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  First of all, and because it cannot be said often enough: нет войны | ні війні | No War How to help the people in Ukraine ______________________________________________________ Artwork: Danil Gertman Design: Maya Pik staraya derevnya - Boulder Blues Release Date: August 05, 2022 Label: Ramble Records Format: Vinyl / CD / Digital Duration: 42:43 Genre: Krautrock / Psychedelic Folk / Experimental Origin: Tel Aviv Yafo , Israel / London , England Those of you who are acquainted to Slav languages will have realized that staraya derevnya (or Старая деревня in Russian Kyrillic) is the Russian term for Old Village. And those of you who know the Russian metropolis Saint Petersburg (or Санкт-Петербург) will know that this Old Village is the city's historic core. Nevertheless, we are now leaving the spheres of the Russian Federation because staraya derevyna is also the name of a band from Tel Aviv Yafo and London who has recently released their latest album "Boulder Blues...

  First of all, and because it cannot be said often enough: нет войны | ні війні | No War How to help the people in Ukraine ______________________________________________________ Picture Credit: Samantha Bruce Giuseppe Paradiso & Meridian 71 - Parallel Dimensions Release Date: April 15, 2022 Label: Ubuntu Music  / The Orchard Format: CD / Digital Duration: 35:53 Genre: Acid Jazz / Art Pop / Psychedelic Pop Origin: Boston , MA , USA The 71st Meridian West crosses places such as Greenland's Herbert Island, the densely populated West Indian island of Hispaniola, Chilean Aracena Island, or the disputed Alexander Island in Antarctica. Also, the 71st Meridian passes the harbour of Massachusetts' history-charged city Boston. This vibrant place in New England is home to the gifted artist Giuseppe Paradiso  who has created the musical project Meridian 71 in 2012. Celebrating their ten-year anniversairy, Meridian 71 have recently released their third longplayer "Parallel...

Picture Credit: Ayermaniana Photo: Victoria de Rosa Artwork: Sol Bodean  and Alfredo Ignacio Ayermaniana - El Reflejo Release Date: January 07, 2019 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 37:10 Genre: Psychedelic Rock / Krautrock Origin: Buenos Aires , Argentina Ayermaniana were last featured here in the Discoveries of the Week . Their last release "E Reflejo" might not be super new. Actually, the album is almost two years old the days I'm beginning to review it. But it would be a crying shame not to talk about this hypnotizing release from Argentina. Ayermaniana means "Yesterday Morning" in Spanish and as you might have guessed yourselves, the album title "El Reflejo" means "The Refection". On their third longplayer, the quintet from Buenos Aires takes their audience on a mind-expanding journey through thick smoke and stunningly colourful images. It is their raw mix of Psychedelia and Krautrock with Prog that makes "El Reflejo...