What’s “Surreal”, Man?
Surreal. Surreal. It’s one of those words, isn’t it? It seems to me that often people aren’t 100% sure of what it actually really means exactly, but it still gets used an awful lot. A bit like “ironic”. However, a quick glance in the dictionary tells us that surreal means: 1. Having qualities attributed to [...]
Single of the Day – Sexteto Electronico Moderno – In The Year 2525
“In the year 2525, would man still be alive?” That was the question pondered by 60′s duo Zager and Evans but then again I think they posed that particular conundrum about the year 9595. Anyway, the twosome’s wonderfully bizarre 1969 hit spawned plenty of cover versions over the following decades. [...]
Crazy Chanson D’Amour # 4: Vampire Sound Inc. – The Lions & The Cucumber
This saucy Chanson D’Amour is originally from the wonderfully perverse soundtrack to cult 1971 erotic flick ‘Vampyros Lesbos’. Composed by two German dudes called Manfred Hubler and Siegfried Schwab under the name Vampire Sound Inc, the duo caught the attention of Jess Franco who adored their bizarre LP cover (see [...]
Ghoulish Delight #9: Armando Sciascia – Circuito Chiuso
Ghoulish Delight No.9 is a rattling psychedelic funk number from Italian composer/producer/conductor Armando Sciascia. Taken from his 1970 record Impressions In Rhythm & Sound, this is a stunning piece of howling psychedelia. Its thundering and creepy bassline combine devilishly with a whole range of demented sound effects and noises (from [...]