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ETHIVA have been part of the Asturias psychedelic and progressive rock scene since 2011. Originating from northern Spain, the group began as a trio working within long-form psych-prog structures, characterized by extended guitar passages and spacious arrangements. Their early discography includes ETHIVA (2013) and...

Since 1999, the German collective Weltraum (which translates to 'Outer Space') has operated under a single, non-negotiable principle: 100% improvisation, a fact confirmed by the liner notes of their early releases. Their albums are not collections of structured songs, but long-form documents of fluid,...

Surya Kris Peters has been shaping his own corner of instrumental psychedelic rock for years—first through Samsara Blues Experiment, then under his various solo names like Electric Magic, Fuzz Sagrado, and simply Surya. But with There’s Light In The Distance, released digitally in January...

Psych rock has a habit of blooming in the desert, but MAJOR proves that the heaviest fuzz can just as easily sprout from the cobblestones of Regensburg. With their self-titled debut, this German power trio delivers a record that feels less like a collection...

Liquid Orbit’s More Spontaneous Floating Rock Creations lives up to its name in every possible way. The Bremen-based psychedelic quintet has built its entire identity around improvisation, and this album—assembled from live recordings captured between 2017 and 2021—leans fully into that approach. There are...

Stoner rock is a genre rooted as much in landscape as in tone. For some bands, that landscape is the Californian desert. For others, it’s city streets, industrial suburbs, or places defined by escape rather than arrival. For German trio Black Charger, the landscape...

Psychedelia has a marketing problem. Open any mainstream article, self-help blog, or TED Talk about psychedelics today, and you will be greeted by the same slogans: Healing is possible, Your trauma can be treated, Science is finally catching up with ancient wisdom. In this...

Instrumental stoner and doom music often has a cinematic quality, drawing the listener into apocalyptic landscapes and painting vivid scenarios without relying on any lyrics. Wasteland Haze, a power trio from Düsseldorf, Germany, embraces this style wholeheartedly. Their debut album, Welcome to Wasteland Haze,...