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balbulus

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Space-rock/psych-punk bands from the UK festival/squat scene

Jul 27, 2011, 20:10

Hello all, I've been trawling several forums with this same request; I'm looking for recommendations of bands that play a particular style of guitar-based Psych/Space-Rock. Essentially, it seems to have been a UK thing, formed in the free festival and squat party scenes of the 80s and 90s, inspired by bands like Ozric Tentacles and Hawkwind. The main characteristics are heavy use of guitar delay, often with a wah to give a trancey filter sweep. Drums are usually danceable, often tribal. Elements of dub, punk, funk, or folk can be present.

My main references for this sort of music are the Whitstable band Crow, and Moondragon from Cornwall. These were both fairly punk-orientated examples, though I'm also interested in less punky examples.

Crow

http://www.myspace.com/crowwhitstable
("Poppy Fields" is the clearest example)
http://www.mrgig.com/crow

Moondragon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92zAMHUldZM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CB-zoxepfs

Paperhouse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZ2XuWD4y5Q

Dead Flowers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b7wST8ZI0s

Mandragora

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dv-U77jgzTM

Omnia Opera

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGpaCS8POmM

Iowaska

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofGgBodnZLQ

Other bands in roughly the same style:

Here & Now
Sons Of Selina
Ship Of Fools
Porcupine Tree (early)

Other bands with a vague similarity:

The Is (spacey reggae)
AOS3 (dub-punk with spacey moments)

Also of some relevance are Crow's previous band Door Marked Summer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RibMzb7MOHk

And their later incarnation Nine:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRYFQ4TK0FI

So, over to you guys; give me your obscure crusty/tribal/space/psych/dub/punk recommendations!

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Space-rock/psych-punk bands from the UK festival/squat scene – balbulus, Jul 27, 2011, 20:10


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