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Speed Guru vs Plastic Crimewave - Psychedelic Showdown

2014-12-22T12:19:00.001-05:00

2014-05-12T20:54:00.004-04:00

Speed Guru vs Plastic Crimewave | Psychedelic Showdown | Comic + 7in

In the works for almost 3 years, early ’14 will see the release of the ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE vs. PLASTIC CRIMEWAVE comic book/7in record set on prophase music & film! Yes, plotted/written by Makoto Kawabata and Sir Crimewave and drawn by Plastic Crimewave, this cataclysmic tale of aliens, magic, and psychedelia is actually somewhat autobiographical, and packaged just like the 70s ‘Power’ book/record sets of his youth. The ‘soundtrack’ on the 33 1/3 7in is collaborative as well!

Cassette Gods: PLASTIC CRIMEWAVE SOUND "Oblivion Programme" (Gala...

2014-01-13T08:37:00.001-05:00

Cassette Gods: PLASTIC CRIMEWAVE SOUND "Oblivion Programme" (Gala...: I've always taken a liking to this kind of slow druggy psych rock. Plastic Crimewave Sound sits somewhere in between the darkness ...

Oblivion Sun | March of the Mushroom Men

2013-02-02T09:43:00.001-05:00

First official video from the new Oblivion Sun album, The High Places. The lead track, March of the Mushroom Men

New Oblivion Sun Release Drops January 29!

2013-01-03T18:49:00.001-05:00

Oblivion Sun proudly presents the much anticipated release of “The High Places”, featuring founding members of progressive rock’s legendary Happy the Man. The band’s second offering is loaded with complex and daring musical twists, along with lush symphonic dimensions and tightly crafted vocals. This is musical storytelling at its best!

GTIN(UPC/EAN/ISBN): 881821130127
Label: Prophase Music
SKU: PMCD1301
Street Date: 1/29/2013

Djin Aquarian and Plastic Crimewave Sound, “Save The World” (Prophase LP) « Kendra Steiner Editions

2012-10-13T15:24:00.001-04:00

Djin Aquarian and Plastic Crimewave Sound, “Save The World” (Prophase LP) « Kendra Steiner Editions:
Since their earlier collaboration, released on cassette by Plustapes and now sold out, I’ve been waiting for the full-length album from former Ya Ho Wa 13 guitarist Djin Aquarian and Chicago’s Steven “Sir Plastic Crimewave” Krakow, and it’s even better than the high expectations I had for it. Aquarian is a key figure in the history of psychedelia, pioneering the higher-key “tribal psych” sound with the early 70′s recordings and performances of the Ya Ho Wa family, a raw organic music that had its roots in spiritual practice and in ritual. You can’t fake or pre-plan this kind of music. You have to get into that zone, that sacred space, and explore. It grows, slowly, it evolves, it sinks roots and extends its branches, it pulls you in and gets all over you until you are one with the music. In some ways, this is the purest kind of psychedelic music, and it’s great to say that this new album has the same dense organic tribal sound one would want from such a collaboration. Plastic Crimewave Sound are the perfect partners for Mr. Aquarian and totally “get” what the “higherkey” experience is about. If this kind of precious and rich psychedelia is what you desire, dip into SAVE THE WORLD. I hope it’s not yet sold out…if the label is out, check dealers. It’s worth finding!!!

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Free 7″ with purchase while supplies last! » prophase music

2012-07-19T16:51:00.001-04:00

Free 7″ with purchase while supplies last! » prophase music: FREE MUSIC! Free 7″ with any purchase while supplies last – quantities limited to first 250 orders. Order NOW! Use coupon # “FREE” when ordering.

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honest bag: Djin Aquarian & Plastic Crimewave Sound - Save the World (PMLP9997)

2012-07-13T20:40:00.001-04:00

honest bag: Djin Aquarian & Plastic Crimewave Sound - Save the World (PMLP9997):

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It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine: Djin Aquarian talks psychedelic...

2012-07-10T21:13:00.001-04:00

It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine: Djin Aquarian talks psychedelic...: Hello my friends, I promised Klemen I would write something for “Its Psychedelic Baby” months ago and so here it comes,...

Griswolds release their second full-length CD, ‘Godzilla Vs. America.’ » prophase music

2012-06-30T15:00:00.001-04:00

The Griswolds release their second full-length CD, ‘Godzilla Vs. America.’

Accompanying the CD is a downloadable 28-page liner notes booklet in PDF format. The liner notes will include Sara Skweek photoshoot bonus shots; Jimbo Phillips’ cover artwork concept sketch to final design progression, band info, song lyrics, original cover art, live show photos, thank yous, etc.

We hate boring albums and cds, so along with 10 great songs, you get a lot of great bonus reading/viewing material!

nice pooper zine: Djin Aquarian and Plastic Crimewave Sound - Save t...

2012-06-17T10:55:00.001-04:00

nice pooper zine: Djin Aquarian and Plastic Crimewave Sound - Save t...: Damn, our friends at Prophase Music sure have been busy! Hot on the heels of the amazing reissue of Acid Mothers' La Novia comes a bran...

Acid Mothers Temple | La Novia | LP | Mail-order only special offer

2012-06-01T08:41:00.001-04:00

Hostile City Distribution » Blog Archive » Acid Mothers Temple | La Novia | LP | Mail-order only special offer:

Mail order only! One of each color combination (Highlighter Yellow//Black Splatter,Mustard/Black Splatter, Gold/Black Splatter) get the super limited Gold and Yellow swirl version. That’s all four color combos!

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Acid Mothers Temple | La Novia | LP

2012-04-22T18:32:00.004-04:00

Acid Mothers Temple | La Novia | LP

The sprawling 40 minute title track is based on an Occitanian folk tune, and the unearthly acoustic opening with its overtone singing sounds like something that might have made its way on to a Werner Herzog soundtrack. Indeed once the guitars come in and the band stoke up their mighty drone, the effect is that of an amped up Popul Vuh, the German band who soundtracked many Herzog films. Ashra Tempel or Amon Duul are other reference points. At times, it’s impossible to believe that this wasn’t recorded in Berlin in 1972, such is the authenticity of the enterprise. But Kawabata’s crew aren’t merely K-tel Krautrockers; La Novia shows a deep respect for the traditional folk form and integrates it completely with the long forays into deep space that the leader’s fuzz

**Limited Pressing of 1000 in four different color combinations**

GTIN(UPC/EAN/ISBN): 881182110417
Label: Prophase Music
SKU: PMLP1104
Street Date: 6/26/2012

Djin Aquarian & Plastic Crimewave Sound | Save The World | LP

2012-04-22T18:30:00.002-04:00

Djin Aquarian & Plastic Crimewave Sound | Save The World | LP

Djin Aquarian (Yahowha 13) joins Plastic Crimewave Sound in an epic psych Crusade!
RIFYL Yahowha 13, Incredible String Band, early Grateful Dead, No Neck Blues Band

**Limited pressing of 500 on blue or gold vinyl**

GTIN(UPC/EAN/ISBN): 760137999713
Label: Prophase Music
SKU: PMLP9997
Street Date: 6/24/2012

nice pooper zine: Left Hand Monkey Wrench: A Burnt Psych Tribute to ...

2012-02-23T10:58:00.000-05:00

nice pooper zine: Left Hand Monkey Wrench: A Burnt Psych Tribute to ...: Prophase Music is stoked to announce the release of the long rumored, eagerly awaited Left Hand Monkey Wrench: A Burnt Psych Tribute to th...

Prophase Music Store re-opens

2012-02-20T13:54:00.001-05:00

We're happy to announce that after moving our website to a new platform, the store is back open for business. Use coupon code 20120220FREESHIPPING for free US shipping through the end of this month!
click here -> Prophase Music Store

Kohoutek March 2 2012 Velvet Lounge Washington DC

2012-02-19T17:13:00.002-05:00

The Notekillers (w/ members of TV On the Radio, Oneida and Liturgy): January 18, 2012 Union Pool – FLAC and MP3 Downloads + Streaming Songs

2012-01-23T21:11:00.002-05:00

http://www.nyctaper.com/?p=8717

DONATE TO JONATHAN TOUBIN’S RECOVERY [HERE]

The beloved New York DJ Jonathan Toubin, proprietor of the New York Night Train & Soul Clap parties, was recently the victim of a bizarre and horrifying accident while he was sleeping in a hotel room in Portland, OR last month. The odds were against that he would be alive beyond that night, but Jonathan has beaten those odds. He is convalescing in a Portland hospital at this moment. He will likely need years of expensive treatments to restore him to the life he had before the accident. As you may already know, musicians, DJs and other creative, independent types in America often don’t have the best health insurance. Jonathan is going to need our help.

Which brings me to this benefit show, a one-of-a-kind bill at Union Pool, organized by the legendary Philadelphia avant-garde instrumental rock band The Notekillers. Formed in 1976, The Notekillers broke up in 1981 before coming back together in 2004. Since then, the band have picked up where they left off, continuing to innovate and push the boundaries of rock music. This show pushed those boundaries even further, as it saw the band splitting into various combos with a number of special guests, including Kyp Malone of TV On the Radio, Kid Millions of Oneida, Greg Fox of Guardian Alien and Bernard Gann of Liturgy. The various combinations produced a range of thought-provoking pieces, from Fox’s electronics work to a three-drummer trio of Millions, Fox and Barry Halkin of The Notekillers, to The Notekillers’ own instrumental avant-punk. For his part, Malone played two separate “solo” sets (in a three-person band setup) and also joined the Notekillers and Millions in an improptu supergroup they called The New Party Systems Band. Added to all of this was a psychedelic light show for some numbers that gave the compositions and even more otherworldly feel.

On a cold Wednesday night, the show ended, appropriately, with Kyp Malone performing “Winter Song” from his Rain Machine solo album. The song alludes to how love can thrive even in the darkest of moments. Jonathan Toubin is having one of those right now, for sure. But in this little room on Union Ave., his friends let the world know that he is not alone.

I recorded this set with Schoeps MK22 “open cardiod” microphones and a soundboard feed by Ian, the house engineer, who was kind enough to arrange it especially for me. With many stylistic and volume variations, it was a bit interesting to mix down, but I am very happy with it. Enjoy!

Although you are not required to donate to Jonathan Toubin in order to download this set, I strongly encourage you to help him out. To that end, I will personally match the first $150 of new donations that people can provide proof of by means of PayPal receipts. The PayPal link for Toubin is [HERE] and you can send your proof of donation to me [HERE]

Stream the New Party Systems Band performing an instrumental:

Stream The Notekillers performing an instrumental:

Stream Kyp Malone performing “Winter Song”:

Direct download of MP3 files [HERE] | Email nyctaper for the FLAC files

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Plastic Crimewave Sound

2011-11-23T13:59:00.000-05:00

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Last Kohoutek show of 2011 w/ White Hills!

2011-11-23T13:28:00.001-05:00

Alabaster Tongue and Aural Warfare proudly present the second Philly appearance by NYC space rockers White Hills (Thrill Jockey). Label and tour mates Pontiak are also on the bill, as well as locals Kohoutek and Far-Out Fangtooth.

Wedensday, December 7
O'Reilly's, Kensington
Frankford and Lehigh (2672 Coral Street)
$7, 21+
Doors at 8pm, show at 9pm sharp!

White Hills (NYC, Thrill Jockey)
Pontiak (VA, Thrill Jockey)
Kohoutek (Philly/DC, Prophase)
Far-Out Fangtooth (Philly, Siltbreeze)

White Hills
http://www.myspace.com/whitehills

WHITE HILLS is an ever changing entity always striving to push the envelope. Their music weaves in and out of anthemic chants, deep space bleeps and otherworldly madness for a mix that proves to be intoxicating. Since the release of their debut album, the press and listeners have been praising their originality and unique brand of heavy space rock.

Musically, H-p1, White Hills' second full-length for Thrill Jockey, expands on the explorations of previous albums in ambience, noise, and space rock all led by guitarist Dave W.’s blistering guitar solos. This is the most fully realized White Hills album to date and the one that takes them furthest from their pure space rock roots. It is also their most angry record. It is a reaction to what White Hills sees as government co-opted and controlled by corporations. It is a wake up call:

"We can barely pay our rent each month but we are willing to pull out our credit cards and go into debt each time a new iPhone promises a better connection. The joke is on us. Our greater connectivity has caused us to disconnect from our humanity. We have been sold the religion of consumerism to feed the corporate machine. We have been tricked into believing that wanting our tax dollars to pay for our own health care is treacherous to the ideals of a democratic society. H-p1 is symbolic of the simplification of complex ideas to keep the masses from questioning the system." – Ego Sensation

The cover is a stark, colorless landscape, a metaphor for the status quo, while the inside and the record are an attempt to break free from this bland existence. The music and the photo inside are loud, colorful, exuberant, and alive.

H-p1 was recorded at the Ocropolis in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on September 7th & 8th 2010 by Shahin “Showtime” Motia (guitarist of Oneida) and mixed by Dave W. & Pierre Auntour in NYC and by Antronhy in Nottingham, UK. The album was mastered by Heba Kadry at the Lodge. A notable difference is the addition of synthesizer player, Shazzula, for the recordings. Shazzula has performed with the group in Europe on and off throughout the last year. There was no compression used on the record. Instead distortion boxes were used to enhance the natural dynamics of the songs. “The recordings captured a natural ebb and flow of the instruments within each song. For this reason I did not ride the faders while mixing the record to bring out certain instruments over others. It is the way it happened when it was recorded,” said Dave W.

H-p1 is the cry for the disenfranchised, the exposure of the ills that the corporate-controlled governmental system has put in place. This seventeen minute song is the summation of the album, the point when the protagonist delivers his realization and vision of a solution to the masses. There is another way. You don’t have to be a drone.

"[White Hills is] one of the years gnarliest psych slabs – a schizophrenic trip through Acid Mothers Temple riff bludgeon, Boris chug, shaggy pseudo-grunge, and tender bursts of formless noise." – Village Voice

"I found my infinite headbang in White Hills, a relentlessly heavy psych-rock band with scorching wah-wah and fantastic outfits." – NPR All Songs Considered (Lars Gotrich)

"A perfect space-rock storm of drone, mind-melting psychedelia, overdriven guitars and heavy bass, White Hills is the rightful heir to Hawkwind's massive legacy." – Goldmine

Dave W. – Guitar // Vocals // Synth
Ego Sensation – Bass // Vocals // Synth
Lee Hinshaw – Drums

Pontiak
http://www.pontiak.net/
"Pontiak's Comecrudos, which is due for release on Thrill Jockey in June 2011, was created as a soundtrack to the bold landscape the band encountered on a drive from Phoenix to the Big Bend area of Texas. The brothers; Van, Lain, and Jennings, were captivated by the sprawling landscape, the immensity and complexity of the geology and the beauty. They camped in an old volcano crater under a full moon and hiked ridges alongside the Rio Grande. Comecrudos is a soundtrack for the drive on Route 385 southbound from Marathon, Texas.

The band recommends listening to the album whilst driving, windows rolled down, music at full volume, the dust hanging in the air. Or on the subway – imagining you are in a car driving with the widows rolled down, music at full volume, the dust hanging in the air.

Pontiak finished recording Comecrudos in January of 2011, at their studio in Virginia. No distortion or overdrive pedals were used in the making of this record. Pontiak kept their gear bare, reflecting the landscape itself.

They are currently in the studio recording a full-length that will be released in early 2012. They will be playing periodic shows in the US and Europe throughout the summer." (Thrill Jockey)

Kohoutek
http://www.claviusproductions.org/kohoutek
Formed in Washington DC in 2003, Philly-based experimental collective
Kohoutek plays improvised psychedelia, ranging from unsettling, discordant noise to delicate melodies, inspired by such varied musical entities as Can, Amon Duul 2, Ash Ra Tempel, Trad Gras Och Stenar, Dead C, Skullflower, Sun City Girls, Hawkwind, This Heat, Sonic Youth, Bardo Pond, Ghost, Taj Mahal Travellers, Sun Ra, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, and Van Der Graaf Generator. They inhabit a world where drone, musique concrete, and noise coalesces with cosmic folk, where doom and sludge metal merge with polyrhythms. All Kohoutek performances are rituals channeling untapped energy transmogrified through pure expression and response to the immediate environment.

"Lossless Loss," their second studio album released on Prophase in 2009,
covers most of the dynamic stylistic stylistic range Kohoutek is known for:
abstract and textural sound, atmospheric rock, harsh noise freakouts,
clattering percussion, guitar heroics, and alien electronics congealing to form a multihued psychedelic extravaganza. Recorded deep in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia in September 2007, the five members embarked on a psilocybic twilight journey, and this 44-minute aural excursion is the result. No overdubs and minimal editing create an experience as close as possible to a Kohoutek performance. With longtime core members Scott Verrastro (percussion, flute), Craig Garrett (bass) and Scott Allison (electronics) augmented by Vic Salazar (electric guitar) and Damian Languell (vocals, harmonica, clarinet, didgeridoo, Space Echo), Kohoutek forge their own path in the improv universe, and "Lossless Loss" is another burning fragment of this fleeting sonic comet.

“People interested in music that defies the pop song convention, music that challenges that part of your brain that lies dormant during most aural experiences, need a band like Kohoutek. This quintet began their wildly meandering journey across the more peripheral realms of free-form psych rock a few years back and from the very beginning they seemed determined to try to cross swathes of interstellar drone, guitar squall and loose, slowly evolving improvisations of drum and bass grooves and squelchy electronics with tapestries of gravitationally flowing darkness. What we get is a sonic bag that is raw, gorgeous, loud, dreamy, dissonant and mystical at the same time, somehow managing to transcend all sorts of seemingly limited genre barriers. Dedicated followers of bands such as The Spacious Mind, SubArachnoid Space and Ash Ra Tempel will for sure want to check these cats out, with a musical style that at its best rarely goes wrong in the live setting."“ (Mats Gustafsson)

Far-Out Fangtooth
http://faroutfangtooth.tumblr.com/
Existing in the musty shadows of the Philly scene, Far-Out Fangtooth have built a most unique foundation of sound, mixing early Cramps swamp/garage blackout, nascent Bauhaus post-punk/quasi-goth bleakness as well as an uncanny nod to the witchy, ethereal leather glam of first-generation Blue Öyster Cult. Their debut LP, Pure & Disinterested (on Siltbreeze Records), follows a limited-edition 7-inch for local label Ian! Records. In recent months, Far-Out Fangtooth has seen live action on bills with the likes of Times New Viking, Circle Pit, Blank Dogs and R. Stevie Moore.

The Philly four-piece loves its ambience. Crash cymbals sound like rattling sheet metal, double-tracked guitars rumble like an amp on the fritz, and vocals wander in a nervy, unsteady baritone. Fangtooth's sound hits a raw nerve in a way that surface descriptors can't sum up.

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Dark Sea Dream’s Final Show | Spontaneous Human Productions

2011-11-05T14:05:00.000-04:00

Dark Sea Dream’s Final Show | Spontaneous Human Productions:

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Notekillers to perform for OWS benefit at Shea Stadium Sunday

2011-10-20T10:03:00.000-04:00

Guardian Alien, Notekillers, Man Forever, And Mountains' Koen Holtkamp Are Playing An Occupy Wall Street Benefit Next Sunday - New York Music - Sound of the City:

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Notekillers on The Evan "Funk" Davies Show

2011-10-04T12:22:00.000-04:00

Upcoming Special Programs on WFMU:

The Notekillers
Wednesday, October 5th, 9pm - Midnight
on The Evan "Funk" Davies Show
The Notekillers started out in Philadelphia in the late '70s, shoehorning their instrumental "song-structures" into a disinterested Philly punk scene. They went on to play shows in New York City with the likes of The Feelies, The Bush Tetras and Glenn Branca. Ultimately, however, the band went dormant just as -- unbeknownst to them -- Thurston Moore was including the Notekillers on a mixtape for fellow members of Sonic Youth when that band was just starting out...

Fast-forward to 2004. Improbably, Moore releases a collection of Notekillers recordings from 1977-1981 on his Ecstatic Peace label to great critical acclaim. Even more improbably, the band starts gigging and recording again, leading to the release of their very first full-length album in 2010, We're Here To Help(Prophase). Now seven years into their second life, the band plays live on WFMU! Tune in to the Evan "Funk" Davies show at 9pm on Wednesday, October 5, and hear the live set that's been 35 years in the making! And catch Notekiller David First playing with Kid Millions as the band "Matter Waves" at the Stone on Saturday, Oct. 22!

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Oblivion Sun - Oblivion Sun review by progaeopteryx on Progarchives.com

2011-09-06T15:22:00.000-04:00

OBLIVION SUN

Oblivion Sun

Eclectic Prog

4.41 | 18 ratings

This was one of those purchases I found on Ebay for a dirt-cheap price. These are hit-and-miss as you can imagine, ranging from fantastic discoveries to uncoordinated heaps of debris reeking of gastric zephyrs and only things that a turkey vulture could consume. Oblivion Sun's self-titled release of 2007, I'm glad to say is one of those fantastic discoveries.
This project is made up of two members of Happy The Man, guitarist Stan Whitaker and keyboardist/sax player Frank Wyatt. Having not been much of a fan of HTM, I wasn't expecting much on this album. But I was greatly surprised. This album sounded much more dynamic and energetic than anything I had previously heard by HTM. The music is complex, sometimes jazzy, and mostly rather eclectic. I love the Moog synthesizers played by keyboardist Bill Plummer, talented enough to be compared with Jan Hammer and Tony Banks at the same time.

It's really hard to pin down the sound of this band, in which I hear references to the Dixie Dregs, King Crimson, D.F.A., and obviously Happy The Man. It seems like a fine mix of symphonic prog and jazz rock/fusion, often with quirky melodies, sometimes reminiscent of Gentle Giant. The song Catwalk is an unsual number in that it reminds me a lot of Genesis, particularly for Whitaker's vocals sounding like a subdued Peter Gabriel and the Baroque interlude in the middle sounding like it was off of Genesis' Trick of a Tail album. On occasion, their sound gets harder in places. The album is chiefly instrumental, with only two tracks containing vocals.

A rather unexpected, yet wonderful discovery performed by an extremely tallented band full of intelligently arranged, quirky and mostly complex compositions. Well worth the highest grade of five stars. This one will be in my CD rotation on a regular basis

Featured Artist: Janina Angel Bath on Vimeo

2011-08-24T00:35:00.000-04:00

Featured Artist: Janina Angel Bath from OAK&ROMA on Vimeo.