photo by Moritz Jekat

It is a joy, to finally see the physical release of The Underground Youth‘s Mademoiselle.

As the Fuzz Club Records Blog attests, “The story of Mademoiselle is a testament to the power of great music being able to reach an audience, regardless of the fact the artist might be unsigned, underground and almost unheard of. Originally released in 2010 and only available online, Mademoiselle has piled up millions of views on YouTube, and has seen The Underground Youth acquire a cult following at a ferocious pace.”

All things come to those who wait…

Photo by Rick Mendoza

‘Ceremony’ gives aural substance to Jon DeRosa’s shamanic immersion, in the devotional rites of Ayahuasca and Huachuma.

I felt a certain sense of exhilaration, when Roberto at Fnord Tapes contacted me regarding this latest release, under Jon’s guise as Aarktica.

Just last year, I read one of the most profound, life affirming books I have ever encountered, ‘Psychedelia: An Ancient Culture, a Modern Way of Life’ by Patrick Lundborg.

It’s a book I had intended to buy, on reading a review in 2013, by Killing Joke bassist Youth. For whatever reason, it fell from my radar, resurfacing again in 2015 – sadly, in the meantime the author Patrick Lundborg, had passed away in 2014.

The second band announcements have been made for the 2016 edition of Lisbon Psych Fest, produced by Killer Mathilda;

LISBON PSYCH FEST 2016 | Teatro do Bairro | 15 & 16 de Abril

The first band announcements have been made for the 2016 edition of Lisbon Psych Fest, produced by Killer Mathilda;

LISBON PSYCH FEST 2016 | Teatro do Bairro | 15 & 16 de Abril

By my reckoning, this is something like my 23rd post in connection with Fuzz Club Records.

For those of you familiar with this blog, this will come as no surprise. To those fledgling acolytes, I would urge you to seek out that which will make you whole again – just as Fuzz Club did for me, back in 2013.

Fuzz Club Records have become synonymous with what it means to be a champion of, “independent, experimental rock n roll, influenced by psychedelia, shoegaze, noise, garage, blues, folk and experimentation”.

That this, “record label, record store and production company”, can muster 14 prime movers within the current “scene”, over two magickal nights in London tells you all you need to know about their pedigree.