Previously unreleased jams by French krautrock band Pataphysician Orchestra recorded at Apostolic Studios, New York, in 1970.
Insider – …Vibrations From The Tapes… (2012)
“The album features five fully improvised instrumental songs, which have been recorded live with two microphones on analog tape deck in the band’s rehearsel room. Hence it comes as no surprise that the song length varies mostly between 12 and almost 28 minutes. The tunes are dominated by extensive, excessive guitar jams, which will allow listeners to immerse themselves in psychedelic worlds. There is still the Hawkwind vibe, but INSIDER make also use of elements which we know from bands like Can or Guru Guru.”
Black Gnod – Innerspace Broadcasts Volume 3 (2012)
“What happens when you put Manchester’s shapechanging Gnod and Barcelos’s fine space-rocking Black Bombaim on the same stage? You get Black Gnod! The Cardinal managed to record this momentous event for posterity, and is now available as one long superjam as part of the Innerspace Broadcast series. Great flipback CD with 3 double sided colour inserts and enough intense sike power contained within to make you see stars!”
Joy – Joy (2012)
“Joy is the newest, loudest tune meltin’ power-trio-trip band to come screaming outta Southern California. Since their formation in 2010 Zachary Oakley (vox, g), Trevor Mast (b), and Taylor Charter (dr) have dialed in a spaced-out-sonic-groove-ride all their own. Their live shows conjure musical spirits of the past in the form of improv-jams and unapologetic volumes and wild stage energy. Fans of Blue Cheer, Cream, Jimi, acid and freestyle-psych take note.”
Camera – Radiate! (2012)
“Camera are a current krautrock outfit, apparently with predilection for performing impromptu shows in public locations, and this is their debut. A 3-piece based in Berlin, Camera are modern-day upholders of the krautrock aesthetic, heavily influenced by both Neu! and Harmonia especially. And in fact, they’ve earned the blessing of their heroes, having played live in collaboration with Michael Rother (Neu!, Harmonia, etc.) and Dieter Moebius (Cluster, Harmonia, etc.). This debut recording features eight tracks of live-in-the-studio, semi-improvised, mostly instrumental jams that indeed “radiate” the classic krautrock vibe. Krautrock fans will for sure hear echoes of a lot of the greats: Neu!, Can, Cluster, Tangerine Dream, Harmonia, Agitation Free, La Dusseldorf, etc. And anyone into other kraut-loving bands of today, like Circle, Cave, Wooden Shjips, and Hills among ’em, should check this out forthwith.”
Mantric Muse – Mantric Muse (2012)
“If you are into music based on a totally free and non-restrictive approach you could choose to spend a few hours with the new untitled CD from the Danish band Mantric Muse. All the songs on the CD are made from a large catalogue of jams, which have been mapped, dissected and then re-created into parts. The different parts have afterwards been rearranged towards whole songs. Hereby, the base and the structures of the songs avoid most formal rules and fixed concepts (except the overall concept of organizing jams). The band tries to maintain the special freshness – the here and now – of the jams in the songs, so listeners can sense the present vibe of the original jams in the songs. Normally Mantric Muse describes their music as music for neural travelling, and potentially the songs, which are all instrumental and also quite long, crafts a short break from the everyday life. Recommended för fans of ÖRESUND SPACE COLLECTIVE, OZRIC TENTACLES, VESPERO.”
Troldmand – 21.10.11 (2012)
“Picking up where 1970s psychedelic warlords Hawkwind left off and taking their cues from both the speed gurus of the noisy Tokyo underground and the endless groovy jams of the German krautrock scene, Troldmand navigate the field of doomy riffs, frantic guitar solos and psychedelic sounds. This five-piece orchestra is on a never-ending journey to challenge your perception of the cosmic infinite… Recorded live at Loppen, Christiania in Copenhagen, Denmark on 21 October 2011.”
Harsh Toke – A Minor Jam (2012)
Pappo’s Blues – Jams 1971-1978 (2012)
Selection of jams by Argentinian blues rock band Pappo’s Blues:
01 – Algo Ha Cambiado
02 – Adónde Está La Libertad
03 – Stratocaster Boogie
04 – Semilla De Sésamo
05 – Nervioso Visitante
06 – Hubo Distancias En Un Curioso Baile Matinal (Parte II)
07 – Nervioso Visitante (Parte II)
08 – El Escarabajo
09 – El Jugador
10 – Abordo
SBB – Jams 1973-1975 (2012)
Selection of jams by Polish progressive rock band SBB:
CD1
01 – Wicher W Polu Dmie
02 – Odlot
03 – Wizje
04 – Wicher W Polu Dmie
05 – Figo-Fago
CD2
01 – Pamiec Z Nami
02 – Wolnosc Od Tylu
03 – Rock For Mack
04 – Na Pierwszy Ogien
05 – Penia
06 – Dyskoteka
07 – Na Pierwszy Ogien