Published on October 22nd, 2009 by The Editor
Porcupine Tree head honcho Steven Wilson’s latest solo outing gets the ambient-drone soundscape treatment from a diverse set of knob-twiddlers on NSRGNTS RMXS.
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Tags: ambient, drone, electronic, NSRGNTS RMXS, progressive, rock, soundscape, Steven Wilson
Published on September 24th, 2009 by The Editor
Turn on, tune up, rock out – it’s time to get yourself a Contact High from garage psyche-rock maestros You’re Smiling Now But We’ll All Turn Into Demons.
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Tags: Contact High, drone, fuzz, garage, noise, psyche, rock, stoner, You're Smiling Now But We'll All Turn Into Demons
Published on July 31st, 2009 by The Editor
Long-lived lords of Los Angeles drone-psychedelia The Warlocks bring the darkness and the volume to a tiny cupboard somewhere in Southampton.
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Tags: art-rock, drone, psychedelic, retro, rock, shoegaze, The Warlocks
Published on July 2nd, 2009 by The Editor
The Warlocks are back again, and new album The Mirror Explodes introduces a darker undercurrent to their established drugged-out hazy aesthetic.
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Tags: drone, fuzz, psychedelic, rock, stoner, The Mirror Explodes, The Warlocks
Published on June 18th, 2009 by Dave Saunders
Turn on, tune in, wig out: The Crocodiles resurrect the drug-drone fuzz of Spacemen 3 and friends in preparation for a long hot Summer of Hate.
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Tags: drone, fuzz, garage, shoegaze, Summer of Hate, The Crocodiles
Published on May 26th, 2009 by The Editor
The Solemn Truth EP is five tracks of gothic drone hymns; John 3:16 has an ear for atmosphere, but these sound like little more than sketches of a dark place.
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Tags: drone, electronic, goth, industrial, John 3:16, The Solemn Truth
Published on April 30th, 2009 by The Editor
Balf Quarry is the new album by eccentric noise-rock duo Magik Markers. That doesn’t necessarily mean what you think it means, though.
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Tags: Balf Quarry, drone, experimental, garage, Magik Markers, noise rock, post-rock, weird
Published on December 4th, 2008 by The Editor
Take a trip back to a side of the late eighties you don’t often hear; Heaven’s End and Fade Out saw Loop forging the shoegaze blueprint in blissful obscurity.
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Tags: blues, drone, Fade Out, fuzz, Heaven's End, Loop, noise, psychedelic, shoegaze
Published on July 31st, 2008 by The Editor
Californian psych-noiseniks The Warlocks will be bringing their widescreen sonic experience to the UK in the latter half of August.
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Tags: drone, noise, psychedelic, rock, shoegazer, The Warlocks