Review: Modern Stars ‘Termination’
Roman psych experimental ethereal space rock quartet Modern Stars have arrived at their fourth studio work Termination in their best
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Little Cloud Records
Review: Firefriend ‘Rcknrll’
When you listen to the opening tracks of albums, they should take your mind away from the usual mundane crap
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Review: Modern Stars ‘Space Trips For The Masses’
In the late ‘80s/early ‘90s UK shoegaze was generally seen as a derogatory term aimed at NME bands who couldn’t
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Review: Acid Rooster ‘Ad Astra’
Disclaimer: I don’t like the term krautrock, despite many of the genre’s practitioners using the word. I use it here
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Review: Menk ‘II’
Formed in St Petersburg, Russia at ‘Slam City’ underground club by two like-minded souls Yury and KInll, both with a
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The Janitors: Interview With Founding Member Henric
With many of the albums I review for The Sleeping Shaman, I come to the band as a newbie, even
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Review: Magic Shoppe ‘Mono Lake’
Hailing from Boston, Massachusetts and boasting a more than reasonable following on Bandcamp, I am informed that Magic Shoppe are
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Review: The Janitors ‘Noisolation Volume 2’
As David Lynch’s much-maligned version of Dune reminds me, words have power: ‘I can kill with a word.’ Similarly, band
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Review: Firefriend ‘Dead Icons’
Outstanding releases that make a lasting impression happen only every once in a while. When they do occur, we often
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Review: The Janitors ‘Noisolation Session Vol. 1’
Noisolation Session Vol. 1 is the fifth album by stökpsych (portmanteau for Stockholm & psychedelic) outfit The Janitors who according
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Review: Nest Egg ‘Dislocation’
North Carolina trio Nest Egg are Harvey Leisure (guitar/vocals), Ross Gentry (bass/keyboards) and Thom Nguyen (drums). They’re in the business
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