The Psyche Out Musikland Big Band make a big thick excellent noise. It’s a dense sound, like a musical black hole that’s sucked in all manner of orbiting instruments and influences. There’s lots of twiddly guitar - doing what we used to call ‘hammer ons’ back in the day, much beloved of Eddie Van Halen and more recently embraced by the likes of Hot Club De Paris et al. There’s the odd parp of horn in there too, some choice shouting and something that sounds like a xylophone. The overall effect is akin to Planet Tortoise, Planet Lullaby for the Working Class and Planet Maths Class imploding.
Or as they say themselves on their myspace site: "Mogwai + Fugazi, naked, at a post-modern drugs party."
Download ‘My Name is Hanketill Brewer, My Name is Dith Pran’ - go on, treat yourself. You deserve it.
And while you’re at it, go and see them live. They’re touring at the beginning of April with Action Action.
"You only get to appreciate what you do when you're not doing it," says bassist Rob Canning, slurping on a tea. "and now we're back, we're buzzing to go."
PART ONE: WELCOME TO 2008
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Legendary rock photographer Steve Gullick has a retrospective at Manchester’s KRAAK Gallery running from March 12th til March 27th, featuring shots taken for NME and Melody Maker as well as his...
To accompany the review of Tune-yards’ Monday gig at Cargo, a few tasty shots of Think about Life, Trash Kit and New England native Merrill Garbus aka tUnE-yArDs.
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We have collected some truly heinous examples of recent album covers, from Empire Of The Sun’s Star Wars travesty to the banal evil that is Razorlight’s Slipway Fire. Discretionary...
Album art in this gallery was selected based on several simple traits: strong concept, fine graphics including creative typography and general lushness. The first three of ‘The Best Record...
Placebo pictures: just in - some photos of Placebo and Brian Molko from last week’s gig at the Glasgow SECC.
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One of the best live bands
One of the best live bands around
Brighton show: Collision Tour 09
Just in case any Brighton residents are readings this and are interested in seeing them, the first leg of the third Collision Tour starts at The Hope, Queens Road, Brighton on April 5th...
Details at: www.myspace.com/sakuranights
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They will play in your house
Also - I think there’s a gap in the tour schedule where the band are offering to do a gig in your front room. Or your friends’ front room. Or your gran’s old folks home’s front room. Or the local air base. Anywhere basically - they’re gig hungry. More details here: http://www.myspace.com/thepsycheoutmusiklandbigbandCorrect band name.
Its 'Action AND Action'. :)
They're touring with 'Action
They're touring with 'Action AND Action'. Just so you know.
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