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“ … for the hardened fan and newcomer alike … ”

02/28/2018     / /

Manchester based Dead Sea Apes, along with fellow travellers such as Mugstar and Desmadrados Soldados de Ventura, are shining a…

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“ … one of the finest bands creating psychedelic music … ”

02/13/2018     / / /

Dead Sea Apes are a force to be reckoned with on their latest record Recondite. Album opener “Tentacles” sounds like…

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“5/5”

02/08/2018     / /

Manchester based experimental psych aficionado’s ‘Dead Sea Apes’ have returned with a brand new sonic compendium entitled ‘Recondite’, a collection…

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“ … not just a great band but an important band … ”

01/18/2018     / /

Indulge me, dear reader, whilst I tell a tale…way back in the misty depths of history (or about 3 and…

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“ … a truly stunning piece of work … ”

01/14/2018     / /

The Final Age is the solo project of Jesse Webb (drummer: Big Naturals, Anthroprophh) who has enlisted an intriguing group of…

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“…density and frenzy…”

03/29/2017     / / / /

There are few bands around now that insist upon long-form songs; still, there are fewer that absolutely require just shy…

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“ … extremely rich in heavy psychedelia … ”

03/20/2017     / / / / /

Lamagaia are somewhat a psychedelic mystery. The band from Gothenburg, Sweden has a lot of material to explore, yet there…

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“ … in the inevitable end of year lists … ”

03/20/2017     / / / / / /

Last year I reviewed an album by a, then, little known Swedish band who had produced an outstanding album, comprised…

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“Straight out of the top drawer … ”

02/10/2017     / / / / /

More Swedes, then, and psychedelic ones at that. And where there are psychedelic Swedes there usually lurks, not too distantly,…

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“It shouldn’t work but it does … ”

02/10/2017     / / / / / /

This is the second release for this album, originally coming out in 2015 on cassette, the CD adds a couple…

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