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2 track 7" that came free with issue 4 of Freakbeat, released in 1988. This time, it's the turn of The Bevis Frond Museum and The Steppes.
The discerning head music afficionado will already be familiar with, if not the music, then the name of The Bevis Frond AKA Nick Saloman, stalwart of the psych music scene, publisher of his own underground music magazine 'Ptolemaic Terrascope' and owner of his own record label 'Woronzow'. Quite the psychedelic entrepreneur! Anyway, what we have here is classic Frond - fuzzy 60s influenced psych pop, laden with memorable acid guitar hooks and led by Saloman's somewhat brave, distinctive and very English vocals.
The Steppes give us a song that starts out as a 60s pop classic but soon reveals itself as a meandering tripped-out mind excursion. Just the thing for an evening in with Mr P!
Track listing:
This Side
The Steppes - History Hates No Man
Other Side
The Bevis Frond Museum - African Violets
Get it here.
Released in 1991, 'A Psychedelic Psauna' was one of the first releases from Delerium Records, and was a superb 2 LP compilation featuring 23 tracks of the best psychedelic music around at that time. For me, it became the soundtrack to a few wonderful summers spent drifting through a lysergic haze. Lophophora Williamsii was the host, and here's what he had to say on the back cover...GREETINGS FREAKS!Lophophora Williamsii's the name and mynd-blowing's the aim! To those who've never met me before, a BIG HIGH! and to those who know me from the pages of FREAKBEAT magazine, welcome once more to yet another introduction and to this Psychedelic Psauna which is guaranteed to steam your brain, improve your neuro-circulation and cleanse your nervous system.Putting the psychedelics back into psychedelia, that's what a growing number of musicians are doing today and, even tho' the two dimensional, cardboard, back slapping, brain numbingly pretentious music press and (sic) music industry don't like to admit it, such musicians are popular. I hope that there's something of interest within the swirling interior of this creation, for each and everyone.It's taken a long time to connect all of the plumbing, but finally, those FREAKBEAT people have done it and now the steam powered echo-chamber awaits your fragile, eggshell mind. There are many ways to enjoy this musical experience but all of them lead to nirvana. This is an audio-reality interface which allows you to access other realms of reality without actually going there! Add chopped onion and garlic to taste. If you get stuck, take the blue pill. This is your captain speaking.........we don't need the groovy driver. There is the known and the unknown and in-between is the Psychedelic Psauna. Go ride the music baby (I'm riding)...Track Listing:
Side 1
1. A word from our sponsor
2. Sundial - Mind Train Jam
3. Magic Mushroom Band - Don't Be Afraid
4. Nick Riff - Lost & Wild
5. The Petals - Poisoned Air
6. The Porcupine Tree - Linton Samuel Dawson
Side 2
1. Poisoned Electrick Head - Snobs
2. The Bevis Frond - Cold Rain & Snow
3. Alice's Orb - Don't Know If I Should
4. John Fallon - Summers End In San Francisco
5. The Gothics - The Quest
6. Tyrnaround - Hello Or Goodbye
Side 3
1. The Coloured Plank - Black Ferris Wheel
2. Cosmic Kangaroos - Ritual People
3. Reefus Moons - Mr. & Mrs Creature
4. Marshmallow Overcoat - 13 Ghosts
5. Mandragora - Conspiracy
6. Dr Brown - Freakbeat
Side 4
1. Ozric Tentacles - Erp Riff '83
2. The Jasmine Lovebomb - That River
3. Dimentia 13 - Do The Jerk Off
4. The Trodds - The Stalk
5. Treatment - NightmareFeed your head here. Spend cash here.
