The Black Angels and Sonic Jesus Split Single, I’m just going to savour saying that again, The Black Angels and Sonic Jesus Split Single…

A proverbial beatific match made in Fuzz Club heaven.

I confess to having been a bit of late-comer to The Black Angels, but when they appeared on my radar in December 2013, I fell for them hook, line and sinker. Their sound simply encapsulated all of the elements I had adored since my first adolescent stirrings with The Doors, The Velvet Underground, Joy Division, The Cure, Echo And The Bunnymen et al.

For me, the delight in writing a review lies essentially in the attempt to convey through words, the emotive palette of colours conjured by the music I have been listening to for the past few days.

In the case of ‘Loud to Sleep’ by Jet Plane, the words languid and melancholy immediately sprang to mind. Somewhat reassuringly, these are words which the band themselves have used to describe their distinctive sound.

“Everything is connected” is a line from the movie of David Mitchell’s book, ‘Cloud Atlas’. Serendipitously, I had for some time been meaning to, and finally got around to watching this move last night. I discovered this morning that Jet Plane derived their name from the very same book…

GreenFuzz label themselves as a “Macedonian garage-punk-psychedelic-pop-noise band, formed in 2010”.

What this trio sound like on their debut 3 track released for PMG Recordings, ‘This Is An Ep’, is exactly what it says on label.

What it doesn’t say on the label is how immediately and infectiously hooked you will be with these tracks. Jana’s guitar and vocals are arresting and distinctive, underscored by a driving bass and drums.

The revitalised, multi-media space that is the 18th century Triskel Christchurch in the heart of Cork, welcomes the gatherers with a projection screen announcing…

Somewhere back in September, Sky Lantern Records posted a piece on the Japanese ‘Spacy Drone Neo Psychedelic duo’ Tolchock, and on first listen I was immediately hooked.

The 3 track digital album, ‘After Fog Open’ by Taku Idemoto and Shoko Yoshida became a constant companion.

‘After Fog Open’ kicks off with the 19 minute sprawling epic that is ‘Behind The Ground’, a slow burning fuse of an exercise in sonic experimental drone layering.  An aural kaleidoscopic feast, restlessly folding and unfolding, merging, colliding, rippling and tumbling. This is a masterclass in building and sustaining chilled-out tension, it is a testament to the excellence of the track that after 19 minutes you are still left longing for more.