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ALBUM REVIEW: Ed Wynne – Tumbling Through The Floativerse

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Ed Wynne is best known as the founder and only consistent member of Ozric Tentacles. An emblematic group within the nineties hippy revival scene who have continued to endure, the Ozrics fuse instrumental prog rock with psychedelic dance music. I discovered them in the early 2000s at a time when I was starting to seek out a more diverse listening experience encompassing more than just the seventies hard rock I had, by then, already grown somewhat tired of, and they served as a bridge into the multifaceted world of electronic music.Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW Black Lung – Dark Waves

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It is a time of change for the Baltimore based psych-doom three piece Black Lung, who following the release of their third album Ancients in 2019, parted ways with founding guitarist Adam Bufano, replacing him with Deaf Scene’s Dave Fullerton. Four months later and their subsequent tour of the album was cancelled as the pandemic struck, so the band decided to regroup and start working on fresh material with their new guitar player straight away. Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Eldovar – A Story Of Darkness And Light

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Not content to just let the sludgy boi/spooky girl pairings have all the fun with multi-artist collaborations in Doom, A Story Of Darkness And Light (Stickman Records)features the coming together of Elder and Kadavar as Eldovar (I don’t know where that ‘o’ comes from either). The two groups certainly make for interesting bedfellows; while both are arguably rooted in Seventies Rock traditions, Elder has evolved to Heavy Prog splendor while Kadavar largely subsists on off-the-cuff Stoner Blues. However, their shared interest in various genre experiments as well as established track records of high quality material gives plenty of fertile ground for such a union.

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ALBUM REVIEW Boris and Merzbow – 2R0I2P0 (Twenty Twenty RIP)

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2R0I2P0 (Twenty Twenty RIP, Relapse Records)  is a collaboration album from two luminaries of the Japanese experimental music scene, Boris and Merzbow. Boris has released a vast number of albums over the past 25 years, and their sound ranges from psychedelic post-rock to crushing metallic doom riffery. Noise artist Merzbow (the brainchild of Masami Akita) has been even more prolific, having released hundreds of records over a 40-year career.

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Ramblin Man Fair 2020 is Canceled, 2021 Announcement and Dates Confirmed

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Spirit Of Rock Presents Ramblin Man Fair 2020 sadly is the latest music festival to cancel their 2020 festival. They have made an extensive announcement on the decision to cancel and have announced dates for 2021. The fest was to feature Hawkwind, Clutch, Blackstar Riders, Monster Truck, Vintage Caravan, The New Death Cult, and Crown Lands and the Prog In The Park Stage lineup of Big Big Train (Headliner), Curved Air (Special Guest), Pure Reason Revolution, Moon Safar, and Lazuli. Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: CB3 – Aeons

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CB3 (aka Charlottas Burning Trio), and expansive space-rock outfit hailing from Sweden’s Malmo, recently released their new album, Aeons and delivered another healthy dose of accessible hazy instrumental jams. This, their fourth album, which was partially funded through Kickstarter, is the band’s first with The Sign Records. It sees them continue their eclectic mix of spacy psychedelic rock sprinkled with moments of jazz and occasional stoner riffs. Continue reading →


Former Hawkwind and Hawklords Drummer Martin Griffin Has Died

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In a post to social media, it has bee announced that former Hawkwind and Hawklords drummer Martin Griffin has died. “It is with great sadness that we announce that our dear friend and fellow Hawklord Martin Griffin has died.” the Hawklords page reported. Continue reading →


Monster Truck, Hawkwind, Vintage Caravan, The New Death Cult, and Crown Lands Booked for Ramblin Man Fair 2020

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Ramblin Man Fair 2020 has made a major announcement for the festival announcing Hawkwind to paly a special 50th anniversary set on the Grooverider Stage, as well as sets from Monster Truck, Vintage Caravan, The New Death Cult, and Crown Lands. Already announced is the full Prog In The Park Stage lineup of Big Big Train (Headliner), Curved Air (Special Guest), Pure Reason Revolution, Moon Safar, Lazuli, and Monster Truck, Hawkwind, Vintage Caravan, The New Death Cult, and Crown Lands Booked for Ramblin Man Fair 2020, with many more bands to be announced. Spirit Of Rock Presents Ramblin’ Man Fair takes place at Mote Park, Maidstone, Kent UK, July 17th – 19th. More details below!Continue reading →


The Meads Of Asphodel – Running Out Of Time Doing Nothing

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After the heavy concepts of their previous couple of albums, London trio The Meads of Asphodel have thrown off those shackles and just fucking gone for it on their latest release, Running Out Of Time Doing Nothing (Godreah Records).Continue reading →