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Phorward – The Shamen – Released May 1989, Moksha Records Phorward is the third full-length release by psychedelic indie kids-turned rave geezers, The Shamen. Initially released on 10” vinyl, Phorward is not considered a full album but rather a “mini album”. Phorward was released just a few months after their second album, In Gorbachev We … Read more
In Gorbachev We Trust – The Shamen – 1989 – Released January 30th, 1989 Demon Records / Fiend 666 Named in honour of the last ever president of the USSR, the Shamen’s second studio album was a strange and seductive synergy of acid smiley euphoria, 60s psychedelia and concrete Soviet perestroika. It unknowingly inaugurated a … Read more
Some worrying developments in Technoland this month. The first being the sale of Bandcamp resulting in layoffs and concerns about the future of the company. This was soon followed by news that NTS Radio has been partially bought up by Universal Music Group. These are both disturbing signs of the ever-growing corporatisation of the scene, … Read more
Sirius Sounds – Children Of The Bong – Released July 31, 1995 Planet Dog Records Children of the Bong’s Sirius Sounds is a unique-sounding album, an exotic smorgasbord of pre-Goa psy synths, soothing ambient pads, crunchy breakbeats, wacked-out electro sonics and deep, blissful dub. It was an integral part of the soundtrack of my yoof … Read more