Do you know that scene in Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory where they’re all floating along a calm chocolate river on a delightful boat when it suddenly becomes a disturbing, phantasmagorical Thorpe Park scenario? Profound Absurdities had me transported to the part of my brain where this memory lives. Packed full of psychedelic charisma […]
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Review: Subtopian Planning Board – Atrapasueños
Subtopian Planning Board released a new track yesterday called Atrapasueños. I’m not so gifted in the Spanish language department, so I turned to my old friend, Mrs Google. She kindly obliged and translated for me. Atrapasueños in English means dreamcatcher. Being the mischief-maker that she is on occasion, I double-checked with my Spanish pal Tony, who assures me […]
Song Of The Day: The Dollar Bill Murrays – Ultraviolet
As I write this, Storm Ciara is making a tremendous amount of noise outside my bedroom in my riverside hometown of Liverpool. I consider going to the gym, but after taking one look at the blistering hail pelting my window, I turn the heating on and start making a brew. Despite all of this, when […]
Premiere: Subtopian Planning Board – Things We Couldn’t Kill
“Do you want a fight? I’ll kill you!” – This is what Daniel Thomas would say in an alternative reality. He’d be a massive gangster with six arms, three legs and have a two hundred and sixty pack. How is that even possible? He goes to the gym sixteen times a day. That’s how bitch! […]
Review: Carriers – Now Is The Time For Loving Me, Yourself & Everyone Else
Carriers is the project of Curt Kiser; a Cincinnati-based musical genius. Kiser is quite the grafter; playing in several bands and touring the US extensively from a young age – skipping college in the process but gaining a wealth of musical experience and a collective of friends along the way including Bryan Devendorf of The […]
Review: Domiciles – This Is Not A Zen Garden
Shrouded in a beautiful, bewildering haze, Domiciles, a psych-rock five-piece from Dunfermline, present their debut album – This Is Not A Zen Garden. No, it’s not. But what it is is an impressive collage of influences and styles, finely stitched together to create something truly wondrous. The band have been fine-tuning their craft since 2015, […]