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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