Looks like a collection of live tracks, most of them probably bootlegged. Besides, I would consider most of that stuff "prog rock," not "space rock." Maybe some "Krautrock" in there too, but it has little to do with what's usually considered psychedelic, IMO.
Call me condescending... Just don't call me "Condoleeza."
I love, love, love this band's newer albums but this 1973 album shows some pretty good progressive psychedelic rock - especially the tracks "Heartfeeder," "Night Club," and "Sold Down the River." They were completely unknown to me in the 1970's, but this oldie sounds pretty good even today to me.
Try some psychedelia with a Greek twist. This is a really good album.
Ol Tim Leary woulda LUVVED this worldbeat/folk adventure! Kristi sings in Greek, but youd think you were at an Airplane concert (with slightly more emphasis on th percussion than Grace Slick mightve had). This is NOT the (dreaded) sloppy techno-rawk it could have been it doesnt sound (in the least) like low-end cut/paste electronics, & thats a LARGE plus for the listener / there are some very clearly psychedelic influences that take me (in a FLASH, mon) back to some wild concert nights in th 60s! / youll get LOST in the echoes, floatin off on a Persian carpet into la-la land / The CD definitely rates a HIGHLY RECOMMENDED from this reviewer. (Rotcod Zzaj, IMPROVIJAZZATION NATION, issue # 49).
Was doing a little Japanese Group Sounds browsing that led to this item - Silver Monk Time - which is a Monks tribute album. I haven't been able to decide whether I actually like the original Monks, although I find them interesting, so this will take some pondering as well, but it sure is off the beaten trail.
I'd virtually forgotten The Move, Brighternow. Infamously they were the first artists to be played on Radio 1 in the UK - the first national 'pop' radio station in the late 1960s - it might have been Flowers in the Rain
Indeed, "Blackberry Way" is considered to be one of the main inspirations for the Dukes of Stratosphear's song "Collideascope." So naturally that gives it an extremely high degree of cultural importance in the Scissorman Universe.
- A review from The Archive: "What a hidden gem of an album this is. Its six songs of mellow, psychedelic pop with just enough weirdness to keep you interested. The bands press info references chillwave and Damon Albarn, but you could just as easily point to alternate touchstones like The Free Design and, say, Caribou. Theres a lot going on in these laid-back tracks: chimes, xylophones, accordions, not to mention enough horns and serious bass groove to make Quincy Jones proud. That doesnt mean that synthesizers and sampled beats are left to the wayside, either. Im honestly baffled that this ep hasnt exploded all over the Internet Music Blog Consortium; its catchy as hell and theres lots here for everyone to like."
The Teardrop Explodes - were an English post-punk/neo-psychedelic band formed in Liverpool in 1978. Best known for their Top Ten UK single "Reward" (which is still a staple of 1980s alternative pop compilations), the group originated as a key band in the emerging Liverpool post-punk scene of the late 1970s, the group also launched the career of group frontman Julian Cope as well as that of keyboard player and co-manager David Balfe (later a record producer, A&R man and the founder of Food Records). Other members included later Smiths producer Troy Tate.
Along with other contemporary Liverpudlian groups, The Teardrop Explodes played a role in returning psychedelic elements to mainstream British rock and pop, initially favouring a lightly psychedelic West Coast beat-group sound (sometimes described as "bubblegum trance"[1]) and later exploring more experimental areas. In addition to their musical reputation, the band (and Cope in particular) had a reputation for eccentric pronouncements and behaviour, sometimes verging on the self-destructive.[citation needed] These featured strongly in contemporary press accounts and were later expanded on in Copes 1993 memoir Head On. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Teardrop_Explodes
Which is an awesome coverversion of a song by one of the most significant rock poets in Danish music history, the late Hans Vinding. (Furekaaben, Hyldemor) Hyldemor - Den Gennemsigtige Mand
Good band. If you like that kind of thing,
there's always this UK band who's influenced
by bands like them and Dragontears, Pandemonica/Baby Woodrose, a.o.
The Locked Ward - Voyages Into The Inner Psych Of...
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Call me condescending... Just don't call me "Condoleeza."
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I love, love, love this band's newer albums but this 1973 album shows some pretty good progressive psychedelic rock - especially the tracks "Heartfeeder," "Night Club," and "Sold Down the River." They were completely unknown to me in the 1970's, but this oldie sounds pretty good even today to me.
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Try some psychedelia with a Greek twist. This is a really good album.
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The Rare Plants Garden - S/T - (12rec - 2011)
- A review from The Archive:
"What a hidden gem of an album this is. Its six songs of mellow, psychedelic pop with just enough weirdness to keep you interested. The bands press info references chillwave and Damon Albarn, but you could just as easily point to alternate touchstones like The Free Design and, say, Caribou. Theres a lot going on in these laid-back tracks: chimes, xylophones, accordions, not to mention enough horns and serious bass groove to make Quincy Jones proud. That doesnt mean that synthesizers and sampled beats are left to the wayside, either. Im honestly baffled that this ep hasnt exploded all over the Internet Music Blog Consortium; its catchy as hell and theres lots here for everyone to like."
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Oooops, allready posted by selfrisinmojo . . .
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Poppies In The Field - When I Dream
ETA: Prompted by Lowlife: Reward
The Outskirts Of Infinity....Desdemona.
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Jib Kidder - "Dreams Inside of Dreams"
Inexplicably, this thing got filed under Jazz. That was almost exactly two years ago. I've never forgotten it.
On Bandcamp... http://jibkidder.bandcamp.com/album/dreams-inside-of-dreams
Spids Nøgenhat - Den Gennemsigtige Mand @ Youtube (The Transparent Man)
Spids Nøgenhat - Den Gennemsigtige Mand LIVE @ P6 BEAT Rocker Koncerthuset
Which is an awesome coverversion of a song by one of the most significant rock poets in Danish music history, the late Hans Vinding. (Furekaaben, Hyldemor)
Hyldemor - Den Gennemsigtige Mand
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there's always this UK band who's influenced
by bands like them and Dragontears,
Pandemonica/Baby Woodrose, a.o.
The Locked Ward - Voyages Into The Inner Psych Of...
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