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Album: Touch
Genre: Progressive Rock, Pychedelic, Jazz
Where: St. Louis
Who: Dan Galluci, Joe Newman, John Bordonaro, Bruce Hauser, Jeff Hawks
Year: 1969
Label: Dream
Similar:USA, Zappa and The Mother’s of Invention, Don & The Goodtimes

Because sometimes I like posting real music. This is debatable, but probably the first progressive rock band ever. Argue as you please. Regardless, there sound is out of this world colossal. Organ heaven.

Track List: 1.We Feel Fine 12.Friendly Birds 3.Miss Teach 4.The Spiritual Death Of Howard Greer 5.Down At Circ’s Place 6.Alesha And Others 7.Seventy Five 8.We Finally Met Today 9.Alesha And Others(alternative version)10.Blue Feeling 11.The Spiritual Death Of Howard Greer(alternative version)12.The Second Coming Of Suzanne

Down at Circ’s Place

Seventy Five

Blue Feeling

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Look for the terminal’s discography w/rarities and b-sides up next

Hatcham Social

Album: You Dig The Tunnel, I’ll Hide The Soil
Genre: post-punk, garage, goth, shoegaze
Where: London
Who: Kidd brothers, David Javu, Jerome Watson
Year: 2009
Label: MapleMusic Recordings
Similar: KASMs, Neils Children, Electricity in Our Homes, Boys of Brazil, R o m a n c e

Finally the full length! I was super happy about their singles last year so I was super amped for this album. Thank you maple dudes for totally bitchin out the sound for the album, because my god its clear as day. Though I do favor My Opinion and So So Happy Making in their previous form and I am more than royally peeved about the HUGE changes made to Snap My Hands, retitled Give Me The Gift. I’d liken the album to the darkest happiest day of the week, a wednesday.  Some stylish tracks, but as a former fan I’m a bit displeased with their dancier turn, especially compared to their demo track How Soon Was Then.

Track List: 1. Crocodile 2. Sidewalk 3. Murder In The Dark 4. Hypnotise Terrible Eyes 5. So So Happy Making 6. Superman 7. I Cannot Cure My Pure Evil 8. Jabberwocky 9. My Opinion 10. Penelope (Under My Hat) 11. Give Me The Gift

Crocodile

Murder in the Dark

In My Opinion

Demos:

How Soon Was Then

In My Opinion 7″

Off Comps:

Til The Dawn

Snap My Hands (now titled Give Me The Gift)

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C.A. Quintet

in light of the present epic streak….

Album: Trip Thru Hell
Genre: Severely under appreciated 60s psychedelia
Where: Minneapolis
Who: Erwin Brothers, Doug Reynolds, Paul Samuels, Tom Pohling
Year: 1968
Label: CandyFloss
Similar: The PB Conspiracy, Clear Light, Bubble Puppy, 9 days wonder

This album is epic in its own solitary right, even without mention of the most amazing psychedelic solo ever on the track Underground Music. Infamous? Well, technically this band was never truly recognized for their vision until the past few years. bless ‘em.  As a trumpet enthusiast this is one of my favorite albums. Each track takes the word triumphant to a completely new realm, with luscious vocal samples, down right groundbreaking psychedelic guitar solos (inspiring artists like john frusciante and george clinton) i.e. Trip Thru Hell (part 2), and refreshing amounts of brass instrumentation followed by fantastical elements of bass and rhythm.

Track List: 1. Trip Thru Hell (Part 1) 2. Colorado Mourning 3. Cold Spider 4. Underground Music 5. Sleepy Hollow Lane 6. Smooth as Silk 7. Trip Thru Hell (Part 2) 8. Dr. Of Philosophy 9. Blow to My Soul 10. Ain’t No Doubt About It – (previously unreleased) 11. Mickey’s Monkey 12. I Put a Spell on You – (previously unreleased) 13. I Shot the King – (previously unreleased) 14. Fortune Teller’s Lie – (previously unreleased) 15. Sadie Lavone – (previously unreleased) 16. Bury Me in a Marijuana Field – (previously unreleased) 17. Colorado Mourning – (alternate version) 18. Underground Music – (alternate version) 19.
Smooth as Silk – (alternate version)

Underground Music

Trip Thru Hell (part 2) -Listen til the end

Blow to my Soul

Mickey’s Monkey

Colorado Mourning (alternate version)

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Ya Ho Wa 13 part 2

This is a 2 part installment, tribute to Father Yod. It’s been done, but I thought I’d post it in an organized comprehensible fashion. Yod He Vau He.

Album: God and Hair 13 CD Box Set
Genre: Psychedelic, Acid, Experimental,
Communal Prog Rock
Where: LA
Who: The Source Family
Year: 1974
Label: Captain Trip
Related:Yodship, Father Yod and The Spirit of ‘76, Fire Water Air, C A Quintet

Father Yod was an owner of a LA health food RESTAURANT on SUNSET STRIP.
Though kept secret, now notable members included Sky “Sunlight” Saxon of The Seeds, Djin Aquarian, Octavious Aquarian, Sunflower Aquarian]

Album List:
FATHER YOD AND THE SPIRIT OF 76:
1. Kohoutek [debut release, Higher Key, '73]
2. Contraction [Higher Key, '74]
3. Expansion [Higher Key, '74]
4. All Or Nothing At All [Bonus Singles, Higher Key, '74]
YAHOWA 13:
5. Ya Ho Wa 13 [Bonus singles, Higher Key, '74]
6. Savage Sons of Yahowa [Higher Key, '74]
7. Penetration: An Aquarian Symphony [TeePee, '74]
8. Im Gonna Take You Home [Swordfish, '74]
9. To The Principles For The Children [Higher Key, '75]
FIRE, WATER, AIR:
10. Golden Sunrise [Captain Trip, '77, Father Yod's Absence]
YODSHIP:
11. Yodship [Captain Trip, Japan Bootleg, Unknown Origin]
VA:
12. Sky Saxon Singles [Captain Trip, Rarities, Unknown Origin]
13. Unreleased Materials with Djinn, Sunflower, Octavius, & Sky Saxon

Ya Ho Wa 13 part 1

This is the first installment of an unnecessary and unwanted, but respectful Father Yod tribute. Look for the entire discography as well as the remastered God and Hair box set w/rarities and Magnificence in the Memory.

Album: Ya Ho Wa 13
Where: LA
Who: The Source Family
Year: 1974
Label: Higher Key
Related: The Source Family, Father Yod and The Spirit of ‘76, Fire Water Air, Nightshade, C A Quintet

Much simpler sounding album…kettle drums & gong.

Track List: 1. Because 2. Angel Boy 3. Magical Lady 4. Little Doggie 5. Kind of Depressing 6. Warden 7. Mailman 8. Come, come 9. Pain 10. Angel Boy 2 11. It’s a Knack

Because

Little Doggie

Magical Lady

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Album: Savage Sons of Yahowa
Where: LA
Who: The Source Family
Year: 1974
Label: Higher Key
Related: The Source Family, Father Yod and The Spirit of ‘76, Fire Water Air, Nightshade, C A Quintet

One of their more rock based albums, crazy-horse-esque.

Track List:1. Edge of a Dream 2. Fire In the Sky 3. Just Sitting Here 4. A Thousand Sighs 5. Red River Valley 6. Man The Messiah 7. Making A Dollar 8. I Thought I Am 9. Oh Ya Ho Wa

Edge of a Dream

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Album: Penetration, An Aquarian Symphony
Genre: Psychedelic, Experimental, Communal
Where: LA
Who: The Source Family
Year: 1974
Label: Tee Pee
Related: The Source Family, Father Yod and The Spirit, Fire Water Air, Nightshade, C A Quintet

One of their harder psychedelic albums.

Track List: 1. Yod He Vau He 2. Ho
3. Journey Thru an Elemental Kingdom 4. Ya Ho Wha

Ho

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Album: To The Principles for The Children
Genre: Psychedelic, Experimental, Communal
Where: LA
Who: The Source Family
Year: 1975
Label: Swordfish
Related: The Source Family, Father Yod and The Spirit, Fire Water Air, Nightshade

Side A

Side B

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Album: The Operetta (Yod He Vau He)
Where: Hawaii/NC/LA
Who: The Source Family
Year: 1975
Label: Swordfish
Related: The Source Family, Father Yod and The Spirit, Fire Water Air, Nightshade, C A Quintet

Track List: The Operetta 1-6

Operetta 6

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White Noise

Album: An Electric Storm
Genre: Experimental, Psychedelic, Electronic
Where: UK
Who: David Vorhaus
Year: 1969
Label: Island
Related: Delia Derbyshire, Unit Delta Plus

Track Listing: 1. Love Without Sound 2. My Game of Loving 3. Here Come the Fleas 4. Firebird 5. Your Hidden Dreams 6. The Visitations 7. Black Mass:An Electric S

Mostly because this album is notoriously epic for electronic and psychedelic musics alike. pish posh if you are not pleased with my laziness. The head phone experience alone gives me the hugest hard on. The Visitations would have to be my favorite. I’d liken the entire album to a uniquely tropical, beautifully delicate, high voltage, space age, acid trip of which I can only let myself imagine.

The Visitations

Your Hidden Dreams

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Greenhouse of Terror

Album: Compulsion
Genre: Punk, Rock
Where: UK
Year: 1985
Label: Racket
Similar: bad 80s punk

Track List:
1. Marie Celeste 2. Third Class Heaven 3. Black Bug’s Blood 4. Now She’s Shakin 5. Compulsion

Third Class Heaven

Now She’s Shakin

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The Nebyudelic Sound System

Album: Medication For The Soul
Genre: Psychedelic, Funk, Dub
Where: Aberdeen, Scotland
Who: Scott Leslie
Year: 2006
Label: Unsigned
Similar: Sly, Primal Scream, The Orb (all together) lol

As he states in his headline, SPACE BLUES! Trip-worthy for real. An enlightening mixture of the senses. The Sound system includes guitar, bass, beats , synths, melodica, moothie, Electric Sitar, xylophone, sylophone, mandolin,  udu, Vietnamese Jews harp, Hohner D6 clavinet, Selmer clavioline, moog etherwave theremin, rickenbacker 360-12. A great album all the way through.

Track List: 1. Son Of A Hermit (with Professor Yaffle) 2. Decalogue Dodgin’ Dirty Dawg Blues 3. Electro Soup 4. More Than A Sketch 5. Statement Of Intent 6. Do The Funky Pug 7. Follow That Pimp, He’ll Never Get Away In Those Shoes 8. Love All 9. Ulysses 31 Theme 10. The Handclappin’ Foot Stompin’ Nebyudelic Funk 11. Hmmm, It Looks Like Space To Me 12. Dub Of Intent 13. Lullaby Blues (with Jamie Flett)

More Than A Sketch

Follow The Pimp, He’ll Never Get Away In Those Shoes

Hmmm, It Looks Like Space To Me

Lullaby Blues (with Jamie Flett)

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Mahsingo.

Album: The Elephant Tree Demo
Genre: Folk, Instrumental, Shoegaze, Fingerpicking
Where: Purchase, NY
Who: Eric Rodriguez, Steve Flannery on gretsch guitar, Andrew Carlos Knott
Year: 2009
Label: Unsigned
Similar: Kaki King, On Travel, Ghosts & Mysteries

This is a truly fantastic album. I mean look it brought me back from a month hiatus. I forget how I stumbled upon these guys but they can really fit “that” mood, for lack of better expression. If you dig the guitar stylings of the great Kaki King, then try her male counter parts. Each track is comprehensively dynamic, yet fluid and nurturing. I’m a big fan of Lexington Ave. Ghost (The North American Myth) for its raga like structure and essential break down, exquiste rhythmic intentions. Their sound refreshing though nothing groundbreaking, just strictly full of talent and quality. A dreamy, worthy listen. But, but, but, in regards to their image don’t bother looking it up, because it’ll ruin it, sadly enough. I think their working on it, but for now just let your ears do the judging, as it should be.

Track List: 1. Lexington Ave Ghost (The North American Myth) 2. Silkworm (The Small One) 3. Quill Castle (Sundry Times Publicly Acted) 4. Rabbit Hole (Go Ask the Dormouse) 5. ROYGBIV (Leaving the Doldrums) 6. Paperdoll Park (Bug Bites in the Summer) 7. Boarded Buildings (Lost in Labyrinth) 8. The Disappearer (The Missing Number) 9. Voicecave (How to Incite Animal Riots) 10. Meridian (How to Slowly Float Away) 11. Blue (The Paranoid Mandroid)

Lexington Ave Ghost (The North American Myth)

Voicecave (How to Incite Animal Riots)

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NERVE CITY.

Album: HELL
Genre: Lo-Fi, Noise, Psychedelic, Experimental
Where: Richmond, VA
Year: 2009
Label: Amateur Depression
Similar: Gary War, Christmas Island, Superstitions

One man band. Makes some of the best lo-fi rock this side of 2009.

Track List:
1 Living Wage 2 Sungod 3 On The Rise 4 Tunnels/Dreamhouse 5 The End.

Tunnels/Dreamhouse

Sungod

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