Dune Sea started out as a 2012 solo project for Ole Nogva, a Trondheim-based guitarist/keys player, vocalist and all-round sonic warrior, described then on Facebook as "a true Norwegian post-ironic space stoner". Later in 2017, drummer Erik Bråten joined him for the first Dune Sea recording, the All Quiet Under The Suns EP. This enjoyed..
Ukrainian Occult Rock Trio Sinoptik seek enlightenment in video single ‘Black Soul Man’. [Independent]
Sinoptik's new album coming 2021 - stay tuned for further announcements. FFO: Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, Jimi Hendrix WHAT THE MEDIA SAY "This is your best bet... well-produced, & I can't help but think "Jimi Hendrix Experience", but with a 21st Century DYNAMO vibe." Dick Metcalf, Editor, Contemporary Fusion Reviews "Sounds a bit like the Chemical Brothers..
Blues Pills – Holy Moly! (Nuclear Blast Records)
Ok, I need to start by saying I like Blues Pills a lot, the first two albums were both great in slightly different ways, and I was wowed when seeing them live in late 2018. But.....I have to confess to being curiously underwhelmed by some of this, their third slab of heavy psychedelic blues-rock. I..
Villagers of Ioannina City – The Age of Aquarius (Napalm Records)
Imagine a brand of heavy psychedelic rock with added Greek folk instruments! (Heaven only knows what sub-genre that might be called!). Villagers Of Ioannina City are that merry band of boundary-pushers, producing this really quite addictive new album Age of Aquarius. Some interesting facts for the inquisitive among you: Ioannina is the capital city of..