turners falls yesterday. right next to greenfield. so beautiful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9-104HXrpQ&feature=related

Last night's show here at UCI was a great West Coast treat -- expanded lineup of the Faraday Trippers opening, then Robedoor, the Grey and Eternal Tapestry finishing it off. Surprised I'm awake and at work, really.

The Greys, not the Grey (but the Grey sounds like a good bandname...)

oh and if you dig epic feedback/drone my friend rob just put this out on his sedimental label and it is very very cool. byron westbrook/corridors.

http://www.sedimental.com/catalog/index.php?ID=59

― scott seward, Tuesday, 7 September 2010 04:11 (2 months ago)

This is phenomenally good.

Everything I've heard from Rene Hell so far has been really great. Porcelain Opera cd on type is some of the best stuff I've heard this year. Listening to the Rene Hell/Three Legged Race lp right now. I have a couple more coming in the mail. This guy really needs a dedicated thread. I'm pretty sure there are a few Rene Hell supporters on ilm.

Yup. Friendly guy and good live sets as well.

callers 'life of love' album is like some deram nova trip, fantastic vocals

whoaa @ unexpected wire cover too

i know it's 2011 but

any recommendations for which (if any) of the following bands are not to be missed?

Welcome 2 The Void : Chicago Psych Fest 2
featuring
Mondo Drag Davenport IA
Catacombz Milwaukee WI
The Great Society Mind Destroyers
Plastic Crimewave Sound
Dead Luke Madison WI
El Is a Sound of Joy

or

Welcome 2 The Void : Chicago Psych Fest 2
featuring
Moonstone Continuum Minneapolis MN
Thunderbolt Pagoda Minneapolis MN
Sadhu Sadhu
Dark Fog
Black Wyrm Seed
Verma

?? i'm down with plastic crimewave but that's about all i recognize. advice?