Psychedelia & Kraut / Experimental

Originally released in 1974, Dzyan’s third and final album is a Krautrock masterpiece, blending daring world beat, jazz-prog, and mysticism. Multi-instrumentalists experiment with exotic sounds and inventive instruments, creating a psychedelic, otherworldly work—an enduring highlight of German rock.

Originally formed in 1968 under the name The Silencer, Nagoya, Japan progressive rock band Cosmos Factory didn't change their name until their 1983 debut on Nippon Columbia with "An Old Castle Of Transylvania". Loaded with heavy psychedelia and prog rock guitar moments, experimentally blended with the use of Hammond and Mellotron, the band lead by keyboardist / vocalist Tsutomu Izumi takes you on an adventure throughout the dark forests of Transylvania. Throughout the years, the album has become…

A 2022 Fourth Edition of Robert Fripp's innovative debut from 1979 mixed (from the original multi-track tapes) by Steven Wilson. 200g vinyl edition mastered by Jason Mitchell at Loud Mastering. Featuring contributions from: Barry Andrews, Phil Collins, Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel Daryl Hall, Peter Hammill, Tony Levin, Jerry Marotta,. Sid McGinnis, Terre Roche and Narada Michael Walden. The definitive LP version of a truly classic album.   After King Crimson's dissolution in 1974, Robert Fripp embar…

45th Anniversary Remaster Over Half a century later, this record still slays; if any album is deserving of the "classic" tag, it's The Velvet Underground & Nico. Lou Reed's affected vocals, Nico's female Lugosi-style recitations, John Cale's droning strings, Moe Tucker's minimal kit - this landmark work laid down paths that musicians today are still trying to follow. Just pick any track: "I'm Waiting For The Man," "Sunday Morning," "Venus In Furs," "All Tomorrow's Parties," "There She Goes Again…

Here In The Valley is the debut full-length release from helllhound, the intimate sonic collaboration of life partners Cadmar Fitzhugh  and Nailah Hunter. Born out of a seismic shift from urban Los Angeles to a remote mountain town in the Sierra National Forest, the record reflects a period of profound transition—into the wilderness, into parenthood, and into a deeper communion with self. Woven together through acoustic guitar, harp, voice, and gentle  electronics, Here In The Valley evokes the …

Aphrodite's Child was Vangelis' (Papathanassiou) and Demis Roussos' first step to international fame. They have recorded 3 albums between 1969 and 1972 full of excellent pop, psychedelic and/or progressive rock tracks. This is their magnum opus, their third and last album, which sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. It is considered to be among the best and most original European albums of the 70s. A monster prog release that combines psychedelic and progressive rock with ethnic instrument…

Black Vinyl. Eero Koivistoinen is one of the foundational figures of Finnish jazz - a saxophonist, composer and arranger whose career spans six decades and whose influence on the Nordic scene is impossible to overstate. Valtakunta, originally released in 1967 on Otavan Kirjalliset Äänilevyt (a book publisher, of all places), was his very first album, and it has remained one of the most elusive and sought-after records in the Finnish discography ever since - available only through a scarce CD rei…

A wonder trio consisting of Charles Hayward, Guy Segers (Univers Zero) and Kawabata Makoto (Acid Mothers Temple), captured live. A special evening in which the three veterans met on stage, setting the atmosphere on fire with a unique concert, short-circuiting forty years of rock history from blues to noise via the most liquid and rarefied psychedelia. Charles Hayward has always asserted a very personal idea of improvisation, in some ways equidistant from the abstractness of European free and the…

Between's 1972 album, first released on Vertigo: long drones with Eastern touches, close to Popol Vuh and the Taj Mahal Travellers.

Originally released in 1973, Dzyan’s second album "Time Machine" marked a shift from vocal prog-rock to a unique blend of jazz, ethnic, and acid-rock influences. Showcasing virtuosic musicianship, it stands as a pioneering work in German rock, ahead of its time.

"More unearthed demo recordings by the Japanese psychedelic noise legends Les Rallizes Dénudés. Recorded in Azabu, Tokyo 1985." - Take It Acid Is. Vol. 2 of a two-volume set.

On their self‑titled debut, Moving Gelatine Plates fuse Canterbury whimsy with French jazz‑rock bite: knotty horn lines, fuzz bass and nimble drumming tumbling through tunes that are as playful as they are technically fearless.

* Deluxe Edition. Released in a gatefold cover. Black Vinyl Numbered Limited Edition of 899 copies 1 page insert 2 OBI strips * Another great italian avantgarde progressive rarity from 1972! Complex and excellent album, with classic moments, jazz-rock influences in the Canterbury vein, acoustic parts, sudden rhythm changes and complex arrangements, in a few words everything we love from vintage italian prog! "Part of the charm of the Italian progressive rock is undoubtedly due to its inner prese…

World Of Echo are proud to announce the long-awaited reissue, on 17th February, of the self-titled debut album by Bristol’s Movietone. Originally released in 1995 by Planet Records and reissued on CD in 2003 by The Pastels’ Geographic Music imprint, this is the first time Movietone has been reissued on vinyl.

Wewantsounds is delighted to continue its Yoshiko Sai reissue program with the release of "Mikkou", the Japanese singer-songwriter's 2nd album released in 1976 on Black Records. The album, produced by ace arranger Isamu Haruna, keeps the same formula as "Mangekyou" with Yoshiko Sai's beautiful songs and dreamy vocals over cool funky arrangements, this time featuring legendary guitarist Masayoshi Takanaka. This is the first time "Mikkou" is widely available outside of Japan, with remastered audio…

This box collects and restores two legendary Música Urbana mid-70s releases, both met at the time with extravagant critical acclaim but with few sales outside of Spain, and presents for the first time a set of previously unknown studio recordings by the otherwise undocumented Trio Altisent – which features members of both other projects - alongside a substantial and comprehensive book of background materials, newly conducted interviews, rare unpublished photographs and a general overview of the …

Contains both original ZNR releases Barricades III and Traite de Mechanique Populaire, plus two extra CDs - one containing the whole of the post-ZNR LP Les Flots Bleus by Patrick Portella and Joseph Racaille as well as Joseph Racaille’s Pegase and his  ReR Six Petites Chansons EP. The second CD collects early ZNR demos and lost tracks togther, appearing here for the first time. With a very substantial and definitive book of memories, histories, reflections, photographs, documents, interviews and…

The World Of Genius Hans finds Moving Gelatine Plates stretching out into longer, more intricate forms: extended suites, rich horn voicings and mercurial grooves building a strange, storybook universe where virtuosity and eccentricity walk hand in hand.

Cosmic Rock Records proudly announces the long-awaited reissue of The Beat of the Earth, the ultra-rare debut album from the enigmatic experimental jam band The Beat of the Earth. Formed in 1967 amid the sun-soaked vibes of Orange County, California, this elusive artifact was originally released in minuscule quantities on Radish Records—a obscure private press label that barely scratched the surface of the era's underground scene. Guided by the visionary Phil Pearlman (later the mastermind behin…

* Comes in a deluxe matte laminate gatefold sleeve.  Original 1970 BYG album facsimile-edition * Newly mastered from original BYG tapes. BYG were a pioneering independant record compagny, one of the first labels to actively promote diversity and support black African-American musicians and multi-cultural artists worldwide during the 1960s and 1970s.  Alice was part of the experimental and unpredictable energy that pervaded pop in the late ‘60s. Its members had previously worked with the well-reg…

*2023 stock* "Motorpsycho's Salad Days vol. 2 includes the following titles, with all artwork recreated by from the very best available original sources and the music remastered from the original tapes where these were available: Mountain EP; Another Ugly EP; Live at Blitz '93 (LP); Demon Box (2LP)."

Peel Sessions 1973-74 is a unique collection showcasing the legendary German experimental rock band’s dynamic live performances captured for BBC Radio 1’s John Peel sessions. This album brings together raw, electrifying recordings from 1973 and 1974, highlighting Can’s groundbreaking sound that blended psychedelic rock, avant-garde, and improvisational music. Fans and newcomers alike will experience the band’s creative energy and innovative spirit in an intimate setting outside the studio. Featu…

First time on vinyl for these incendiary hard psych rock tracks, which made their only other appearance in Australia in 1999 on CD as part of the “Sky Pilot” compilation released by Camera Obscura Records.  With each passing year since his death, the intense and inspiring musical legacy of Jesus Acedo is in danger of slipping into darkness. That’s where we at Lion Productions come in — together with Rich Hopkins and San Jacinto Records — to do our utmost to keep the Lambent Flame burning, so to …

The Boston Tea Party Live Set from July 1969 Released in Two Brand New Volumes

The Boston Tea Party Live Set from July 1969 Released in Two Brand New Volumes

Audion 73 is where Audion Magazine’s global circuitry really starts to glow. First published on 3 March 2023 as a 48‑page A4 pdf, the issue threads book criticism, deep historical reappraisal and present‑tense scene reports into one restless survey. It opens, fittingly, on the printed word with “A Fistful of Spaghetti” - an extended book‑review section that uses recent titles on Italian cinema, music and counterculture as a prism, talking through how giallo soundtracks, spaghetti western scores …

Audion 71 catches Audion Magazine in full cartographic mode, tracing how progressive, psychedelic and experimental tendencies have leaked across borders, labels and generations. The issue opens with a feature on Acid Rooster, cast here as “new space-trekkers from Germany”, picking up the kosmische thread with extended jams that feel closer to orbital slingshots than retro homage. The piece listens closely to their long-form structures, guitar textures and rhythmic drift, showing how they tap int…

Cover article: Choice French Label Classics: Arcane & Cryptoplus: Twilight Of The Alchemists - book review, Arbete och Fritid & Archimedes Badkar - Scandinavian fusion legends 8, David Borden and Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Co. - interview, Irish progressive rock, 25 questions with Benoit Widemann interview, Supersister archive, labels: Empreintes Digitales, Modulisme, Buh Records, Cardinal Fuzz, Syngate, Whitelabrecs, Blue Matter, die Schachtel, reviews: Dr space, Elephant9, Supersist…

40 page magazine printed as an edition of 50 copies. Absolutely full with articles and reviews. See image 2 for contents. A great collector's item. cover article: Captain Flapattak - French underground todayplus: Don Falcone (Spirits Burning) interview, Flasket Brinner - Scandinavian fusion legends 9, Mange Ferraille, Intermodulation (1970s avant-garde ensemble): Unlikely Connections, Choice French label classics: Atem, The Dr Space / ØSC & co. Sector, labels: Whitelabrecs, ReR Megacorp, PQR-Dis…

Audion 27 ((3/1994) 40 pages. Cover article: Ozric Tentacles - A Psychedelic History plus: UK Electronica 1993: Land Of Yrx, Richard Pinhas, Geinoh Yamashiro Gumi, Carlo La Manna, Progressive Rock Worldwide, World Music Messenger Service, Progfest '93 Citadel, Änglagård, Quill, IQ, Man live, Klaus Schulze - Silver Edition, Bacillus Records - Classic labels #5, Happy Family - A Japanese Zeuhl Monster, etc.

Audion 31 (4/1995) 40 pages. Cover article: Rock In Opposition, part 2 - the Henry Cow legacyplus: Cuneiform Records, Legend Music, Lost Vinyl, Discipline Global Mobile, Tony Conrad With Faust + AMM - QEH, London, 17/2/95, Art Gallery, Teru's Symphonia, Bi Kyo Ran: A Japanese Progressive Legend, Magical Power Mako, Jorge Reyes, plus: MIA, Grey Lady Down, Frei Zinger, reviews, etc.

Audion 33 (10/1995) 44 pages. Cover article: Agitation Free - Roots Of The Berlin Krautrock Sceneplus: Fushitsusha , Chris Cutler - The Interview, Rescued Relics: Atlas, Fifty Foot Hose, Vita Nova, etc., Nuova Consonanza, Hoelderlin, U.K. Electronica 1995, Maureen Anderson / Shapeshifter, reviews: Boud Deun, Cranioclast, Cul De Sac, Groon, Heretic, Magma, Melting Euphoria, Mimir, Saddar Bazaar, etc.

Audion 64 (8/2021) 40 pages. Cover article: Jordsjø interview - classic prog reinvented the Norwegian wayplus: Chris Conway interview - adventures in electronics and world music, Dzyan, Toby Robinson connections, New Phonic Art - international French avant-garde, Robert Rich - Catching up with, Choice British Label Classics: Charisma Records, Obscure psychedelic & progressive singles of the 1960s/70s, Part 2: Germany, Italian library music gems, Rediscovering the post-punk underground, a big Res…

Audion 65 (10/2021) 40 pages. Cover article: Kungens Män - Free-rock from the "King's Men" of Swedenplus: Gravity Adjusters Expansion Band, Terje Rypdal - the early years 1968-78 (Scandinavian fusion legends 1), Wallenstein - the Krautrock era, Choice British label classics: B&C Records and Chrysalis, Obscure psychedelic & progressive singles of the 1960s/70s, part 3: Italy, Mexicanos Oscuros, Musea, Rescued Relics: Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come, Dunkelziffer, Faust - 1971-1974 box set, Nektar, Ta…

Audion 66 (12/2021) 40 pages. Cover article: Datashock - "Neo-Hippie-Spook-Folk"plus: Alco Frisbass, Etherfysh - interview, The return of Ken Moore, Guranfoe, Dave Powell: Fried Rosin, The Scratch Orchestra: with Cornelius Cardew, Vangelis: the progressive/experimental era, Witthüser & Westrupp , Choice British Label Classics: Dandelion, Alan Freeman - Topology Of A Phantom City (review), the return of "the avant-garde sector", Prix Russolo at The Western, Rescued Relics: The Electric Prunes, Ta…

Audion 75  (9/2023) 52 pages. Cover article: Tasavallan Presidentti - Scandinavian fusion legends 2 (including Jukka Tolonen page)plus: Poessitfous - Lost sounds from the French underground, Rock In Opposition - The Aftermath: global scene, 1: 1970s-90s, Tomokie's Cup - We prefer to exist on the periphery, Weird Garden at Leicester Gallery, new Italian prog & underground part 6, Choice British label classics: RCA Victor, The Avant-Garde Sector, Rescued Relics: Amon Düül, Annexus Quam, Volcano Th…

Audion 76 (12/2023) 44 pages. Cover article: Made In Sweden - Scandinavian fusion legends 3 (including Solar Plexus)plus: 20 questions with Mark Jenkins, Prog & psych from South America Part 5, Resounding: The Art Of Noises - 23/9/2023 at LCB Depot, New discs from Fou Records, Rock In Opposition - The Aftermath: global scene, 1: 1970s-90s part 2, Choice British label classics: Transatlantic, labels: Cuneiform Records, Merry-Go-Round, Seelie Court / Seelie Court Digital, more reviews: Datashock, …

Audion 77 (3/2024) 48 pages. Cover article: Martin Archer interview (Das Rad, Fjall, Orchestra Of The Upper Atmosphere, etc.)plus: Krautrock Today?, A Fistful Of Spaghetti update, Le Folk-Rock Français, Bjorn J:Son Lindh, Janne Schaffer & related - Scandinavian fusion legends 4, Rock In Opposition - The Aftermath: global scene, 2: 1990s+, Choice British label classics: Vertigo part 1, labels: Cuneiform Records, Mellow Records, reviews: Dire Wolves, Øresund Space Collective, Univers Zero, etc.

Audion 78 (6/2024) 44 pages. Cover article: Burnin Red Ivanhoe - Scandinavian fusion legends 5 (including Karsten Vogel interview)plus: 20 questions with Jez Creek - Modulator ESP, Rock In Opposition - The Aftermath: global scene, 3: 2000+, Torben Unit & 2Morph, Choice British label classics: Vertigo part 2, labels: Fou Records, Monster Melodies, Bam Balam, Norske Albumklassikere (3 pages), more reviews: Mark Jenkins, Mushroom, The Myrrors, Nurse With Wound, The first instalment of Adam Naworal'…

Audion 79 (9/2024) 44 pages. Cover article: Secret Oyster - Scandinavian fusion legends 6 (including interviews)plus: 20 questions with Steve Hillman, Rock In Opposition - the aftermath - global scene, 4: 2010+, Sula Bassana / Dave Schmidt interview (and Sulatron/related reviews), Choice British label classics: Virgin part 1, Rescued Relics incl. Can, Faust, Steve Hillage, etc., labels: Cuneiform, Discus, PQR-Disques Plusqueréel, Elektramusic Berlin, Motvind, Rocket Recordings, reviews: Cosmic G…