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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 ______________________________________________________ This coverage was created via Musosoup  #Sustainablecurator Click here  and run your own campaign on MusoSoup Picture Credit: 9 o'clock nasty 9 o'clock nasty - Darker Star Release Date: May 13, 2022 Duration: 03:35 Genre: Shadow Punk / Dark Garage Rock / Darker Post Punk Origin: Leicester , England The reactions go from "Ooohweeh!" to "Boop", and from "Hooray" to "Woop-de-Doop". Some might even go "Flip-a-dee-Flup-a-dee-Flop", and all of them are right. The source of this tremendous joy is the new single by Leicester's Garage and Post Punk trio 9 o'clock nasty. The new song goes by the name 'Darker Star' and although it is just a three-and-a-half-minute song, there is plenty to discover here. Thus, let us commence by taking a close liste...

  First of all, and because it cannot be said often enough: нет войны | ні війні | No War How to help the people in Ukraine ______________________________________________________ This coverage was created via Musosoup  #Sustainablecurator Click here  and run your own campaign on MusoSoup Picture Credit: Bill Nisenson Rare Seed - Blue Basin Release Date: April 18, 2022 Label: selfrelease Format: CD / Digital Duration: 36:55 Genre: Indie Rock / Krautrock / Surf Rock Origin: New Orleans , LA , USA Rare Seed is a one-person band that was recently formed by Lex Condes  in New Orleans, Louisiana. Bridging the hiatus of his other band, Condes  began recording his own songs solely. With "Blue Basin" the first longplayer by Rare Seed is now available. The ten-track album can be bought on Bandcamp , and if you are very lucky, you can get one of the twenty hand-painted CDs there, too. The first album by Rare Seed breathes the air of Condes ' home town New Orleans. T...

Picture Credit: Julian Hand   The Oscillation - Heart of Nowhere Release Date: September 24, 2021 Length: 11:18 Genre: Darkwave / Shoegaze Origin: London , England The meditative, hallucinogetic, and mesmerizing sounds of Drone, Wave, and genres related to Post Rock and Krautrock are not always easy to access. But once you have found your way into this gigantic realm of sound artists, you will need guidance or a compass to keep track. I may not be the best of guidance here, but here is one artist that I want to talk about - this is Demian Castellano , main member of The Oscillation who has recently released his newest album "Untold Futures". The track on hand 'Heart of Nowhere' is a hypnotic hommage to profanity featuring Tim Weller on drums and Jem Doulton  on percussions. In the beginning of this eleven-minute beast of Drone, Wave, and Shoegaze, the Kraut- and Post Rock impact is still very present. Like massive rocks within a giant stream of lava, these riffs slow...

Picture Credit: Yuzostate   Yuzostate - Brink of Contrast Release Date: September 24, 2021 Length: 03:49 Genre: Psychedelic Funk Origin: Hull , England Harry Oetegenn  is an artist from English town Hull. He is the producer, guitarist, bassist, and sole member of Yuzostate. The instrumentals he produces here, are the soundtrack to explore the nocturnal sky to. The single on hand 'Brink of Contrast' is a great example of how Yuzostate's music makes you dive into unknown spheres of space, or explore your own mind. A warm bass that reminds of both Dub and Funk leads us through this sonic journey while ecletic drums and percussions accompany this gentle movement. The rhythm section reminds of psychedelic Krautrock à la Belfast's finest Electric Octopus . The guitars and effects on top decorate this gorgeous soundscape like northern lights at the horizon. Content from the  MangoNews  will always stay in the  MangoRotation  playlist for 14 days. This coverage was...

Picture Credit: Matt King   Absolutely Free - Aftertouch Release Date: September 24, 2021 Label: Boiled Records Format: Vinyl / Digital Length: 40:46 Genre: Shoegaze / Krautrock Origin: Toronto , Ontario , Canada Absolutely Free's latest album "Aftertouch" is a beautiful example for the vast versatility of the Krautrock genre. Although the soundscapes of "Aftertouch" somewhat resemble passages from Holy Monitor's "Southern Lights" , looking for parallels to bands such as Zement or Oslo Tapes , one will hardly make finds. Instead, it is easier spotting similarities to the sound of Etxe Records acts like Blackout Transmission or Silo Halo . The major reason are probably the dreamy synthetic sounds that define a huge part of the music on "Aftertouch" as well as the both, artistic and poppy approach provided by the band. Coming up to their band name, Absolutely Free convey the feeling of being airborne. And while that impression may remin...

Picture Credit: Die Scholtys   Die Scholtys - Familiendemos Release Date: July 02, 2021 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 37:19 Genre: Power Pop / Indie Rock / Krautrock Origin: Berlin , Germany Die Scholtys are a family band from German capital Berlin. The band consists of four members of the Scholtyssek  family who wrote, played, and recorded a dozen of songs together. The result is the album "Familiendemos" which features the following artists: Christian  (keyboards, guitars, vocals), Theodor  (drums, vocals), Philine  (bass, clarinet, vocals), and Kathinka  (vocals). The album is an honest display of what life in a family is like. Hopes and dreams, joy and happiness, misunderstandings and conflicts, and family small talk define this album, and thus create twelve beautifully comprehensive stories that most families can relate with. Die Scholtys sing about conflicts between the generation ('Wer Wie Was' and 'Hey hey Papa'), they musick a poem b...

Picture Credit: Dead Man Tells Artwork: Vadim Zorin  & Stanislav Vasiliev   Dead Man Tells -  Среди мыслей Release Date: January 11, 2021 Length: 06:20 Genre: Experimental / Psychedelic Rock Origin: Saint Petersburg , Russia "Среди мыслей" (Russian: Among Thoughts) is the first single ever by Petrograd's quintet Dead Man Tells. Now, some connaisseuses and connaisseurs of the Russian Psych-, Kraut-, or Avantgarde-scene might stop and wonder "Hold the phone! Don't you mean Dead Man Tells No Tales ?". And you are kind of right. Dead Man Tells is the rebirth of Dead Man Tells No Tales. Only that the band has abandoned their instrumental past, and has risen anew like phoenix from the ashes. This is the zeroth birthday of Dead Man Tells. The single "Среди мыслей" is the first omen of a debut album coming soon. Среди мыслей by Dead Man Tells Dead Man Tells let us dive into the darkest depths of the human mind. Their psychedelic mix of Kraut and Jazz ...

Picture Credit: Oslo Tapes   Oslo Tapes -  Ør Release Date: June 04, 2021 Label: Pelagic Records Format: Digital Length: 42:49 Genre: Krautrock Origin: Italy With a band name reffering to the capital of Norway, and an album title that means "dizzy" or "confusing" in Norwegian, one could assume that Oslo Tapes are a band fro that very Skandinavian country. Instead, the band was founded by Southern Italian artist Marco Campitelli  after he returned from a trip to Oslo. The original idea was to musick the melancholic atmosphere of the Northern metropolis. Since the formation of Oslo Tapes, two full-length releases have been published which are now followed by album number three: "Ør". With support by Mauro Spada  (bass) and Davide Di Virgilio  (drums and percussions), Marco Campitelli  takes us on a colourful sonic journey. Psychedelic, atmospheric and somewhat dreamy, the soundscapes on "Ør" create a shiny calleidoscope of mesmerizing Krautrock. Th...

Picture Credit: Zement Artwork: Complex Pleasures / Hannah Gebauer   Zement - Soil Release Date: May 28, 2021 Length: 03:22 Genre:  (Neo-)   Krautrock Origin:  Würzburg  /  Nuremberg ,  Germany Apparently, 2021 is a great year for fans of Fraconian Neo-Krautrock duo Zement. The live album " Schleifen " has just been released via Sunhair Music , and here we are, two weeks later, listening to the second ex ante single of their third studio album " Rohstoff ". The eight-track album will be out on July 09 on vinyl and CD, distributed by Crazysane Records . Different to their recent releases on tape (" Unter Palmen " and " Klinker auf XLR "), 'Soil' promises "Rohstoff" to be a less experimental and electronic album. The new song is defined by atmospheric and psychedelic contemporary Krautrock. Zement tie on to the sound of their previous albums " Werk " and " Klinker ". And yet, the band's progress and develo...

Picture Credit: Sounds Of New Soma Sounds Of New Soma - Trip Release Date: April 16, 2021 Label: Tonzonen / Soulfood Format: Vinyl / CD / Digital Length: 42:48 Genre: (Neo-) Krautrock / Berliner Schule Origin: Krefeld , Germany "Trip" - a four-letter word with ony syllable, and yet a term full of different meanings, interpretations, and nuances. The title of Sounds Of New Soma 's newest work is a perfect fit. Dirk Raupach  and Alex Djelassi  present a deep, colourful and versatile instrumental track. On the CD and the digital version, "Trip" is contained as one single track. The vinyl record though has to be flipped around after the first 23 minutes. Trip by Sounds Of New Soma From the first tone on, this album invites you to lean back comfortably, maybe grab a glass of orange juice, and keep some crisps or cookies nearby. This trip is a good and healthy one. The shimmering sounds dance through the sedative atmosphere like tiny flickering lights. Instead of h...