black sand - Space Blues

black sand's second album carries on in the same vein as the the first, mixing up sci-fi lullabies, keyboard led drones, sixties sitar and kraut rhythms to create a psychedelic lo-fi trip into outer space.

Released 27 March 2015

The End

As you've probably noticed, the gaps between my posts have been getting longer.  I've been running this blog since 2008 and the majority of the music here is from my own collection.  I have just about run out of music to post so I think this is a good time to finish.  I always said to myself once I start posting Embrace that will be the end!
It's a wonder I've survived to be honest with so many other blogs being taken down so thank you to everyone who has visited over the last 6 years. Thanks to all the other bloggers for the inspiration and an even bigger thank you to the artists.
See you in the next one.

Ant

black sand - Time and Space

 

 

 

 

Three years in the making, Time and Space is the debut album from black sand.
Mixing hypnotic sitar, kraut rhythms and swirling psychedelic rock n roll, this is the kaleidoscopic sound of black sand.

Download version comes with bonus track FWKW, the remix of For Who Knows When by UK artist Dronecraft. This version originally appeared on the OWL album Parallel Hemispheres.

Embrace - Come Back to What You Know

CD1
1. come back to what you know
2. if you feel like a sinner
3. love is back
4. perfect way

CD2
2. butter wouldn't melt (live at the ICA)
3. dry kids (live at the ICA)
3. come back to what you know (orchestral version)

1998 CD single on Hut Recordings

Fourth single taken from the debut album.

New Music - Nova Drones

Nova Drones – A Kiss Of Bliss EP

Nova Drones is the solo project of Michael Grellman. Grellman began recording as Nova Drones in 2010 while living in dreary Eugene, Oregon. His first EP was recorded in his home studio, the Hobo Lounge (named for its hobo spider residents). Since then, Grellman has moved to Los Angeles where the majority of A Kiss of Bliss was recorded.

A Kiss of Bliss is a departure from the acoustic, bedroom sounds of the S/T EP. Grellman has moved toward a loud, glossy shoegaze drone inspired by Creation Records’ early 90’s catalog.  The dreamy, hypnotic swells that drift throughout A Kiss Of Bliss also call to mind shoegaze forefathers such as Loop and Spacemen 3.

Nova Drones’ latest is composed of four tracks written, recorded, and performed almost entirely by Grellman. The EP is an authentic vision of his past three years presented with plenty of distortion and soaked through a Yamaha SPX90, the reverb unit used in My Bloody Valentine’s Loveless sessions. Confessional and haunting, these four songs evoke a sonic portrait of Grellman and his struggles through some of the darker moments of his passing years.

Good stuff, check it out.

Here is a link to the single, “My Doctor” via Soundcloud –

https://soundcloud.com/nova-drones/01-my-doctor

Link to the press photo –

http://www.mediafire.com/view/ucd8kzdlko6gl2t/Bliss%20Promo.jpg

Link to our Bandcamp - with previous EP release and merchandise –

http://novadrones.bandcamp.com/

Link to the press photo showing the creation of the hand-painted ‘Bliss’ CDs –

http://www.mediafire.com/view/p302eei8x0gkgs8/CDPromo.jpg

Regular Fries - Free The Regular Fries EP

1. hypnosis
2. the prayer
3. new moon
4. christopher columbus
5. ray's garage

1998 CD single on JBO

Regular Fries were an amazing band, I really like them and this is an excellent EP.

Richard Ashcroft - C'mon People (We're Making It Now)

1. C'mon People (We're Making It Now)
2. Make A Wish
3. For The Lovers

2000 CD single on Virgin Records

Third single from Richard Ashcroft's debut solo album.  Much better artwork on this one.