The power of live music can be one that is both communal and personal, sometimes at the same time. It is the breathing force of music and its tendrils reach way back before the existence of recorded sound. It is something to be cherished. . .

Perhaps the lasting legacy of Britpop, aside from its cultural impact which not only affected what was then called “indie music” but also pop music, and it’s not entirely invited political moments, is that it’s inclusive nature not only broke the gender divide but also brought together the disparate crowds.

Hardly a band to change the world, or your life, but they will give you a fucking good time. Buy this album and live in their world for just a little while. You’ll feel better when you leave, if a little freaked out.

They deliver an almighty slice of space rock, primed to leave you aghast at the thought of ever having to come down and face the real world again.

 Whilst any listener to both Earthling Society, and now Taras Bulba, will certainly pick up on any number of musical influences from the space rock of Hawkwind to the more esoteric deeper meanderings of Sun Ra, it is in the “movies” or film that F …

Taken on its own, Night Lands is excellent but taken as part of the Dead Sea Apes trip, it’s nothing short of magnificent and forms an essential part of a jigsaw of music which continues to develop.

For us here at E&D towers, well, this is our morning cup of tea quite frankly, and use it to as a wake up call on our morning car journey to work.

It’s a culmination of all the ideas that have led to the formation of Taras Bulba, the need to break new boundaries in their music, and to enable a future where new avenues of music can be explored with no restrictions.

To write about all the nooks and crannies of this quite wonderful album would be to spoil half the fun though, and depending on the life you have led, you will certainly find a different experience based on your own situation.

It’s chaotic, loud, gothic and brutal, but most of all a perfect example of where space rock is right now.

Whether by plan or accident, Drive-By Truckers seemed to have arrived as a band for the moment in US history, and their recent songs have struck a political resonance which firmly entrenches them in the times.

It shows a band who are totally in tune with each other, as they instinctively create a sound made for triggering your mind into a trance. In fact, for all your staring into the distance in awe moments, PHP have it all nailed down.

For those willing to seek further into what psychedelic music can mean then this is a perfect reminder that outside the underground is another layer of music which simply doesn’t fit anywhere.

More than anything, 10000 Russos make you feel alive and if that’s not worth the price of admission then you need to ask yourself serious questions.

Say hello to your new friend, Psychic Lemon. They are here to make you discover yourself.

There is little else that exists within music which sound anything like Alison’s playing, and for that she remains a rather singular talent. This release presents yet another piece in a wonderful jigsaw of music.

It’s been quite a year for instrumental psych albums already but Moon Ra can certainly add their name to the ever growing clamour of space explorers.

It sounds unlike anything else out there at the moment, and with the added colours of sax and pedal steel, only All Them Witches may lay claim to being a close companion in weird gothic countrified, free form jazz psych.

Resident Psychonaut and Deadhead Martyn Coppack asks the questions. Garcia Peoples’ Andy Cush, Derek Spaldo, and Danny Arakaki answer the call.

Less a bunch of songs, and more of a mood piece, the mood they strike is one of intense psychedelic heaviness.

Garcia Peoples may wear their influences on their sleeves, but over three albums they have evolved into one of the most exciting bands on this planet.