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Review: Spliffripper ‘Spliffripper’

25th March 202125th March 2021 Reza Mills Desert Records, Sludge, Spliffripper, Stoner Doom

The promo notes for this album from Kalispell, Montana trio Spliffripper scream ‘!!! WE ARE COMING FOR YOUR WEED. YOUR

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Premiere: Spliffripper – Self-Titled Debut Album Releases Friday 26th via Desert Records

24th March 202124th March 2021 Lee Edwards Desert Records, Sludge, Spliffripper, Stoner Doom

It’s time to blow away those lockdown blues with an aural battery of the ‘highest’ order with Montana’s new stoner

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Review: Betty Benedeadly ‘From The Mesa’ EP

9th March 20219th March 2021 Reza Mills Betty Benedeadly, Desert Records, From The Mesa, Surf Rock

Betty Benedeadly hails originally from Austin, Texas and is the co-founder of Sheverb, a psychedelic rock ‘n’ roll collective who

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Premiere: Cortége ‘Chasing Daylight (Part 1)’ – New EP Out Now Via Desert Records

8th March 20219th April 2021 Lee Edwards Chasing Daylight, Cortége, Desert Records, Doom, Drone

When the latest Cortége EP Chasing Daylight landed courtesy of Desert Records, they were yet another new name here at

Aaron Lewis / When The Deadbolt Breaks - Guitar & Pedalboard

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In Search Of Tone: Aaron Lewis Of When The Deadbolt Breaks

8th March 20219th April 2021 Josh Schneider Aaron Lewis, Desert Records, In Search Of Tone, When The Deadbolt Breaks

Creating unique music is a tough task these days and a lot of it comes from a variety of influences.

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Review: Breath ‘Primeval Transmissions’

2nd March 20217th April 2021 Sandy Williamson Breath, Desert Records, Doom, Primeval Transmissions, Sludge

A two man bass and drums doom set up from the Pacific North West and it isn’t Big Business? Colour

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Premiere: Betty Benedeadly ‘Mescaline Prayer Song’ – Debut EP Releases 12th March

23rd February 202124th March 2021 Lee Edwards Betty Benedeadly, Desert Records, From The Mesa, Mescaline Prayer Song, Surf Rock

At Shaman HQ, we have a real soft spot for solo singer songwriters, so when Brad Frye, head honcho over

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Review: Cortége ‘Chasing Daylight’ EP

11th February 202112th March 2021 Tim Keppie Chasing Daylight, Cortége, Desert Records, Drone

Austin, Texas, based duo Cortége consist of Mike Swarbrick (bass, moog, mellotron and tubular bells) and Adrian Voorhies on drums.

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Review: When The Deadbolt Breaks ‘Until It All Collides: The Nightmare Versions’

2nd February 20213rd March 2021 Josh Schneider Desert Records, Until It All Collides: The Nightmare Versions, When The Deadbolt Breaks

When I started writing for The Sleeping Shaman a few short months ago, I didn’t really know what I was

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Review: Stone Machine Electric ‘The Inexplicable Vibrations Of Frequencies Within The Cosmic Netherworld’

22nd December 202027th January 2021 Mark Hunt-Bryden Desert Records, Doom, Psych, Stone Machine Electric, Stoner, The Inexplicable Vibrations

In the eleven years of their existence, Texas dwelling stoner rockers Stone Machine Electric have founded a reputation for their

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Review: L’uomo Nero ‘Andiamo Nel Deserto’ EP

4th November 20203rd December 2020 Liam Blanc Andiamo Nel Deserto, Blues Rock, Desert Records, Desert Rock, L’uomo Nero

Making a concept record is, in some ways, rather like climbing down into a sewer to clear a fatberg: if

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