Mammatus - Mammatus (2006)

 

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This record is absolutely stoner rock ear candy. It's fantastic on long roadtrips, bike rides, or out baking in the sun. The group has developed an incredible wall-of-sound that seems to attack your senses from every single direction. This is highly recommended for anyone into sludgy, doomy space rock.  

Mammatus 

Boredoms - Vision Creation Newsun (1999)

 

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This has to be the most accessible Boredoms record that I have heard so far. Often, EYヨ and company can reach way our far. Sometimes catching small pieces of heaven and showing us what it sounds like. Other times they reach a bit further and try to break our eardrums. This album is moving away from some of the harsher noise, and more into tribal, psychedelia, freakout music. It's sometimes even meditative. This album sounds exceptionally great in my headphones, while laying in the grass at the park.

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The Dodos - Beware of the Maniacs (2006)

 

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San Francisco's The Dodo's debut effort is still my go-to in their catalog. I like the fuller sound they drifted towards in their more recent efforts, however I just love the feel of this set. The music and vocals just blend so well together. It's just these 2 dudes in a room, jamming the fuck out, and occasionally having a guest play the trumpet. Grab this, be kind to your neighbors, and wash you fucking hands. 

Beware of the Maniacs

Allah-las - Allah-las (2012)

 

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Fuzzy psych surfer vibes all over this record. Their self-titled effort offers a dozen sun drenched beach tunes. It's pretty welcoming during these months, when it stops snowing long enough to clear the roads, before it starts again. The production is fantastic, no doubt due to Waterhouse and his love of dated analog equipment. Take this for a spin right after you shovel the walkway. 

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CAN - Tago Mago (1971)

 

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CAN has gone through a few style changes throughout its existence. From krautrock, to avant-garde, and ending somewhere near ambient; these dudes made some pretty heady and great tunes. I enjoy their latter works, but nothing hits like the records they did with Suzuki. His voice was the jittery, sometimes mumbling glue that held the albums together, in my opinion. I circle back around to this record every other year or so, and wear it out over the course of like a month. Mushroom is my jam.  The history behind the recording is pretty dope. The band stayed in a castle, rent-free for roughly 3 months. It's also named after an island that has something to do with Crowley? Creepy.  Grab this and freak out. 

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Kaleidoscope - Tangerine Dream (1967)

 

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Released the same year as psychedelic heavy hitters, and often lumped in with them as well as one the leading pioneers of the genre, Kaleidoscope sadly failed to make a lasting impression on the young hippy types. This record has some tasty jams and all of the right elements of what should've been a hit. If only it was released in July of '67, instead of November, the music world might have been a different place, and they may have been the giants casting shadows on the rest of the planet. Take this for a ride. 

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Villagers of Ioannina City - Age of Aquarius (2020)

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This band has big moods. Their music was very obviously made for large arenas. It's a mixture of world music, psychedelia, stoner rock, and a lot of Greek influences make an appearance. I thought I'd never enjoy the sounds of a bagpipes again, but here were are, and I am digging it. I most enjoyed this record on long drives, and hikes. I'm going to blast this the next time we find ourselves in a canyon of some sort. Take a drive and play this out.

Age of Aquarius