Radioshow “PVHF” on radio Centraal, Antwerp : 2007-08-18 : 800-1000 PM Old & Neo-psych/beat/garage : 60s -> heavy/hardrock : old & new ->exp.improvised = “from 60s over heavyrock to improvised jam” Rather improvised show ; choice of titles was mostly for the most stupid or least convincing titles mostly, (or group names on compilations) for a chance. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- * Madcap The Hampton Court : Psychedelic Comedy (US?,rec.2002?)*° Tr.1, “Ladbroke Grove” (fragment) 3 min Overloud production compilation of 60s retro ideas, compiled like a best of TV comedy. Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/sixties2.html#anchor_201 * Gear Fab V.A. : Psychedelic States : Colorado in the 60s -2cd- (US,1966-1969)*** CD1,Tr.4 : Stomach : “Magic” 3 min Very good garage/beat collection from the label owner’s home state. Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/progressive2.html#anchor_126 * UT The Light : turn on...(US,1967;re.2007)**° Tr.5, “Somebody Touch me” 3 min Raw punk-garage. Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/sixties2.html#anchor_196 * Screaming Apple Mark & The spies (NL,2007)* Tr.3, “This heart for another” 3 min Simplified neo-sixties styled song music. Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/sixties2.html#anchor_193 * Gear Fab Oxfords : Flying up through the sky two (US,rec.1967-1971,pub.2007)*°° Tr.10, “Sunshine can still feel warm” 4 min Fine sunshine Pop song. Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/psych.html#anchor_194 * Normal Think Dog : Dog Days (US,rec.1969-1970,pub.2007)*°° Tr.3, “Can’t begin to be happy” 5 min Alternated collection and compilation of this group. Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/psych.html#anchor_197 * Gifted Children The Moon Upstairs : Guarding the golden apple (US,2007)***° Tr.2, “People in the trees” 5 min Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/prog11c.html#anchor_162 * Jester Media V.A : Frisbee, The life and death of a Hippie Preacher -official soundtrack- (US,1972-1981,pub.2007)***°’ Tr.1, All Saved Freak Band : “Sower” 5 min Tr.2, Agape : “Wouldn’t it be a drag” 7 min http://progressive.homestead.com/JESUSrock.html#anchor_172 * Announcement Psalters gig in Scheld’Apen on August 26th. Info : www.scheldapen.be & http://www.psychedelicfolk.com/psalters.html * World In Sound Jeff Simmons : Messed My Mind Up / Naked Angels (US,1969)**° CD1,Tr.4, “I’m in the music business” 5 min Bluesrock with a small freedom-minded psych touch. Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/psych.html#anchor_173 * Sunbeam Czar (UK,rec.1969-1970,re.2007)***° Tr.,4 min Good and typical, often saturating in arrangements UK psych/prog. Well arranged vocals for that reason might recall Uriah Heep,… Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/psych.html#anchor_207 * Elektrohasch Sgt.Sunshine : Black Hole (S/CU/CL,2007)**°° Tr.7, “Go Out Fishing” 4 min Tr.5, “Sun Tree” (fragment) 3 min Stoner group with original, bordercrossing at its best, also acoustic ideas. Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/prog23.html#anchor_264 * Elektrohasch Causa Sui : Free ride (DK,2007)**°° Tr.9, “New Born Road” (fragment) 8 min Not a too great singer, but once the group gets loose, there are breaking free splendid guitar improvisations, especially noticeable in the last great long track. Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/prog22.html#anchor_261 * Captain Trip Marble Sheep : Message From Oarfish (JAP,2007)**** Tr.4, “Skull Cool” 4 min (fragment) It hardly can get greater with heaviness starting from a rather simple rock core, breaking out of its borders with energy. Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/JAPANreviews.html#anchor_94 * Elektrohasch Josiah : No time (UK,2007)**° Tr.9, “I can’t see to find it” (fragment) 3 min Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/prog23.html#anchor_273 * Rise Above Gentlemans Pistols (UK,2007)***' Tr.2, “Out Of The Eye” 4 min Tr.7, “Mistress Mistrust” (fragment) 2 min Much better than the average hard/heavy rock band, two examples of Motörhead- like energy. Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/prog23.html#anchor_265 * Elektrohasch The Beginning : This is....(UK,rec.1998,re.2007)*°° Tr.2, “The Juju Man” 4 min A really fine track to take out of the context of the (psychrock) album. http://progressive.homestead.com/prog23.html#anchor_269 * Four Zero Alison Faith Levy & Mushroom : Yesterday I saw you kissing tiny flowers...(US,2007)***° Tr.4,“Gas,grass,or ass-nobody rides for free” 5 min What makes this band better than the average psychjam band is skills and associations with jazz, and now additionally, a singer. Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/prog20.html#anchor_233 * Sulatron Electric Orange : Morbus (D,2007)***° Tr.7, “Traumama” (fragment) 4 min A great improvement since the last release, great neo-krautrack, with good percussion. Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/prog21.html#anchor_245 * private Fughu : Live! Fughu Pieces 03 (2006)°° Tr.6, “Prison Sex” 2 min (fragment) Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/ARG_REVIEWS.html#anchor_17 * Backwater The Future Kings of England : The Fate old mother Orvis (UK,2007)***° Tr.2, “Mustard Men” (fragment) 3 min Slightly more jam-improvised as before, new psych band. Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/prog10.html#anchor_111 * Virta Anekdoten : A Time Of Day (S,2007)***° Tr.7, “In For A Ride” 7 min (fragment) Harmony-melodious songs with progressive sound of the band, with its inevitable mellotron. Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/sweden3.html#anchor_189 * Fiasko Gnomus : Diagnosis (FIN,2007)****' Tr.2, “Lumbago” 3 min (+ small fragments) Clever groundbreaking ideas used in calm improvisations around titles of diseases. Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/FINLAND_GROUPS.html#anchor_82 * Fire Proof Portiak : Sun on Sun (US,2007)**°? Tr.2, “Swell” 3 min Tr.3, “White Hands” (fragment) 3 min Rather improvisational/jam group, here with a rather experimental fragment.. Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/prog2.html#anchor_74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Homepage radioshow : http://psychevanhetfolk.homestead.com/ Other playlists : http://psychevanhetfolk.homestead.com/2007.html Newsletter with new reviews and playlists with some audio links : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/psychevanhetfolk/ Subscribe: psychevanhetfolk-subscribe@yahoogroups.com