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Review: Jack Harlon & The Dead Crows ‘Hail To The Underground’

26th January 202326th January 2023 El Jefe Blues Funeral Recordings, Blues Rock, Heavy Rock, Jack Harlon & The Dead Crows, Krautrock, Noise-Rock, Post-Punk

I’ve been fortunate enough to catch Jack Harlon & The Dead Crows on a few occasions when they venture into

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Review: Sula Bassana ‘Nostalgia’

27th December 202227th December 2022 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Krautrock, Psych, Space Rock, Sula Bassana, Sulatron Records

Talking about a master of musical engineering such as the indefatigable German multi-instrumentalist, electronic, kraut and space rocker Dave Schmidt

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Live Reviews 

Through The Lens: Acid Mothers Temple @ Komedia, Brighton, 20th October 2022

9th November 202226th December 2022 Nessie Spencer Acid Mothers Temple, Brighton, Komedia, Krautrock, Psych, Through The Lens

Welcome new contributor to The Shaman, Nessie Spencer, who some of you might know under her alter ego Freaks &

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Review: Staraya Derevnya ‘Boulder Blues’

22nd August 202223rd September 2022 Reza Mills Experimental, Krautrock, Ramble Records, Staraya Derevnya

Tel Aviv-London collective Staraya Derevnya (named after the Saint Petersberg Metro Station) latest release Boulder Blues is their first on

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Review: Gu Vo ‘Gu Vo’

24th May 20221st July 2022 Rob Bryant Gu Vo, Krautrock, Psych, Sentencia Records

Gu Vo is a trio from Seville, Spain, made up of Edu Escobar (drums), Raúl Burrueco (bass), and Alejandro Ruiz

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Review: Tau & The Drones Of Praise Presents Dream Awake: Live At Roadburn Redux

17th May 202217th June 2022 Rob Walsh Burning World Records, Folk, Krautrock, Psych, Roadburn, Tau & The Drones Of Praise

In the Warhammer 40K universe, the Tau are a fictional race of blue alien humanoids who have a caste system

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Review: Kungens Män ‘Kungens Ljud & Bild’

11th May 202215th June 2022 Emil Damgaard Andersen Centripetal Force Records, Krautrock, Kungens Ljud & Bild, Kungens Män, Psych

Drawing on a number of influences and genres, Kungens Män from Stockholm, Sweden have mastered the art of improvisational music

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Streams 

Premiere: Kungens Män ‘Stora Rummet’ – Taken From Their New Album ‘Kungens Ljud & Bild’

25th March 20224th May 2022 Lee Edwards Centripetal Force Records, Krautrock, Kungens Ljud & Bild, Kungens Män, Psych

Kungens Män are a band that epitomise improvised psych and krautrock worship, the six members seamlessly feed off each other

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Review: Mienakunaru ‘Blood Sun’

15th December 20218th February 2022 Sandy Williamson Cardinal Fuzz Records, Feeding Tube Records, Krautrock, Mienakunaru, Psych

The latest work from esteemed psych lord Mike Vest, along with collaboraters Dave Sneddon and Junzo Suzuki is Mienakunaru‘s new

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Review: Nova Express ‘Twenty One’

23rd November 202124th December 2021 George Wilhite Jazz Fusion, Krautrock, Nova Express, Rocket Recordings

Although Twenty One is a reissue of Nova Express’ 2001 album One, I listened to it for the first time

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Review: Gnod ‘Easy To Build, Hard To Destroy’

27th May 202130th June 2021 George Green Gnod, Krautrock, Psych, Rocket Recordings

The prolific monarchs of drone sit atop their throne. Nothing if not prolific (they’ve twenty substantial releases on Bandcamp) this

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