TAU is the collective brainchild of Dubliner, Shaun Mulrooney. Shaun is perhaps best known for his involvement with the Dead Skeletons and as the “Invisible Man” with Camera.

TAU’s ‘Medicine Music’ was envisioned during a Mulrooney sojourn in Mexico with the Wixárikas, an ancient shamanic tribe whose culture and mythology is immersed in peyote lore.

This music was given substance courtesy of Mulrooney’s alliance with multi-instrumentalist, Cristoph “Tiger” Bartlett of Kadaver, whilst holed up in their Berlin studio.

The 4 track EP title ‘Wirikuta’, derives from the Wixárikas’ sacred site, high in the mountains of central Mexico where their mythology believes the world was born, where the sun or Tau made it’s first appearance.

‘This Astro’ is the debut EP from Rome three-piece La Casa al Mare.

Available as a 7 track CD, in a limited edition of 300 or as a 6 track digital download via bandcamp. CD bonus track is the self-titled ‘This Astro’.

 La Casa al Mare describe themselves as, “a three piece band from Rome, Italy, experimenting with shoegaze, dreampop, psychedelic, noise music’. The band is comprised of Paolo Miceli (formerly My Violent Ego, Sea Dweller): drums, Marco Poloni (formerly La Calle Mojada): bass & vocals and Alessio Pindinelli: guitars & vocals.

presents…

REVERENCE FESTIVAL

Valada, Portugal // 27^th, 28^th, 29^th August

THE HORRORS / SLEEP / THE JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION / ALCEST / AMON DÜÜL II / SEAN RILEY & THE SLOWRIDERS / JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD / KEEP RAZORS SHARP / BIZARRA LOCOMOTIVA / SAMSARA BLUES EXPERIMENT / ELECTRIC MOON / STONED JESUS / JOEL GION & THE PRIMARY COLOURS feat. members of THE BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE / UFOMAMMUT / THE VICKERS /  PITY SEX / CALIBRO 35 / 10000 RUSSOS / ECHO LAKE  / THE WARLOCKS / GRAVE PLEASURES / DEWOLFF / CHEATAHS / NOVELLA / BLACK RAINBOWS / DEAD GHOSTS / ANCIENT RIVER / YAWNING MAN / SPECTRES / THE ALTERED HOURS / MIRANDA LEE RICHARDS / JAGUWAR / PROCESS OF GUILT / THE JACK SHITS / LAMINA / ELECTRIC EYE / SATURNIA / BLOWN OUT / BRAHMA LOKA / LOS WAVES / BOM MARIDO / THE DEAD MANTRA / FUZZ / THE BLUE DRONES / MAGIC CASTLES / THE ACT-UPS / GHOST HUNT / FAST EDDIE NELSON / JENNIFER / ONE UNIQUE SIGNAL / ACID ACID / CELICA XX / JASON MUGSTAR/ ASTROFLEX / BEAUTIFY JUNKYARDS / THE PURPLE HEART PARADE / CHICOS DE NAZCA/  LUNA MARADA / GALGO / KALEIDOSCOPE & LIBSON PSYCH FEST DJS

On experiencing ‘It’s time to hear’ for the first time, the warm embrace of it’s sweeping grandeur and haunting imagery had me gladly and willingly sealing my “Faustian Pact” with Sonic Jesus.

‘Out To Sea’ is the latest Long Player from Northern Californian “Dome Rockers” Carlton Melton.

As a seasoned campaigner, who only really discovered this latest (r)evolution in the broad church of “psychedelic rock” in late 2013, one of the particular joys of this renewed late blossoming, lies in the discovery of bands like Carlton Melton.

They appeared on my radar in February this year with the Creepy Crawl release of the split 12″ blue vinyl with Kandodo 3.

As much as anything, that release registered with me for the use of a movie still from cult classic ‘Rollerball’ on the record sleeve – the first movie I ever saw at the cinema rebelliously under age, an unforgotten guilty pleasure.