The first episode of 2025. A bit delayed but new psychedelia for a new year. New releases from MIEN, Delobos, ST Mikael, Infierno de Dante, Unforced Levers, Astral Magic, Gnod & White Hills, Balthvs, and Vorhex Angel.
| time | artist | title |
|---|---|---|
| 0:42 | MIEN | Evil People |
| 5:01 | Delobos | En venta |
| 9:28 | ST Mikael | Silver Ship |
| 16:41 | Infierno de Dante | Anestesia |
| 19:26 | Unforced Levers | Second Sounds |
| 22:36 | Astral Magic | Remember Your Roots |
| 29:29 | Gnod & White Hills | Run-A-Round |
| 39:01 | Balthvs | Asha |
| 41:49 | Vorhex Angel | Lemon Tree |
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This is the first episode of 2025. My work schedule changed quite a bit so this episode is a bit delayed. A benefit of that, though, is that this playlist is turned out to be particularly cool. The episode opens with MIEN, which is made up of members of the bands Black Angels, The Horrors, The Earlies, and Elephant Stone. The next track is by the the Spanish group Delobos. Their latest is a co-release by several labels: Spinda Records, Nooirax Producciones, Quebranta Records and Odio Sonoro. Also in the opening set is the enigmatic Swedish artist S.T. Mikael, who has been recording mind-expanding music for decades now. The next set opens with the Costa Rican collective Infierno de Dante, who are on the label Sol Wave Records, followed by Unforced Levers from Minneapolis, and and concludes with the Finnish artist Astral Magic (with Kultti-25 and friends), released on his own Astral Magic Music label.
The last set opens with a track from the third collaborative album between Gnod and White Hills called Drop Out III. After that we’ll hear Balthvs with a track called “Asha” (which just happens to be my daughter’s name) and closing out this episode with a remix of the track Lemon Tree by Vorhex Angel that will be coming out on Echodelick Records later this year. Vorhex Angel are members of Jeff The Brotherhood.
#Alternative #Krautrock #Psychedelic
Mien (pronounced Meen) is a transatlantic electro-psych kraut-rock “super-group” comprised of members of the bands Black Angels, The Horrors, The Earlies, and Elephant Stone.
In a landscape where the term ‘psych’ often feels confined and predictable, MIEN stands out as a beacon of true psychedelic exploration, redefining the boundaries of the genre with their innovative soundscapes and bold experimentation. I corresponded with John Mark Lapham.
TMODM: What had the strongest influence on MIIEN?
JML: I don’t know the ins and outs of all the influences of our band, but I do know we all share a love of old and new music alike. Specifically. we’re all fans of 60’s psychedelic music, both of the pop and more underground varieties, along with electronic music from the 60’s onwards. I think the initial inspiration for the band came from the idea of blending these two inspirations together, knowing that Rishi and Alex’s other projects were steeped in 60’s influences, where the rest of the band would bring more electronic textures to the project.
TMODM: What record(s) changed your lives?
JML: The records that had an impact on me over the years range from the Monkees’ soundtrack, Head, L’Apocalypse des Animaux by Vangelis, Donna Summer’s I Feel Love, Kraftwerk’s Computer World, Art of Noise “Who’s Afraid of the Art of Noise”, Chris and Cosey’s October Love Song, Future Sound of London’s Lifeforms, Broadcast’s Ha Ha Sound and Broadcast Investigate Witch Cults Of The Radio Age, Stars of the Lid’s Stars of the Lid and Their Refinement of the Decline, Nico’s Chelsea Girl, Bowie’s Low and Eno’s Music For Airports.
TMODM: What’s next for you?
JML: We are releasing an album in April and embarking on a short European tour soon after. The band all have different projects that keep us all busy; Alex with Black Angles, Rishi and his band Elephant Stone. Robb with Golden Dawn Arkestra and I create animated music videos and short films. Despite that, we are hopeful that we can work on new MIEN music again before too long.
#Alternative #Doom #HeavyPsych #PsychedelicRock #StonerRock
Delobos is a rock band made up of musicians who reinvent themselves with each new work. From Madrid, Spain.
TMODM: What had the strongest influence on Cabal?
Delobos: It’s impossible to talk about one strongest influence on such an álbum like Cabal. Each of us comes with a wide and eclectic fistful of influences but it’s on this our fourth record where you can see a bit of all of them for the very first time.
TMODM: What records changed your lives?
Delobos: Black Album, Metallica
Ænima, Tool
Frances the mute, The Mars Volta
TMODM: What’s next for you?
Delobos: We are focused on the touring dates promoting Cabal but we always keep composing in mind. We are already working on new songs and we will see where they will take us.
#AcidFolk #AcidRock #LSD #Psychedelic #PsychedelicRock
Incredibly enough, but very naturally, after 11-years silence the mysterious and legendary Swedish psychedelic multiinstrumentalist returns from the void. S.T. Mikael spearheaded the DIY psychedelic rock/folk movement of the late 1980s-mid-90s, with a collection of mind-bending albums. During his long absence S.T Mikael grew more secretive and reclusive, but all the while he was still writing music. Now that he’s finally back here’s at last a chance for to join in to his psychedelic world again.
TMODM: What had the strongest influence on Marine Mysteries?
ST Mikael: The strongest influence on Marine Mysteries was my soul draining situation of long time unemployment. Period. Well, I started writing the songs during 2007s recording of Mind of Fire / In Harmony.
TMODM: What record changed your life?
ST Mikael: When I was 4-5 years old experiencing trance/ecstasy during Little Richards EP Tutti-Frutti 1955 in the 1960s. No single record changed my life, Just a bunch of great music from radio and cool albums around 1974.
#AcidRock #GarageRock #Psychedelic #PsychedelicRock
Influenced by Rock and nostalgic Psychedelia, Infierno de Dante emerged as a project in 2022, with the intention of exploring the sound of contemporary Psych Rock from the tropics of Costa Rica.
TMODM: What had the strongest influence on Quizá Mañana?
Infierno de Dante: The strongest influence was creating a psychedelic rock album inspired by the 1960s while blending it with modern sounds. Being in a country like Costa Rica, where this genre is not widely explored, motivated us to experiment and push boundaries.
TMODM: What records changed your lives?
Infierno de Dante: Each of us has an album that deeply influenced us:
• Dayna: Sketches of Brunswick East by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
• Adrian: The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
• Sofia: Forever Changes by Love
• Kendall: Freedom is Free by Chicano Batman
• Ariel: In the Court of the Crimson King by King Crimson
• Andre: Hot Rats by Frank Zappa
• Jose: Disraeli Gears by Cream
And if, as a band, we had to choose one album, it would be The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators.
TMODM: What’s next for you?
Infierno de Dante: We want to keep creating very conceptual events that manifest our band’s vision and further connect with people who enjoy our music. And on the side, working on new music, evolving our sound and exploring new composition methods.
#Experimental #Improvisation #NoiseJazz #Psych #Psychedelic #TapeMusic
Unforced levers play music with instruments, so far tapping into music that is always going, to feel a certain way, once and never again. From Minneapolis, Minnesota.
TMODM: What had the strongest influence on Clear?
Unforced Levers: Our strongest influences would be remaining flexible and adventurous in our thoughts regarding music, our krautrock bookclub and Can, the band.
TMODM: What were the recording sessions like for this album?
Unforced Levers: Recording sessions are relaxed, nonjudgemental and easy. We get together nearly every Friday, put a tape in the deck and record until it’s full. We put that tape in a box and when we get a bunch of tapes in the box we edit them by listening and sending our favorites back and forth.
TMODM: What’s next for you?
Unforced Levers: Next up will be many more new recording sessions! We have added a new member and will be making new releases for public listening soon.
#Experimental #Krautrock #Neo-ProgressiveRock #PsychedelicRock #SpaceRock
Astral Magic is a new psychedelic and spacey project solo started in 2020 by ex-Dark Sun bass/Moog player Santtu Laakso.
Santtu Laakso – all music and lyrics, vocals, bass and synthesizers.
Tapio Lepistö – drums, recording, mixing and mastering into analog tape at BlackFloydsAnalogStudio.
Aki Kuosmanen – guitars, tambourine.
J. Åker/Kultti-25 – backing vocals
TMODM: What had the strongest influence on Black Floyd’s Trinity?
Astral Magic: Hawkwind, definitely!
TMODM: What were the recording sessions like?
Astral Magic: Fast, wild, and furious! A lot was recorded live in studio in one take, with some overdubs. Just 16 track analog recording. I usually record alone digitally at home studio, so these recording sessions (three weekends) were totally different. We had a lot of fun with some members of Kultti-25 etc.
TMODM: What’s next for you?
Astral Magic: I’m slowing down with Astral Magic (no more new releases every month!), and focusing more on other projects. We have a new album coming out soon with Jay Tausig and Bridget Wishart as Astral Hawk Machine. Theen there is a new project called Chakra Vimana with Mark Cook and Shane Beck, we have an album (Feed My Soul) ready and are looking for a label to release it.
#Alternative #Drone #Minimal #Psychedelic #Tribal
Manchester’s Gnod and New York’s White Hills stand as titans of the exploratory rock community, stretching and bending the very notions of what rock can do and suspending our sense of time in a fluorescent fog. Together, their alchemical chemistry gave rise to the legendary, ongoing work that is Drop Out, an influential and sprawling series of extended pieces that expand and contract across the rock continuum and beyond. Originally conceived and assembled in the late 2000s from across the Atlantic Ocean, and further iterated in an extended, more widely released Drop Out II, the collective’s work has become a classic of 21st century psychedelia. Drop Out III further expounds on the lysergic glory of the previous versions with new arrangements, mixes, bonus tracks, and songs assembled as they were initially intended.
TMODM: What led to this collaboration with Gnod?
White Hills: We originally met Gnod in 2007. They put together a show for us in Manchester when we did a UK tour with Doggentank (a short lived band fronted by Tony “Doggen” Foster from Spiritualized). That night was GNOD’s first show. It was a wild night and out that we developed a kinship which led to our first collaborative release “Aquarian Downer”
Not long after, Gnod won a contest for a free day of recording at Drop Out Studios in South London. They spent the time just recording and asked if I would mix and produce it. I agreed.
Things got pretty busy for White Hills around that time and the tracks sat there for a while. A year or so later Del from Gnod approached me about repressing Aquarian Downer. Instead of doing that I suggested diving into the Drop Out session and asked if it was ok for Ego and myself to record other parts to what they originally laid down…from this Drop Out was born. Initially it was a CDr sold on tour in the UK on some dates we did with Gnod.
Not long after the tour I suggested to Gnod about approaching Rocket Recordings to release it on vinyl. Drop Out II was born which ended up being quite different from the CDr.
TMODM: Had you worked with them much since Dropout with White Hills II?
White Hills: We haven’t done a recoding project together since Drop Out but we’ve played shows together many times since we first met back in 2007 and have always been in touch with each other.
TMODM: What were the recording sessions like?
White Hills: Well on GNOD’s end to my understanding it was quite a party they had that day.
On our end, we went to town with what they provided to us. So many tracks were not used in the first versions of the album. Tracks Gnod laid down did and tracks we did.
Drop Out III sees a lot of these bits getting into the mix for the first time. Plus, there are a couple of tracks that no one’s heard before. Things that both of us had forgotten about. Truly makes the album feel like a completely different beast.
TMODM: What’s next for you?
White Hills: We’ll be touring Drop Out in Europe and the UK this coming April – May. This will be the first we’ve performed Drop Out together ever. Debut performance is at Roadburn in the Netherlands. Really looking forward to this.
#PsychedelicRock #Neopsychedelia #World
World Psychedelic Funk. Est 2020. From Bogotá, Colombia. Balthazar Aguirre – Guitar, Vocals Johanna Mercuriana – Bass, Vocals Santiago Lizcano – Drums, Vocals
TMODM: What had the strongest influence on Harvest?
Balthvs: The tropical heat of the Colombian mountains where we recorded this really gave us a more upbeat, tropical vibe. Congolese soukous rhythms which arrived in the 60s in Colombia are part of our musical vocabulary and they came in naturally (Aguacero, AIO). Santiago and I also used to play Fela Kuti’s afrobeat grooves in our previous band so it just comes naturally to us.
– We love progressive, psychedelic music and we wanted to show some of that in some areas (Venus Flytrap, Like Coconut Water).
– Balthazar’s got his middle eastern thing so the album doesn’t lack that (Sun Colored Eyes, Sun & Moon, Asha). Taking in melodies inspired from Turkey, Azerbaijan and Morocco.
– Being tremendously influenced by Khruangbin, we love to continue giving the universe chill, funky, psychedelic music the way we know best (Anouk, Mango Season).
– Even though we are primarily instrumentalists, we always strive to become better vocalists, trying to give Johanna’s voice more protagonism while Balthazar supports choruses. We tried some of that as well (Lovin’, Like Coconut Water, Aguacero, AIO)
We tried working together to deliver an album with as much variety as possible that can still be listened to in one sitting, given a cohesive feel. We acknowledge our influences and always strive to expand upon that sound which we love. If the music is relaxing to the listener I believe we did our job well.
TMODM: What record(s) changed your lives?
Balthvs: Caravanserai by Santana, Bitches Brew by Miles Davis, Shuffering and Shmiling by Fela Kuti, Live/Dead by the Grateful Dead, It Takes a Thief by Thievery Corporation, Elegancia Tropical by Bomba Estereo, Con Todo el Mundo by Khruangbin.
TMODM: What’s next for you?
Balthvs: Our fifth record by the end of the year, we’re also looking forward to our first Latin American tour in March, our 7th North American tour in February, our 3rd European tour in July, and hopefully Asia for the first time by the end of the year!
#Feedback #GodSounds #Noise
Vorhex Angel is a collaboration between artists Kunal Prakash, Jake Orrall, and Jamin Orrall, also known as JEFF The Brotherhood.
TMODM: What has had the strongest influence on your music?
Vorhex Angel: early rock and roll and blues music
TMODM: What records changed your lives?
Vorhex Angel: See That My Grave Is Kept Clean – Blind Lemon Jefferson
Spiritual Unity – Albert Ayler
TMODM: What’s next for you?
Vorhex Angel: Writing new music and organizing some performances, travelling europe we hope